PM Narendra Modi to chair National Ganga River Basin Authority meet tomorrowThe meeting comes at a time when BJP-led NDA government at Centre has given thrust on cleaning up the polluted river and charting out plans...
25 Mar, 2015, 09.07 PM IST
223 dams identified for structural intervention: Sanwar Lal JatHe said under the project, apart from structural intervention, non-structural intervention like emergency action plan would also be develop...
15 Dec, 2014, 06.11 PM IST
Ensure fulfilment of Clean Ganga Mission by 2020: Public Accounts Committee to governmentPAC has also recommended that appropriate riverfront development be drawn up involving the private sector as well as civil society.
11 Dec, 2014, 09.55 PM IST
Harish Rawat seeks Rs 9,222 crore from Centre to clean Ganga at sourceSeeking Rs 9,222 cr from the Centre under NGRBA alone, the CM said the amount will be required for a slew of measures to be taken in towns ...
27 Oct, 2014, 05.36 PM IST
Water resources ministry gets additional wings to pursue its clean Ganga missionGovt formally transferred NGRBA from environment ministry to water resources ministry in its bid to to pursue its clean Ganga mission
05 Aug, 2014, 12.23 PM IST
- Water resources ministry gets additional wings to pursue its clean Ganga mission
Aligning its ambitious clean Ganga mission with the goal of overall development of the river, the government has formally transferred its n...
04 Aug, 2014, 08.23 PM IST
150 polluted stretches along rivers in the country: GovernmentPrakash Javadekar also said that 1193 schemes out of 1430 sanctioned schemes have been completed under NRCP and NGRBA.
16 Jul, 2014, 08.51 PM IST
48 industrial units polluting Ganga asked to close downDirections have been issued to about 48 industrial units polluting River Ganga to close down, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Monday.
14 Jul, 2014, 05.59 PM IST
48 industrial units polluting Ganga asked to close downDirections have been issued to about 48 industrial units polluting River Ganga to close down, the Rajya Sabha was informed today by the MoE...
14 Jul, 2014, 04.03 PM IST
- 48 industrial units polluting Ganga asked to close down
Directions have been issued to about 48 industrial units polluting Ganga to close down, the Rajya Sabha was informed today.
14 Jul, 2014, 03.59 PM IST
Rs 20,000 crore spent in 28 years, Ganga still a flowing messThe first Ganga Action Plan was announced in 1986, but activists claim the stretch flowing through Varanasi is in worse shape today than it...
14 May, 2014, 12.15 PM IST
- Environmental scientist seeks PM's attention to Ganga
The increasing pollution level in Ganga particularly in Varanasi compelled noted environmental scientist of Banaras Hindu University (BHU) ...
23 Nov, 2013, 03.37 PM IST
- Projects worth Rs 2,600 crore sanctioned to save Ganga: Government
Projects amounting to nearly Rs 2600 crore have been sanctioned so far under the NGRBA for development of sewer networks.
21 May, 2012, 06.30 PM IST
PM not understanding his responsibility: Rajendra SinghRajendra Singh criticised the Prime Minister for "not understanding his responsibility" towards the Ganga river as head of the body.
11 Mar, 2012, 08.27 PM IST
- World Bank, India to sign loan agreement for cleaning Ganga
World Bank, the multilateral lending agency, and the government of India will sign a loan agreement worth Rs 7,000 crore for the National G...
13 Jun, 2011, 08.10 PM IST
- World Bank approves one billion to clean Ganga
The World Bank has approved a $1 billion credit and loan for cleaning the river Ganga that accounts for one-fourth of India's water resourc...
01 Jun, 2011, 03.48 PM IST
- Centre approves Rs 7000 crore project to clean Ganga
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs today approved a Rs 7000-crore project for cleaning of River Ganga to be implemented by the Natio...
28 Apr, 2011, 07.46 PM IST