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 …
A Bill further to amend the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974. This Act may be called the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Amendment Act, 2014.
This is the first administrative decision by NDA govt after it projected the cleaning of the Ganges as a priority The division overseeing the cleaning of rivers under the ministry of environment and forests will soon be shifted to the river development and Ganga rejuvenation department, water resources ministry, headed …
River Ganga will be developed as major tourist destination and navigation corridor where the tourists from across the world will be able to visit various tourism spots along the river banks from Gangotri to GangaSagar and also enjoy 'Shikara' ride. Unveiling the plan, Union tourism and culture minister Shripada Naik …
Contradictory views emerged during the National Dialogue on Ganga (Ganga Manthan) here on Monday with a majority of stakeholders, including saints and NGOs, questioning the government plan for navigation and construction of modern dams in the river basin. They sought to know how the government would ensure a “continuous and …
Gadkari says govt may provide around 30% of cost Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambitious plan for “aviral aur nirmal (continuous and clean)” Ganga may cost a Rs 80,000 crore, Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari said here on Monday. The government may provide around 30 per …
The 40 crore people who benefit from the Ganga have to be made contributors in its rejuvenation and governance of the water body made transparent if the river is to be saved, activists said on the eve of a mega meeting called by the government on Monday. The meeting, Ganga …
Shripada Yasso Naik gave an overview of the plans for the development of river Ganga as a major tourism destination Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Uma Bharti today said that the whole country is committed to ensure the continuous and uninterrupted flow of the River …
VARANASI: Will Prime Minister Narendra Modi use the expertise of Sulabh International, a pioneer organization working in the field of biogas generation from human excreta, to save Ganga from sewage pollution? Sulabh has offered its services in cleaning the Ganga with the help of its indigenously developed technology. "It is …
In its first step to clean the Ganga, the National Democratic Alliance government on Tuesday cleared three sewage-treatment plants in Bihar and West Bengal. Together, the plants will entail investment of Rs 290 crore. Two sewage plants in Patna and one sewage integration and treatment plant at Budge Budge, West …
Fisheries and livestock minister Muhammed Sayedul Hoque Tuesday said the government will take measures to stop excessive use of chemicals in fish ponds and wetlands, on public health concerns. ‘Various chemicals are being used in fish farming. Some of them are good but some are very harmful. Law will be …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Pune) in the matter of Dr. Alankrita Mehra Vs. Union of India & Nine Others dated 01/07/2014 regarding protection of the Upper Lake, Bhopal. Counsel appearing on behalf of the Petitioner submits that the decision to extend ‘No Construction Zone’ within …
Amit Mendelssohn The project to restore the Kishon River has been frozen due to the Water Authority commissioner’s refusal to accept professional committee recommendations that would allow for the discharge of purified Kishon water back to the river, the Environmental Protection Ministry said on Sunday. For its part, the Water …
Canada has offered to collaborate with the government on its ambitious project to clean up the Ganga, Union minister Jitendra Singh said on Wednesday. "The Ganga action plan is not a mere river project for us but also a matter of faith for millions of Indians and, therefore, it will …
Work is continuing to improve water quality following a sewage discharge into a stretch of the River Thames in Berkshire. On Tuesday the Environment Agency said the pollution had come from the Maidenhead Treatment Works and had caused fish deaths. The agency said "remediation works" and further investigations were continuing. …
IIT-Kanpur director Professor Indranil Manna on Tuesday claimed that institute's was playing a major role in cleaning of Ganga as National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) is led by institute's professor Vinod Tare. He said that earlier in the day the authority had submitted a report on the river to …
ALLAHABAD: Around 15 quintals of garbage was removed from Dashaswamedh ghat during a clean Ganga campaign organised as part of series of programmes organised on Tuesday to observe a year of flashflood at Kedarnath Valley, Uttarakhand, which claimed lives of thousands of pilgrims and residents. On the occasion, tribute was …
Days after setting up a committee of secretaries to work out a plan on Ganga rejuvenation, the government on Tuesday announced a similar group of senior officers to make a plan to clean the Yamuna. The committee on Yamuna, comprising senior officers of urban and rural development ministries and Central …
The Chinese government's policies to combat water pollution have changed from simply focusing on the polluted water bodies to managing the ecological system of entire river basins, a much more comprehensive approach, officials said. "The coming water pollution prevention and control action plan to be released by the State Council …
An agreement to restore the Chesapeake Bay by protecting its vast drainage area from pollution was signed on Monday by officials that included governors from six U.S. states. The Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement is aimed at restoring and conserving the 64,000-square-mile (166,000-square-km) watershed that spans six states and the District …
