Ganga

Vajpayee's ashes to be immersed in Ganga at Patna on Aug 22

If cigarette packets can have health warning, why not Ganga, asks NGT

The green panel directed National Mission for Clean Ganga to install display boards at a gap of 100 kilometres, indicating whether the water was fit for bathing or drinking.

Over Rs 3,600 cr released in last 3 years for cleaning Ganga

Minister of State for Water Resources Satyapal Singh also said in a written reply that construction and beautification of 228 of the total 361 ghats sanctioned have been completed till now under the Centre's Namami Gange programme.

UP's biggest solar power plant inauguration to boat ride along Ganges: Key highlights of French President Macron's India visit

From inking 14 crucial agreements to inaugurating the biggest solar power plant of Uttar Pradesh, Macron and Modi are headed to a closer understanding between the two nations.

NGT bans plastic items in towns located along banks of Ganga

A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar also banned the sale, manufacture and storage of such items till Uttarkashi.

Allahabad: Four feared drowned after boat capsizes in Ganga

A boat capsized in the Ganga river in Meja sub-division of Allahabad on Saturday evening and four people are feared to have drowned.

Panel on Ganga cleaning law proposes two new bodies

A panel framing a draft law on the cleaning of the Ganga has proposed a two- tiered mechanism to replace two existing bodies which are implementing the Namami Gange programme.

NGT bans dumping of waste within 500 metres of Ganga

The green court also declared 100 metres from edge of the river as no-development zone in the stretch between Haridwar to Unnao in Uttar Pradesh.

Law to preserve Ganga after due consideration: Uma Bharti

The government had formed a committee led by Justice Girdhar Malviya (retd) in July last year to prepare the draft Ganga Act.

'Messing' with 'living entity' Ganga may lead to fine of up to Rs 100 cr, 7 years jail term

Robbery, cheating, causing grievous hurt and attempt to commit culpable homicide are all punishable by up to seven years in prison. Now add one more crime to that list that may soon attract such a stringent punishment: messing with Ganga

Engingeering Marvel: India’s first underwater metro tunnel to connect Howrah and Kolkata

The metro operating in the tunnel will be the first metro train to operate without a driver.

Adityanath govt seeks Belgium’s help to clean up Ganga ahead of Prayag Ardh Kumbh in 2019

Yogi Adityanath said that his government was making all out efforts to clean river Ganga before the 2019 Prayag Ardh Kumbh and sought Belguim's cooperation.

Will take 7 years to attain Ganga's ecological flow: Uma Bharti

Uma Bharti also noted that Ganga was not an issue in the 2014 general elections but was put in the Bharatiya Janata Party's election manifesto.

Pics: Kangana Ranaut unveils 20-feet poster of Manikarnika in Varanasi, performs Ganga aarti

Kangana Ranaut launched a 20-feet tall poster of her film Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Varanasi on Thursday.

Ganga, Yamuna have legal rights like humans. Read why

India's two most sacred rivers, Ganga and Yamuna, have the status of a legal person with all corresponding rights, duties and liabilities.

Patna boat tragedy: Death toll rises to 24; PM, Nitish announce ex-gratia for victims

At least 21 people were killed, including some minors, when a boat capsized on the Ganga here on Saturday, with several people still missing as the rescue operation was halted late at night.

Centre's idea of selling Gangajal at Rs 80 infuriated Ganga, hence the flood, says Lalu

Famous for his wicked comments, RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav once again slammed the central government saying that river Ganga is furious because the BJP government is selling Gangajal in post offices. The comments

Post break-up, Nausheen Ali Sardar to make a comeback on small screen

New Delhi: Actress Nausheen Ali Sardar, recently made it to the headlines after she called of her three years relationship. The actress was dating actor Rahil Azam and was quite serious about their relationship. However,