Ganga
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From 'Unfit to bathe' to 'Safe to drink': COVID-19 lockdown improves Ganga water quality rapidly
India | Apr 14, 2020, 05:47 PM ISTRewind a few months and you'd find that water in the holiest river of the country was not even fit to bathe in. How did this happen?
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Bihar govt to develop 'organic corridor' in 13 districts
India | Mar 04, 2020, 01:01 PM ISTBihar Agriculture Minister Prem Kumar on Tuesday said the state government will develop an "organic corridor" that will pass through 13 districts and assist in keeping the Ganga clean.
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Boat capsizes in river at Chandauli's Mahuji village; 5 missing
India | Mar 01, 2020, 07:42 AM ISTIn a tragic incident, a boat capsized on late Saturday night in the Ganga river in Mahuji village of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. At least five people went missing after the incident.
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Woman seer’s fast-unto-death for Ganga into second month; govt accused of going back on written word
India | Jan 15, 2020, 06:35 PM ISTThe fast-unto-death of Padmavati, a woman seer from Haridwar’s famed Matri Sadan, reached its 32nd day on Wednesday, even as her aides and other seers accuse the government of not honouring its promises made in a letter to the ashram’s head Swami Shivanand on May 4 last year
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PM Modi to cruise on Ganga in Kanpur, 5 CMs invited
India | Dec 13, 2019, 10:09 AM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi will cruise through the Ganga River in Kanpur on Saturday to review the 'Namami Gange' project and get a first hand experience of the impact of the programme on the holy river.
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Ganga likely to have necessary e-flow by December 15
India | Oct 15, 2019, 08:35 PM ISTIssued last month, the notification reduced by more than half the time that was originally given to the projects to ensure compliance with the mandated environmental flows.
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Ganga cleaning: NGT junks Bihar government's plea seeking review of penalty imposed on it
India | Jul 22, 2019, 05:38 PM ISTThe National Green Tribunal has junked a plea to review its order imposing a fine of Rs 25 lakh on the Bihar government for inaction over continued damage to the river Ganga.
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Delhi will ask Centre to increase its water share: Arvind Kejriwal
India | Jun 24, 2019, 03:55 PM ISTHe also said his government would provide 24x7 water supply to every resident of the city by 2024.
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Trick gone wrong: Kolkata magician attempts a Harry Houdini, drowns in Hooghly
India | Jun 17, 2019, 04:55 PM ISTA Kolkata-based magician, who attempted an underwater escape trick like legendary magician Harry Houdini, is feared to have drowned in Hooghly as his body could not be found till Monday afternoon, police said.
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Uttar Pradesh: Shehnai player group pray to Lord Indra for rain
India | Jun 04, 2019, 11:43 AM ISTMahendra Prasanna, the chief shehnai player at the Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi, said, "The heat wave is making life unbearable for all. We decided to appease Lord Indra with our music so that he can send some respite from the heat." That was on Monday evening.
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Lakhs of devotees take holy dip in Ganga on 'Somvati Amavasya'
India | Jun 03, 2019, 11:53 PM ISTLakhs of devotees took a holy dip in the Ganga at Har ki Pauri here on Monday on the occasion of 'Somvati Amavasya'.
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Even a drop of pollution in Ganga is matter of concern: NGT
India | May 20, 2019, 05:48 PM ISTEven a drop of pollution in Ganga is a matter of concern and the attitude of all authorities should be stringent to protect the river, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has said while seeking concrete action plan on the issue.
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Election Live Blog: Choose govt for yourself, India is yours, says Priyanka Gandhi in Prayagraj
Mar 18, 2019, 06:33 PM ISTCongress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra kicked off her party's campaign for the Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh on Monday by offering prayers at the Lette Hanuman temple near Sangam. Stay with our special election live blog, where we will bring all the latest updates from Priyanka Gandhi's Ganga Yatra and much more.
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Nothing done for Ganga in past 5 years: Akhilesh Yadav
India | Mar 13, 2019, 01:04 PM IST351 stretches of rivers in India were now critically polluted, up from 302 in 2016, Akhilesh Yadav said.
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Nitin Gadkari to inaugurate 2nd phase of River Info System on Ganga today
India | Feb 08, 2019, 08:22 AM ISTUnder the Jal Marg Vikas Project a new state of the art navigational Lock on NW-1 is being constructed at Farakka at a cost of Rs 361.35 crore and work will be complete by June 2019.
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'Ganga will be 100% clean by March next year', Nitin Gadkari promises to 'fulfil dream'
India | Jan 19, 2019, 08:13 PM IST"Our dream of a clean Ganga will come true. This is called good governance," the Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation said.
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Kumbh Mela 2019: Smriti Irani takes holy dip at Prayagraj Sangam
India | Jan 15, 2019, 03:07 PM ISTDevotees braved the cold weather to take a dip in the icy water as they reached the Kumbh Nagari which witnessed a huge rush of people from far-away lands as early as 4 in the morning.
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PM Modi slams previous governments for failing to clean Ganga
India | Dec 29, 2018, 11:12 PM ISTHe said meaningful results are achieved when the government works with transparency and honesty.
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Ganga clean at just one out of 39 locations: CPCB
India | Dec 23, 2018, 10:17 AM ISTIn the latest study of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), only one out of 39 locations through which the Ganga river flows had clean water in the post-monsoon period this year.
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UN honours Indian startup which recycles floral waste from temples to clean Ganga
Business | Dec 12, 2018, 10:32 PM ISTFlowers, incense and other religious items come in plastic packaging adorned with images of gods. Devotees do not want to throw away this packaging, so they either leave the packaging under trees or immerse it into water bodies.