NGT takes suo motu cognizance of IIT-Roorkee study on Ganga's summer flowThe National Green Tribunal has initiated proceedings based on an IIT-Roorkee study revealing groundwater's crucial role in sustaining the ...
24 Aug, 2025, 05.22 PM IST
UP govt launches drive to revive 75 small rivers across UPThe Uttar Pradesh government has launched a comprehensive initiative to revive 75 small rivers and tributaries across the state. This techn...
13 Jul, 2025, 05.31 PM IST
UN ranks Namami Gange among Top 10 World Restoration Flagship ProgrammesThe announcement was made as leaders from across the globe gathered in Montreal, Canada for the UN Biodiversity Conference, where governmen...
17 Dec, 2022, 01.28 PM IST
People-to-people cooperation needed to tackle climate issues: US envoyRichard Verma batted for people-to-people cooperation in dealing with global environmental challenges even as he underscored the "important...
08 Oct, 2015, 11.06 PM IST
Poke Me: To save ‘Ganga Mai’, we must tone down our spiritual expectationsThe Ganga is India’s cultural icon since time immemorial, the cradle of Indian civilisation, a source of drinking water and a lifeline to m...
03 Sep, 2015, 02.30 PM IST
UK team meets Uma Bharati over Clean Ganga MissionA team of experts from the United Kingdom called on Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharati and discussed about the Clean Ganga Mission.
07 Mar, 2015, 11.04 PM IST
Waste from 40,000 km of drains and subsidiaries choking river GangaAmong the rivers merging into the Ganga, Ram Ganga, Kali Nadi Poorva, Kali Nadi Pashchim, Hindon, Gomti, Sai and Yamuna have a very high le...
04 Jan, 2015, 11.01 AM IST
Clean Ganga becomes mantra of water resources ministry in 2014Meanwhile, the government suffered a jolt when the SC pulled it up over unchecked pollution and sought a road map for making Ganga pollutio...
26 Dec, 2014, 10.39 AM IST
- Shriram Vedire is adviser for Ganga rejuvenation
Software engineer-turned politician and national convenor of BJP's water management cell Shriram Vedire has been appointed as adviser to th...
17 Oct, 2014, 01.00 AM IST
Cleaning river Ganga is not about ridding it of pollutants, it needs strong restoration driveWithin its first 100 days in office, the government has made a start in this direction. It has formed a new ministry of river development a...
28 Aug, 2014, 05.01 AM IST
Rejuvenating Ganga: Project to make the river clean & uninterrupted may cost Rs 1 lakh croreIt's a huge amount that gets further magnified when you consider that only Rs 1,825 cr was spent in cleaning Ganga during 1985-2009 in phas...
27 Jul, 2014, 11.56 AM IST
Bringing economy back on track will take some time: Rajnath Singh"The economy has derailed and its in a bad shape and serious condition. The govt is taking measures to bring it back on the track," Rajnath...
05 Jul, 2014, 10.38 PM IST
How will Narendra Modi fulfill his promise of cleaning the river Ganga?The CAG report says that no state has identified species at risk due to river pollution. And only seven have studied the risks to human hea...
22 May, 2014, 10.06 AM IST
India is calling out to youGanga Dussehra is the main attraction and what’s in store is some amazing, electrifying moments on the banks of River Ganga.
22 May, 2014, 05.22 AM IST
- Gomti in need of urgent conservation
The river Gomti is reeling under multiple ailments which need a multi-pronged treatment.More than promises, a strong political will and sus...
20 May, 2014, 04.18 AM IST
- BJP sees Ganga as a hot political commodity for reigniting Ayodhya issue
After realising that Ayodhya issue has lost its electoral relevance, the Bharatiya Janata Party is all set to take a holy dip in Ganga for ...
18 Jul, 2011, 04.12 PM IST
- Clean Ganga project underway to up dolphin population
The ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) is planning to get down to cleaning the Ganges river in order to revive the freshwater dolph...
28 Dec, 2010, 03.23 AM IST