Namami Gange: Industrial pollution flowing into Ganga down nearly 60 per cent since 2017Industrial pollution in the Ganga has significantly decreased by almost 60 percent since 2017. This achievement is credited to the Namami G...
09 Jun, 2026, 09.53 PM IST
"A ray of hope": PM Modi hails 'Namami Gange Abhiyan' initiative for saving trapped Gangetic dolphin in UP"India's first Ganga dolphin rescue ambulance played a huge role in this. Built under the 'Namami Gange Abhiyan', it reached there as a ray...
31 May, 2026, 01.40 PM IST
10 Ganga basin cities adopting integrated river-sensitive urban planning: Namami GangeIn a post on X, Namami Gange, the mission's flagship programme for conserving the Ganga river, said the URMP initiative is an attempt to re...
26 May, 2026, 09.52 PM IST
Wastewater turning into resource: NMCG pitches circular water economy modelSewage is now seen as a resource in India. Treated wastewater is replacing freshwater use in industries. Projects are underway to supply tr...
25 May, 2026, 02.52 PM IST
All major pharmacy chains, hospital-based medical stores, Jan Aushadhi Kendras to remain open on May 20Pharmacies nationwide will stay open on May 20. This defies a strike called by the All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists against...
19 May, 2026, 04.06 PM IST
Jharkhand records zero polluted stretches on Ganga main stem for 7th straight year: Namami GangeJharkhand has set a benchmark by maintaining its segment of the Ganga river pristine for seven straight years. This achievement stems from ...
19 May, 2026, 03.47 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
Amit Shah promises to put Gangasagar on international tourist mapShah said, he feels sad about the facilities here since lakhs of pilgrims visit the site annually, and when the BJP comes to power in Benga...
18 Feb, 2021, 03.28 PM IST
Govt sanctions 305 projects for Clean Ganga Mission: ShekhawatMinister for Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said a total of 305 projects have so far been sanctioned at an estimated cost of Rs. 28,61...
21 Nov, 2019, 02.03 PM IST
Not appropriate to say none of the Ganga projects have made any headway: Satyapal SinghIn response to a separate question, Singh said under the Namami Gange project, work on 34 ghats and nine crematoriums has been completed.
19 Jul, 2018, 05.31 PM IST
Ganga mission fights to stay afloatCAG highlighted its findings which show that the river water quality in eight out of 10 cities/towns (except Rishikesh and Haridwar) along ...
20 Dec, 2017, 11.44 AM IST
Discovery to air feature series on 'Namami Gange'The series will be aired in seven channels of Discovery portfolio - Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, Discovery HD World, Animal Plane...
10 Aug, 2017, 11.00 PM IST
How will you spend money allotted for Ganga cleaning: NGT asks UP govtThe observation came after the UP Jal Nigam told the bench that there was variation in the number of drains and the industrial effluents di...
07 Dec, 2016, 09.24 PM IST
'Namami Gange' is repentance for sin of polluting Ganga, says Uma BhartiThe ‘Namami Gange’ programme is “repentance” of the sin of polluting the river Ganga through industrialisation and urbanisation post-Indepe...
10 Aug, 2016, 10.46 PM IST
Uma Bharti launches Namami Gange projects worth Rs 250 crore in UttarakhandUma Bharti said that the Centre is mulling passage of a legislation called the Ganga Act in Parliament for the success of Namami Gange.
07 Jul, 2016, 07.24 PM IST
Uma Bharti launches Ganga Gram programme to curb water pollutionCentre launched Ganga Gram programme in Uttar Pradesh that would treat sewage flow from 1,600 villages located along Ganga banks- in line w...
05 Jan, 2016, 06.32 PM IST
Namami Gange programme to take off by October: Uma BhartiBriefing reporters after a high-level meeting Bharti said the informal group constituted for rejuvenation of Ganga river is making extraord...
21 Jul, 2014, 10.28 PM IST