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 …
Priscilla Jebaraj NEW DELHI: A consortium of seven Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) has been officially signed on to prepare a management plan for the Ganga river basin to ensure the clean and continuous flow of the river. The IITs signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Human Resource Development …
Rajmahal, June 29: Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board and Sahebganj district administration are at loggerheads over the closure of five polluting China clay mines situated on the banks of the Ganga in Rajmahal. The JSPCB, which had issued showcause notices to 11 firms in Rajmahal three months ago, sent orders …
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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is expected to announce the decision on signing a memorandum of understanding on Ganga river basin management plan between the government and a consortium of IITs during his visit to the IIT-Kanpur on July 3. Singh has been invited to attend as the chief guest the …
E-Way Will Make Delhi-Haridwar Drive Smooth, Steamers To Ply In Canal New Delhi: The drive from Delhi to western Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand will soon be a breeze for commuters and tourists. With the Uttar Pradesh government all set to start work on an eight-lane expressway connecting Greater Noida and …
All data, plans and policies that would aid in cleaning up the Ganges, would now be set up under single roof. The Ganga Knowledge Centre (GKC) to be set up by the Environment Ministry would be a knowledge repository, where all the relevant data as pollution status, sewage treatment plants
The Ganga in Haridwar district has shifted 500 metres from its course over the past four decades, shows a study by the Uttarakhand Space Application Centre (usac). The state government agency said erosion of the river banks maybe speeding change of course. “Half a kilometre in 36 years can be …
The Himalayan glaciers that feed Asia's five largest rivers are in no danger of disappearing by 2035, as claimed in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's most recent report. In fact, only the glaciers that melt into the Ganges are shrinking, according to the most detailed analysis yet of how …
NEW DELHI, 10 JUNE: The government today approved a proposal for carrying out the second phase of Ganga Action Plan worth Rs 496.90 crore with Japanese assistance at Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. The proposal by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will be under the National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) …
New Delhi: The river Ganga may soon get a much-needed clean-up act at the section where it crosses the pilgrimage city of Varanasi, with a little help from the Centre and the Uttar Pradesh state government. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Thursday approved a Rs 497-crore project to …
NEW DELHI: The Centre has approved a Rs.497-crore project for Varanasi under Mission Clean Ganga. The project, which comes under the National Ganga River Basin Authority, will set up a plant to treat 140 million litres of sewage a day, lay 34 km of sewers and rehabilitate existing systems, construct …
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Shyam Ranganathan CHENNAI: A consortium of seven Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) has submitted a proposal to the Union government on the Ganga River Basin Management Plan (GRBMP) to clean up the river in the next 12-18 months. The plan is expected to be finalised next month. To be carried …
Mismanagement of rainwater is at the root of the problem, claims Rajendra Singh. He tells PERNEET SINGH of The Tribune that while people in urban areas are receiving water at subsidised rates, in rural areas people have inadequate access to water Even as the entire country is facing an unprecedented …
ON WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY, TEAM TOI TAKES A WHIFF OF THE POLLUTION CONTAMINATING THE COUNTRY For the first time, seven Indian Institutes of Technology will prepare a comprehensive river basin management plan for Ganga. The plan is being prepared for the National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) which is headed …
Asserting that the UPA government was committed to cleaning up the Ganga, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said no untreated waste and industrial effluents would flow into the river by 2020.
It has been the continued endeavour of the Ministry of Environment and Forests to strengthen the policy and regulatory frameworks that govern the environment and forests of the country. Over the last one year, various measures, both institutional and legislative, have been initiated or given a renewed impetus. Numerous initiatives …
