PM Modi launches development projects worth Rs 1,780 crore in VaranasiThe 3.75-kilometre ropeway system will have five stations and facilitate the ease of movement for tourists, pilgrims and residents.Modi als...
24 Mar, 2023, 03.17 PM IST
PM Modi to inaugurate, launch seven urban infrastructure projects in BiharThe implementation of these projects has been undertaken by the Bihar Urban Infrastructure Development Corporation (BUIDCO) under the urban...
14 Sep, 2020, 04.31 PM IST
Government allocated Rs 20,000 crore for 'Namami Gange' in last 5 yearsMinister of State in Jal Shakti Ministry Rattan Lal Kataria demanded that construction of dams should be stopped to save the Ganga.
31 Jul, 2019, 06.10 PM IST
PM Modi inaugurates, lays foundation of projects worth Rs 3,306 crore in JharkhandPM Modi inaugurated four rural water supply schemes in Ramgarh and Hazaribagh.
17 Feb, 2019, 04.42 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
Kumbh: Close tanneries for clean Ganga water: UP CMThe chief minister, who convened a meeting of the tannery owners of Kanpur, issued directives to ensure that the pilgrims taking a holy dip...
17 May, 2018, 05.55 PM IST
Budget: Gadkari welcomes around Rs 2,000-cr hike in allocation to Water MinistryWater Resources Minister Nitin Gadkari said a sum of Rs 2,600 crore would be earmarked for work under the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Y...
01 Feb, 2018, 09.13 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
'Top-performer' Nitin Gadkari in charge as government eyes clean GangaGadkari replaces Uma Bharti, who has now been given the charge of Drinking Water and Sanitation, in the rejigged Modi Cabinet.
03 Sep, 2017, 06.53 PM IST
Only 13 of 145 Ganga projects completedThe Union cabinet, chaired by PM Narendra Modi, had approved the `Namami Gange' programme in May, 2015 and sanctioned Rs 20,000 crore for f...
04 Apr, 2017, 11.37 AM IST
Hema Malini lauds Centre's 'Namami Gange' schemeThe work on the project worth Rs 40 crore began yesterday in the presence of Union ministers Nitin Gadkari, Uma Bharti and Dharmendra Pradh...
18 Aug, 2016, 03.14 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
Projects worth Rs 2446 crore approved for developments of ghats and crematoriums along river GangaGiving a major fillip to its Ganga rejuvenation efforts, National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) - a central body to implement the gov...
04 May, 2016, 08.49 PM IST
Govt to get Rs 40,000 crore by 2018 from coal cess: Piyush GoyalProceeds from the higher coal cess will be to the tune of Rs 40,000 crore by 2018 which will be used for cleaning up the environment as wel...
02 Mar, 2016, 07.19 PM IST
Surface cleaning of Ganga will commence from next monthThe surface cleaning of river Ganga, including removal of solid waste such as clothes, parts of dead bodies, will commence from next month,...
23 Dec, 2015, 06.02 PM IST
Uma Bharti asks Uttarakhand for blueprint of Namami Gange projectsFive states, through which the Ganga passes, have a special role to play in the implementation of the scheme aimed at cleaning the river.
26 Oct, 2015, 04.59 PM IST
CSIR to develop technologies for national schemesA revenue model should be developed in a businesslike manner with clear input-output cost analysis, he said and suggested that emphasis sho...
14 Jun, 2015, 07.34 PM IST