Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rajendra Prasad Gupta Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 23/05/2025. Counsel appearing for the state of Uttar Pradesh submitted that the action plan to prevent the discharge of untreated sewage and industrial effluents in river Ganga is ready …
India will soon launch the first unified survey to enumerate the endangered Ganga dolphins, the National Aquatic Animal, whose count is an important indicator of the health of the holy river. The survey would be simultaneously conducted in Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal from October this year and …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Krishan Kant Singh Vs. M/s Dhampur Sugar Mills Ltd. (Unit Distillery) Dhampur Dist. Bijnor UP dated 13/07/2015 regarding discharge of industrial effluent into the Ikra Nallah, Bijnour, Uttar Pradesh leading to Ganga pollution.
NOIDA: Across Noida, residents are complaining they are being denied potable Ganga water supply, allegedly because of silt deposits in the pipeline. This despite official claims that supply had been normalized across sectors since Tuesday. "We've normalized Ganga Jal supply since Tuesday. Almost all sectors are covered," said Samakant Srivastava, …
DEHRADUN: The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) is set to release into the public domain data gathered from 110 industries that release effluents into the Ganga. These industries are located in five states, and release their waste into the Ganga and its tributaries. The devices to monitor the effluents …
राष्ट्रीय हरित पंचाट (एनजीटी) ने हरिद्वार और ऋषिकेश शहर में प्लास्टिक बैग के इस्तेमाल पर पूरी तरह से पाबंदी लगा दी है। पंचाट ने गंगा सफाई में ढुलमुल रवैया अपनाने पर स्थानीय प्रशासन को लताड़ भी लगाई है। साथ ही आदेश का उल्लंघन करने वालों को चेतावनी भी दी गई …
Union Minister for Water Resources and Ganga Rejuvenation Uma Bharti has said it is not proper to treat the Ganga as a religious entity alone as it is connected to the regional economy as well. “The cleaning and conservation of the Ganga is an economic issue and not just a …
Union minister for water resources, river development and Ganga rejuvenation Uma Bharati announced that an amount of Rs 20,000 crore has been sanctioned for making the Ganga pollution-free. While launching the 'Namami Gange Project' in the city for holistic cleaning of the Ganga on Monday, Uma said: "Under the project, …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of M/s Blue Star Finishers Vs. U.P.P.C.B. dated 01/07/2015 regarding Ganga pollution caused by the tannery Blue Star Finishers, Wajidpur, Jajmau, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Tribunal also went through the joint inspection report which points out that …
The Central Water Commission (CWC) has been directed not to give permission for dam projects that hinder environmental flow of rivers, Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti today said. Bharti, who reviewed a joint presentation on 'Namami Gange - National Mission for Clean Ganga' in Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh, said …
The allocation for a toilet unit is Rs 12,000, irrespective of the total cost of structure Other cities that are part of the cleaning project are Varanasi, Kanpur, Allahabad, Patna, Mathura, Gangasagar and Haridwar Sahibganj, a picturesque district in Jharkhand skirted by the Rajmahal Hills, is where Prime Minister Narendra …
NAINITAL: The major rivers of Uttarakhand are under severe stress with excessive sand mining from the river bed and commercial activity along the banks. The rampant quarrying of sand has changed the landscape of the river beds to such an extent that there are now deltas forming, changing the course …
NEW DELHI: Government has set the ball rolling by taking many decisions on its ambitious clean Ganga mission but it may find it difficult to keep it moving in absence of e-flow (ecological flow) of the river. Flagging her concerns against the major culprit (hydro-power projects), the Union water resources …
To effectively plan and monitor the Government of India's flagship Clean Ganga Mission, National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation and National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC), Indian Space Research Organizations signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The objective of the MoU is …
As part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR), Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited has begun construction of biodigester toilet clusters in Haridwar. Besides, BHEL is constructing drinking water units along the Ganga banks. A biodigester toilet is a new concept in the country, which will be of immense help in reducing …
The Water Resources Ministry today urged Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar not to extend the June 30 deadline for installing real-time monitoring of effluents by the polluting industries along Ganga river basin. In a letter to Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar, the Union water resources, river development and Ganga rejuvenation ministry …
KANPUR: Tannery owners of Kanpur Nagar have demanded to extend the monitoring date fixed by the Central and state pollution control boards. A delegation of tannery owners association met advocate general Veer Bahadur Singh on Saturday and lamented that due to closure of their units between February to June, machines …
Groundwater is an increasingly important water supply source globally. Understanding the amount of groundwater used versus the volume available is crucial to evaluate future water availability. We present a groundwater stress assessment to quantify the relationship between groundwater use and availability in the world's 37 largest aquifer systems. We quantify …
Groundwater is a finite resource under continuous external pressures. Current unsustainable groundwater use threatens the resilience of aquifer systems and their ability to provide a long-term water source. Groundwater storage is considered to be a factor of groundwater resilience, although the extent to which resilience can be maintained has yet …
This new study led by an Indian scientist Dr Roxy Mathew Koll, from the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) Pune, points out a significant decreasing trend in the summer monsoon rainfall over the central Indian subcontinent during the past century. It suggests an important role of the rapid warming …
KANPUR: The tannery owners of Jajmau have rejected the proposal of zero discharge treatment plant to save Ganga from pollution. They alleged that officials are involved in discharging untreated tannery affluents into the holy river and blame them for polluting Ganga. Rejecting the zero discharge system, the tannery owners said …
