Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
The Ganga Mukti Andolan has urged the Chief Minsiers of States, through which the holy river flows, to ensure that in the process of implementing the dream project of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to save the river Ganga the livelihood of millions of people living on the banks of river …
Mathura: After staging a protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, the "nirmal aur aviral" (clean and uninterrupted flow) campaigners are back in Braj. The leaders of the movement hope that the central government will soon issue a notification under the Environment Protection Act to release water into the river …
Olympic sailing teams might notice something fishy in the water when they compete in next summer’s games in Rio de Janeiro -- that is, potentially thousands of dead fish, along with piles of trash and raw sewage. Rio de Janeiro’s Guanabara Bay, the venue for next year’s Olympic sailing events, …
The district administration has finally taken steps in direction of cleaning Khan River in Indore by initiating the first phase of encroachment survey and demarcation of the river in Indore, said officials. In the first phase, the demarcation of the river will be done from MR 10 to Chhatripura. which …
Government to launch special drive to clean, beautify the river under PM development plan Jammu’s lifeline Tawi to get new lease of life The lifeline of Jammu, Tawi, also known as “Suryaputri”, may get a new lease of life in days to come as the newly formed PDP-BJP coalition government …
Varanasi: The temple town Varanasi and other cities and towns situated on the banks of the Ganga will have automatic water quality monitoring system on the river under real time data network for water management programme. The National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) cell of the Central Pollution Control Board …
The water quality of China's third-largest freshwater lake has been greatly improved since a massive algae bloom broke out in 2007, but pollution management remains a major problem, according to environmental protection authorities. Zhang Limin, deputy director of the General Office of Taihu Lake Water Pollution Prevention and Control in …
(Bloomberg) -- India is spending 59 billion rupees ($956 million) on sewage and waste treatment to begin cleaning its biggest and holiest waterway, the Ganges River. Of the 80 effluent treatment and water-monitoring projects planned by the National Ganga River Basin Authority in five states, 25 have been completed, Sanwar …
Ganga will be cleaned in a "qualitatively manner" within next two years, Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti said here on Sunday. "The plan for cleaning Ganga was made in 1985 but nothing happened in that direction in the last 29 years. As per my plan, we will clean Ganga …
In an effort to deepen economic cooperation, Israel has offered its expertise and technological capabilities to India in its ambitious drive to clean up the Ganga. A preliminary offer on this was made when Amit Lang, Director-General of the Ministry of Economy, Israel, met Indian officials on Tuesday. Mr. Lang …
The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) is now free to give permission for establishment of industries in rivers regulation zone. The permission will be given by taking an affidavit from the industries to ensure zero discharge. The state cabinet had taken the decision to scrap the 15-year-old Rivers Regulation Zone …
Students of Sanskrit from various educational institutes in Haridwar have started a mission to clean the Ganga so that its sanctity is maintained. Under the aegis of Uttarakhand Sanskrit University, a majority of the Sanskrit schools, colleges and other learning institutions in the state have come together to generate awareness …
The central government has come to the aid of River Sal—once the lifeline of Salcete—which now suffers from high levels of contamination. Union minister for surface transport and river navigation Nitin Gadkari and Union minister for environment Prakash Javdekar have promised to provide central aid for dredging the river course …
Ranchi: The state model will guide the Ganga cleaning exercise in India, Union minister for Ganga rejuvenation and water resources Uma Bharti said on Tuesday after she formally set the ball rolling for a massive cleaning exercise of the holy river in Jharkhand. The authorities have decided to begin working …
Soon after the Modi government announced a country-wide campaign to clean up the Ganga and its tributaries, including Bhagirathi and Alakanda, within a stipulated time frame, the Uttarakhand government on Sunday selected 15 towns and cities located within a 10 km distance from these rivers to execute 12 ambitious projects …
An initiative called ‘Mission Clean Brahmaputra’ was launched here today to keep the river clean for a better habitat of aquatic animals and for a greater benefit of the people. The Mission launched by Aaranyak, a society for nature conservation and a Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, would focus on …
Germany will provide 3 million Euro to support India's ongoing Ganga rejuvenation plan and explore various options to develop the country's national river. One of the options is to explore an option of extending co-operation for Ganga rejuvenation on the lines of Indo-German Energy Forum - a dedicated platform to …
The proposal, mooted at a review meeting on Namami Ganga, will take six States on board before installation. The Centre has proposed the setting up and maintenance of Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) in all the 118 cities and towns located along the Ganga in a time-bound manner to check pollution …
Project Can Be Fast-Tracked As River Leg Is Shortest Government is likely to take up cleaning and rejuvenation of Ganga in Jharkhand as a “priority stretch“ since the total length passing through the stretch is shorter than the other four states -Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Bihar and Uttarakhand.This has been …
Taking the first initiative to clean Ganga, the Centre has put in place special technology to keep the river clean during the ongoing Magh Mela at Allahabad and to arrest tons of filth during the month-long fair. The equipment had earlier been successfully deployed in the River Sabarmati in Ahmedabad …
