Cow dung cakes for eco-friendly cremation
VARANASI: Varanasi is set to become the first city in UP to use cow dung cakes for cremation despite opposition from a section of wood-sellers. Nagpur-based NGO Eco-Friendly Living Foundation and Kashi
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Project to check Ganga pollution runs into ‘saffron tide’
VARANASI: A project supported by Uma Bharati's water resources, river development and Ganga rejuvenation ministry and Akhilesh government to check pollution in the river in Prime Minister's constituency
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Solar-powered auto to promote clean energy
Varanasi: With a view to promote clean energy transport, an auto-driver of the city came up with a novel idea and introduced solar panels in his electric powered e-rickshaw to ensure clean and green environment.
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Nominal changes on Ganga’s health post-immersion: PCB
Varanasi: Nominal changes were recorded in the quality of Ganga water after idol immersion during Dussehra. The Varanasi regional office of UP Pollution Control Board collected the samples and analysed
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Govt should ensure ‘aviral’ flow of Ganga, says environment scientist BD Tripathi
VARANASI: After the UPA government constituted the National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) in 2009 and announced "Mission Clean Ganga by 2020", the NDA government led by Narendra Modi has set a target
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Despite Rs 486 crores project, Kashi residents gets contaminated water
Varanasi: The project of several crores of rupees for supply of potable water is like a white elephant for the Kashi. The people are compelled to drink contaminated water supplied by Jal kal department.
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250 MLD sewage everyday turning Ganga into a drain
Varanasi: The outcome of the ambitious 'Namami Gange' project of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a matter of future, but the present condition of the river is not very encouraging. In Varanasi alone,
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Japanese encephalitis threatens to run over Modi's constituency
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's constituency Varanasi is on the verge of a major Japanese encephalitis (JE) outbreak owing to its burgeoning pig population and scores of piggeries owned by more than 200
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Only biogas generation technology can save rivers from sewage pollution
VARANASI: Will Prime Minister Narendra Modi use the expertise of Sulabh International, a pioneer organization working in the field of biogas generation from human excreta, to save Ganga from sewage pollution?
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Centre should have direct control over Ganga projects
An expert member of National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) and environment scientist at Banaras Hindu University Prof BD Tripathi suggests the direct control of the central government over the implementation
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River scientist urges Gadkari to ensure adequate water flow in Ganga
VARANASI: A noted river scientist has requested Union transport & highways and shipping minister Nitin Gadkari to ensure adequate water flow in Ganga before beginning any programme of waterways in the