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 …
According to Hindu mythology, Ganga descended from the heavens to wash away human sins. She was so pure and gorgeous that the spray from her streams was enough to stir Lord Shiva's lust! But now, at parts in her course, the river Ganga reeks. She is noxiously dark. And methane …
This working paper explores the intersection between water management, climate change, and adaptation in the Ganges River system, a basin vital to the security, economy, and environment of South Asia. Recognizing that an understanding of both the science and the policy of water management, climate change, and adaptation is rapidly …
The status paper on Ganga by the Ministry of Environment. Provides a critical analysis of GAP & says that river water quality has improved at many locations however, the critical parameters of water quality, which affect human health, exceed the prescribed standard limits at major locations. Rapidly increasing population, rising …
Pranesh Sarkar KOLKATA, 28 JULY: The poor show of the CPI-M in the recently concluded Lok Sabha polls might have prompted the party-led state government to take some pro-people initiatives, but Ganga (river Ganges) is yet to draw the attention of the state. Just ahead of the first meeting of …
According to the website of the North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO) which is in charge of the Tipaimukh Project, this project will be one of the largest Hydro Electric Project in Eastern India to date and will be located 500 meters downstream of the confluence of the Tuivai …
Three major rivers of the country---the Jamuna, the Ganges and the Padma---devoured 1,58,780 hectares of land, rendering about 20 lakh people homeless since 1973, a research organisation working with river and water resources said here on Wednesday. A study report of the Centre for Environment and Geographic Information Services (CEGIS), …
A total solar eclipse on Wednesday swept across a narrow swathe of Asia, where hundreds of millions of people watched the skies darken, though in some places thick summer clouds blocked the sun. The longest total solar eclipse of the 21st century cut through the world's most populous nations, India …
The very old proverb 'Barind is a land whose name is written in water' seems to be true to its alphabets as without water, the existence of the vast Barind region under greater Rajshahi districts (Rajshahi, Chapainawabganj, Naogaon and Natore) is going to become extinct. A field survey conducted by …
Anita Joshua NEW DELHI: The Ganga and the Yamuna are no cleaner today than they were two decades ago, though the government is spending huge amounts on action plans for the rivers, Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh told the Lok Sabha on Friday. Mr. Ramesh was …
Ganga, Yamuna No Cleaner Now Than 20 Years Ago: Ramesh PTI NEW DELHI IN A frank admission, the Centre on Friday said in the Lok Sabha that Ganga and Yamuna were
Rashme Sehgal July 1: The Ganga remains in drastic need for a resuscitation. The Planning Commission has prepared a report on the water quality data of the river for 2008-2009 and found that despite crores being pumped in to revive the river, its biological oxygen demand (BOD) fails to meet …
Kangra: Scorching heat has left people in Kangra valley in trauma and most of the natural water sources have dried up which include the centuries old Gupt Ganga also. The current unprecedented heat wave conditions had never been experienced by the people earlier. Jagdesh Chand (96) said he had never …
High court agrees with the Centre uttarakhand high court vacated its stay on a Central government order suspending work on the 600 MW Loha rinag Pala hydel project. The Centre had suspended work on the project on February 19 after environmentalist G D Agarwal went on an indefinite hunger strike …
Ramaswamy R. Iyer Environmental concerns have tended to be segmented, focussing on one theme at a time. It is necessary to ensure a holistic view encompassing all the themes and the vital nature-wildlife-human inter-relationships. Jairam Ramesh, the new Minister of State with Independent Charge for Environment and Forests, must have …
A new initiative of the Ministry of Environment and Forests for cleaning the Ganga DR. MANMOHAN SINGH Hon'ble Prime Minister To meet the formidable challenge of cleaning the Ganga river, the Central Government has launched a new initiative and established the National Ganga River Basin Authority. The river basin will …
Magic mantra?: The Ganga flows in Haridwar JAIPUR: After the advocates of the much talked about National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) ascribing the mandate the United Progressive Alliance received in the Lok Sabha elections to the unique scheme, it is now the turn of those who have taken up …
