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 …
Mamallapuram: The ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) is planning to get down to cleaning the Gange river in order to revive the freshwater dolphin population, Union minister for environment and forests Jairam Ramesh said on Monday during a visit to the crocodile bank on the East Coast Road near …
New Delhi:Armed with a report by the Ganga River Basin Authority study, India's biggest generation utility NTPC, has sought a review of the government's decision to shut down its Loharinag Pala hydel project in Uttarakhand
Acknowledging that the two-phased Ganga Action, which started in 1985, has failed to have the desired effect in checking river pollution, the Centre has informed the Supreme Court that the National Ganga River Basin Authority, headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, recently decided that by 2020 no untreated municipal sewage …
Greater Noida: Residents of Greater Noida, who had been fruitlessly waiting for Ganga water for drinking purposes for the past five years, have renewed hope. If things go as planned, Ganga water will be available for consumption by December 2011. This will bring considerable relief to Greater Noida residents, who …
This document in two volumes deals with the Environmental and Social Management Framework of National Ganga River Basin Authority established by the government for comprehensive management of the river. This document in two volumes deals with the Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) of National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA). …
The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has been implementing an ambitious programme of pollution abatement of rivers in India. It started in 1985 with the Ganga Action Plan (GAP) and gradually extended to other polluted rivers through National River Conservation Plan (NRCP). The current programmes covered under NRCP include …
LUCKNOW: The Upper Ganga Basin Organisation, Central Water Commission, under its Information Education Communication Scheme organised an exhibition with the motto `Save Water' at Lucknow Mahotsav on Tuesday. The exhibition showcased various sources of water, ways to conserve it and most importantly preventing the existing water from getting polluted. It …
Change in climate conditions and the frequency of natural disasters in recent times has made it imperative to find lasting adaptation solutions for the agriculture sector. Given that almost 60 % of the country’s population relies on this sector for its livelihood and that it contributes approximately 15.7% of India’s …
The Gangetic dolphin, which at one point of time existed in large numbers in the Brahmaputra river and its other tributaries, is facing the threat of extinction owing to alleged government apathy to protect and preserve this aquatic species. The Wildlife Preservation Act of the Government of India has listed …
Although reliable figures are often missing, considerable detrimental changes due to shrinking glaciers are universally expected for water availability in river systems under the influence of ongoing global climate change. We estimate the contribution potential of seasonally delayed glacier melt water to total water availability in large river systems. We …
LUCKNOW: The 'Ganga' aquarium at National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources (NBFGR) would be open for public from Saturday. It was inaugurated by S Ayyappan, secretary, department of agriculture research and education (DARE), Ministry of Agriculture, GoI, on Friday. The aquarium has 42 large aquaria containing around 100 fish species …
Few will take very seriously the undertaking given by the government in the Supreme Court that River Ganga will be pure and free of pollution by 2020. Similar commitments were made to the public 25 years ago when, in 1985, the Ganga Action Plan (GAP) to clean this most treasured …
Peeved by the inordinate delay in reaching agreements on water sharing with India, Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dipu Moni has said that at this rate the two neighbours would need "a millennium" to sign deals on 54 common rivers. "In 40 years we have done (agreement) for one (Ganges), (and) are …
The government has decided to declare the 135-km stretch between Gaumukh and Uttarkashi in Uttarakhand as an eco-sensitive zone, a move that will ensure that large projects, like a hydel-power project would no longer be allowed to come up in this area. An in-principle nod in this regard was granted …
NEW DELHI: States through which the Ganga flows will soon be given additional funding to operate and maintain projects to clean the river and restore its environmental health. However, States lobbied for more aid and free power to those affected by scrapping of hydel projects. At a meeting of the …
New Delhi: In a significant step, the Centre has given in-principle nod for declaring the 135-km stretch of the Ganga between Gaumukh and Uttarkashi as an eco-sensitive zone seeking specific activities to protect the rich biodiversity of the region. The National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) in its meeting held …
The West Bengal government will receive Rs 539 crore from the National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) for cleaning up the Ganga river basin. An additional Rs 800 crore worth of proposals have also been sent to the authority for clearance. Giving this information here on Tuesday, the State Urban …
