Ganga

PM Modi slams previous governments for failing to clean Ganga

He said meaningful results are achieved when the government works with transparency and honesty.

Ganga clean at just one out of 39 locations: CPCB

In 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.

UN honours Indian startup which recycles floral waste from temples to clean Ganga

Flowers, 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.

Man held with lover for trying to kill wife near Ganga Canal

Deputy Superintendent of Police Prabhat Kumar said Yashwant Rana alias Sunny, a native of Doghat village in Baghpat district, was arrested along with his girlfriend Anshul after some people informed police about their suspicious movement at a secluded place near the canal.

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.