Ganga
Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding discharge of domestic waste water and untreated industrial waste water into river Ganga, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, 23/05/2025
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 …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal sand mining in Yamuna River bed in the State of Uttar Pradesh, 24/10/2018
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of National Green Tribunal Bar Association Vs. MoEF And Suresh Kumar Vs. Union of India & Others dated 24/10/2018 regarding illegal sand mining in Yamuna River bed in the State of Uttar Pradesh. National Green Tribunal directs the States of Uttar …Nirmal' Ganga: Govt plans to finish 200 projects for ghats by March 2019, says Gadkari
NEW DELHI: In a bid to actualise the dream of a "nirmal" and "aviral" Ganga, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said Sunday the government is looking to complete about 200 projects for ghats and crematoria by March 2019. Also, the Centre is taking various measures to ensure ecological flow or the …From engineer to crusader, Agrawal devoted his life to environmental causes
Dehradun: For G D Agrawal, who came to be known as Swami Gyan Swaroop Sanand after he turned sanyasi in July 2011, a clean and free-flowing Ganga was the mission of his life. To prevent mining, oppose hydro power projects, keeping the river clean and maintaining its free flow, the …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding Ganga river pollution, 27/07/2018
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 27/07/2018 on the issue of pollution in River Ganga including the dimensions of industrial and sewage pollution. National Green Tribunal directs the CPCB and UPPCB to regularly display the results …Will lose Ganga, Yamuna like we lost Saraswati: Uttarakhand HC
NAINITAL: Taking cognisance of a letter written by a Delhi-based activist, the Uttarakhand high court said that merely holding meetings and seminars without taking any concrete steps towards cleanliness of Ganga and Yamuna rivers would not yield any results. The court also warned that unless the present situation is improved, …Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding damages caused to river Ganga and its aquatic life by hydraulic structures at Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and West …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Bijay Krishna Sarkar & Others Vs Inland Waterways Authority of India & Others dated 14/09/2018. In this Original Application the applicant has sought relief and compensation for the damages caused to river Ganga and its aquatic life by hydraulic structures …An innovative approach to the assessment of hydro-political risk: A spatially explicit, data driven indicator of hydro-political issues
Competition over limited water resources is one of the main concerns for the coming decades. Although water issues alone have not been the sole trigger for warfare in the past, tensions over freshwater management and use represent one of the main concerns in political relations between riparian states and may …Germany to provide euro 120 mn soft loan for Clean Ganga Mission: Envoy
In an effort to clean the Ganges, Germany is providing a soft loan of euro 120 million (Rs 990 crore approximately) to India to strengthen sewage water treatment infrastructure in Uttarakhand, Charge d'Affaires Jasper Wieck said today. Elaborating on the work done by the German Embassy, Wieck said the project …NGT directs Bihar govt to constitute team to check illegal sand mining in Son, Ganga
The National Green Tribunal has directed the Bihar government to constitute a team to check illegal sand mining being carried out during the Monsoon season in Son and Ganga rivers at Koilwar and Patna. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel directed the Secretary, Mines and Mineral, …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding a slaughter house operating in violation of environmental laws, Muzaffar Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, 24/08/2018
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Tanseer Ahmad Vs. M/s Alnoor Exports & Others dated 24/08/2018 regarding a slaughter house and meat processing unit in Muzaffar Nagar, Uttar Pradesh operating in violation of environmental laws. According to the Applicant the unit is emitting foul smell and …Groundwater depletion causing reduction of baseflow triggering Ganges river summer drying
In summer (pre-monsoon) of recent years, low water level among the last few decades, has been observed in several lower Indian reaches of the Ganges (or Ganga) river (with estimated river water level depletion rates at the range of −0.5 to −38.1 cm/year between summers of 1999 and 2013 in …Nowhere in world has such a comprehensive plan been made to clean a river: Uma Bharti on Namami Gange
Haridwar: Union minister for drinking water and sanitation Uma Bharati who was in Haridwar on Saturday refuted allegations that the Ganga cleaning work under the Namami Gange mission was moving at a snail's pace. “Nowhere in the world has such a comprehensive plan been worked out to clean a river …Why sanitation is not only why India needs a Swachh Kumbh
The Kumbh Mela 2019, to be organized in Allahabad at the famed confluence of rivers Ganga, Yamuna and fabled Saraswati, shall be the largest ever religious congregation spread over almost 45 days (through January and February). Going by a conservative estimate, almost 20 lakh people shall be residing at the …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution of river Ganga, 06/08/2018
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 06/08/2018 regarding pollution of river Ganga. National Green Tribunal directs the constitution of a Monitoring Committee to monitor and audit the compliance of the directions and also to issue directions …Future climate and runoff projections across South Asia from CMIP5 global climate models and hydrological modelling
This paper presents future climate and runoff projections for the South Asia region under the RCP8.5 scenario with climate change informed by 42 CMIP5 GCMs. Runoff is projected for 0.5° grids using hydrological models with future climate inputs obtained by empirically scaling the historical climate series. Original SourceSpeed up work on Namami Gange projects: Gadkari
Expressing concern overthe delay in the completion of projects relating to the Namami Gange mission in Uttarakhand at a review meeting here, Union Water Resources Minister Nitin Gadkari instructed officials and contractors concerned to complete these by the year-end. The projects are sewerage treatment plants (STPs), ghats and crematoria. During …German bank to give aid for cleaning Ganga
German Development Bank will provide financial assistance of Rs 960 crore for clean drinking water and cleaning of the Ganga a memorandum of which is likely to be signed in December this year. Experts from Germany will supervise the construction of 15 Sewerage Treatment Plants (STPs) and their 10 networkings. …Condition of Ganga is critical, says ‘waterman’ Rajendra Singh
The condition of river Ganga is critical and no new rejuvenation work has started along the stretch from Haridwar to Ganga Sagar under the four year rule of the present dispensation, noted water conservationist Rajendra Singh has claimed The condition of river Ganga is critical and no new rejuvenation work …High court bans all water sports in Uttarakhand
NAINITAL: In an order which is likely to have far-reaching implications for Uttarakhand’s adventure tourism sector, the high court has banned all water sports, paragliding and white river rafting in the state until a policy is framed to regulate these activities. In an order dated June 18, the court directed …To keep Ganga clean, work begins on turning sewage spot in Rishikesh into ‘selfie point’
Rishikesh: Chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Wednesday inaugurated a sewage treatment facility at Chandrabhaga drain, whose dirty untreated water earlier flowed directly into the Ganga. null He also took a ‘selfie’ at the spot which is intended to be made into a ‘selfie point’ by officials of Parmarth Niketan, …