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"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- 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
- Ganga water in Haridwar is 'B' class, unsafe for drinking: Pollution BoardThe Uttarakhand Pollution Control Board found the Ganga river water in Haridwar to be in the 'B' category, which means it is unsuitable for...04 Dec, 2024, 06.19 PM IST
- Citizens drink Ganga water out of reverence without knowing harmful contents, says NGTThe panel stressed on notifying the extent of harmful contents at appropriate locations including at Ganga Sagar in West Bengal. It said st...10 Feb, 2021, 07.38 PM IST
- Innocent citizens drink Ganga water out of reverence without knowing harmful contents: NGTThe panel stressed on notifying the extent of harmful contents at appropriate locations including at Ganga Sagar in West Bengal. It said st...10 Feb, 2021, 07.32 PM IST
- Ganga clean at just one out of 39 locations: CPCBAccording to the report, 34 areas showed moderate pollution in the river while three areas recorded severe pollution in the pre-monsoon per...22 Dec, 2018, 01.59 PM IST
- NGT seeks views on shifting of tanneries from Ganga banks in KanpurNGT today directs UP government and tanneries located on the banks of river Ganga at Kanpur to clear their stand on shifting them to some o...17 Nov, 2016, 10.59 PM IST
- Government mulling a law with stern provisions against polluters: Uma BhartiThe Minister noted that religious materials which flow into the river were not the main source of its pollution. These only add to the poll...18 Jul, 2016, 03.53 PM IST
- Besides Ganga, 254 polluted river stretches too require attentionThe Central Pollution Control Board had last year identified polluted river stretches and found the number of such stretches had increased ...25 Jan, 2016, 12.50 PM IST
- Ganga pollution: Centre to hold meet with village headsWith an aim of bringing down the level of pollution in Ganga, the Centre will hold a meeting with heads of all 1,657 villages situated alon...24 Jan, 2016, 12.54 PM IST
- 10 IITs asked to adopt stretches of river Ganga and undertake cleaning plansMonths after a consortia of seven IITs submitted the Ganga River Basin Management Plan, the Central government has asked them to walk the t...28 Dec, 2015, 10.29 AM IST
- 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
- 37,000 million litres of sewage flows into rivers daily: ReportEvents around World Water Day, which is marked every year on March 22, may remind everyone about the implications of dwindling water reserv...23 Mar, 2015, 11.47 AM IST
- Floating diyas adding to pollution in Ganga riverThe BJP government at the Centre is initiating major programmes to clean up the holy river within the next two years.16 Feb, 2015, 03.44 PM 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
- Pollution in Ganga touches alarming levelThe level of pollution in Ganga has reached an alarming level. The latest data of UP Pollution Control Board indicate that the water is not...27 Oct, 2014, 11.01 AM IST
- Sufficient waterflow can help solve Ganga's pollution woesThe Ganga, declared National River in 2009, is still battling with pollution and people's apathy.The Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG) admits t...26 Oct, 2013, 02.19 AM IST
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