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 …
The Ganges River Dolphin was declared the national aquatic animal last month, but is still in urgent need of being saved from extinction, experts on the subject said. There are only about 2,000 left, down from tens of thousands just a few decades ago. Participating in a two-day seminar here …
LUCKNOW: Three units engaged in dyeing and printing of the famous Banarasi saree in Varanasi came under the hammer of UP Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) on Tuesday evening. The board served a closure notice to the units for discharging untreated effluent in the sewer which ultimately drained into the Ganga. …
YOJNA GUSAI NEW DELHI A committee head- ed by former party chief Rajnath Singh will come with an action plan to clean the Ganga : Taking a cue from RSS, the BJP announced it's decision to launch a mas- sive campaign to clean the Ganga, the sacred river of the …
With an aim to upgrade the sewage system of Allahabad, the National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) has sanctioned over Rs 315 crore project for this holy city.
After being lambasted for mindless spending over "dream projects" full of statues, Mayawati has decided to change her outlook on expense. The chief minister has already spent over Rs 2,600 crore on building memorials and parks and named them after Dalit icons, herself included. Mayawati Ganga clean-up With two years …
The Centre has sanctioned Rs 105 crore for the upgrade of the Hooghly banks in the state, as well as the Nimtala burning ghat and the adjoining Rabindranath Tagore Memorial Garden. The CMDA will execute the projects, with the Centre bearing 70 per cent of the cost and the state …
The continued apathy of the State Government and the District administration, environmental pollution has resulted in creating a situation where many mountain towns are experiencing the problem caused by epidemic proportions of polythene waste not disposed scientifically. Though the State Government had years ago officially banned the use of polythene …
Deltas around the world are either eroding or have stopped progressing. Climate change, sea level rise, flood management measures take the blame. Since a delta is formed where a river meets a standing body of water, there is talk about diverting more water and sediments into the bay to save …
A dip in the Ganga here, especially during the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela, may wash away your sins but leave you with skin diseases, stomach bugs and a host of other health problems, says a study conducted by a scientific institute in Uttarakhand. Researchers at the People's Science Institute (PSI) …
Dehra Dun: Water quality of the river Ganga in Hardwar is below the standards set by the Central Pollution Control Board for bathing, a recent study by an NGO says. Water has been polluted due to continuous discharge of untreated waste and effluents from various drains directly into the Ganga, …
For the last two decades the world has been trying to explain how arsenic leaches into groundwater in the Ganga-Meghna-Brahmaputra floodplain. Solutions, however, are very few. An estimated 100 million people are still at risk from contamination. The latest research says floodwaters can remove arsenic. A team headed by Linda …
In a bid to create awareness about holy Ganga river and to make it pollution-free, hundreds of BJP workers under the leadership of MLA and parliament secretary Gopal Rawat, carried out a drive to clean the banks of Ganga River in Uttarkashi. The Panchayat has also decided to impose penalty …
ALLAHABAD: The Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh Government to ensure that the tanneries in Kanpur are shifted to localities from where discharge of effluents into the Ganga can be effectively checked. Hearing a public interest litigation drawing attention to the pollution in the river, a Division Bench …
The meeting of the National Ganga River Valley Authority (NGRVA) presided over by the Prime Minister in Delhi which was held in October 2009 did not result in any discussion or decision being made regarding the hydro-electricity projects in the Bhagirathi valley which have been in limbo since being stopped …
Arunayan Sharma suggests a slew of measures to save the Ganga from slow but sure destruction IT may be recalled that the recent initiative of the Central government to ensure effective abatement of pollution and conservation of the Ganga by setting up the National Ganga River Basin Authority through an …
A year after India decided to refuse World Bank aid for tiger conservation, Ministry of Environment and Forests is considering accepting aid from the Bank for moving forest dwellers out of tiger reserves. Initial discussions within the ministry have not found favour with conservationists, who stress that World Bank, which …
The Ganga has been given a new breath of fresh air. Or at least that's the plan. To save the river from further pollution, the city administration has clamped prohibitory orders on both banks of the Ganga under Section 144 of the CRPC. District Magistrate A.K. Upadhyaya says no one …
