Ganga
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Tell us one place where Ganga is clean: NGT asks Centre
India | Oct 09, 2015, 08:59 PM ISTNew Delhi: The National Green Tribunal on Friday asked the government to "tell one place" where the Ganga is clean and said that despite spending huge sums, the situation has gone from bad to worse.Expressing
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Kanpur: Boat capsizes in Ganga, 2 dead, 9 missing
India | Sep 25, 2015, 09:13 AM ISTKanpur: Two persons died and nine including four children and three women were missing after a boat carrying 12 onboard capsized in Ganga while during the immersion of a Ganesha idol in Kanpur on Thursday evening.The
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Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar underlines need for indigenous efforts in defence
National | Sep 07, 2015, 04:32 PM ISTMumbai: Stating that India spends around Rs 3 lakh crore every year on defending its borders, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today called for "self dependence" and need for indigenous efforts with regards to ammunition supply
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Aircraft likely to be used for mapping the Ganga
India | Aug 16, 2015, 11:34 AM ISTNew Delhi: Fitted with powerful cameras, Special Purpose Aircraft may soon fly over the Ganga to survey the river as it courses through five states for a geospatial mapping of its basin to rid it
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Gangaa: Ganga enrolled in school, teacher makes her peal peas!
Bollywood | Jul 29, 2015, 11:58 PM ISTNew Delhi: After facing many hurdles, Gangaa has finally enrolled in the school to get the education. But, the sweet girl doesn't have books to study but instead she is peeling peas (matar) in the
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Shivraj Singh Chouhan is as holy as river Ganga: BJP leader
National | Jul 12, 2015, 08:56 PM ISTBhopal: Voicing confidence that Shivraj Singh Chouhan will come out unscathed in the Vyapam probe, BJP's Madhya Pradesh unit president Nand Kumar Singh Chouhan today said the chief minister is "as holy as the river
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Strict action against factories polluting Ganga: Prakash Javadekar
National | Jul 02, 2015, 09:51 PM ISTDehradun: Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar today said that the Centre will take stringent action against the factories which are responsible for polluting Ganga and several methods are being prepared to conserve the river.Speaking at the
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Water ministry urges not to extend OCMS installation deadline
India | Jun 16, 2015, 06:45 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Water Resources Ministry today urged Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar not to extend the June 30 deadline for installing real-time monitoring of effluents by the polluting industries along Ganga river basin.In a letter
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PM Modi for involving spiritual leaders in 'Swachh Bharat' mission
National | Jun 11, 2015, 05:40 PM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today directed central government departments concerned with the ‘Clean India' mission to coordinate with states which are lagging in toilet construction, and suggested involving spiritual leaders to create awareness
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Will seek Murli Manohar Joshi's guidance on cleaning Ganga: Uma Bharti
National | Jun 06, 2015, 06:54 AM ISTJaipur: Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti on Friday said she would seek Murli Manohar Joshi's views to remove shortcomings in the 'Namami Gange' programme after he questioned the project and asserted that it would be
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Ganga can't be cleaned in 50 years: Murali Manohar Joshi
National | Jun 05, 2015, 08:40 PM ISTVaranasi: Toeing a line different from his party-led government on ambitious ‘Namami Gange' programme, senior BJP leader Murali Manohar Joshi today said Ganga can't be cleaned even in next 50 years they way the project
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Namami Gange project should be stopped: Ashok Singhal
National | May 28, 2015, 02:56 PM ISTNew Delhi: Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Ashok Singhal has said that the Namami Gange project should be stopped as the Narendra Modi government is only wasting money in the name of cleaning the water of
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Uma Bharti to spend 3-4 days a week on banks of Ganga
India | May 19, 2015, 11:34 PM ISTHaridwar: To ensure effective implementation of the first phase of Ganga rehabilitation programme, Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti today said she has decided to spend 3-4 days a week on the banks of the
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Centre approves Rs 20,000-cr budget for Namami Ganga scheme
National | May 13, 2015, 06:27 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Union Cabinet today approved a massive Rs 20,000 crore budget for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pet ‘Namami Gange Programme' for the next five years, which is a five-fold increase over the money
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UP Labour Minister's daughter feared drowned in Ganga in Rishikesh
India | May 11, 2015, 12:33 PM ISTLucknow/Rishikesh: Body of 22-year-old Adeeba Shahid, daughter of Uttar Pradesh's Labour and Employment Minister Shahid Manzoor, has not been recovered yet from the Ganga river where she drowned on Sunday, police said.She was on a
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Over Rs.6 lakh crore needed to clean Ganga: Experts
India | May 08, 2015, 06:08 PM ISTNew Delhi: A capital expenditure of over Rs.600,000 crore (approx $100 bn) is needed to cleanse river Ganga of the sewage, industrial effluents and solid waste that is thrown into the river, say experts.The Ganga
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Mission Prabhughat: A volunteer-driven campaign for cleansing Varanasi ghats
India | Apr 02, 2015, 07:31 PM ISTVaranasi: Temsutula Imsong, who belongs to Nagaland, has embarked on a unique initiative that is gaining momentum with each passing day.The campaign started by Temsutula and some of her other enthusiastic friends is known as
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Two-thirds of sewage from towns flows into Ganga
India | Mar 13, 2015, 12:22 PM ISTNew Delhi: No-matter how much PM Narendra Modi works on Ganga cleaning project but until authorities don't wake up, nothing can be done.In about 118 towns located in the Ganga river basin, more than two-thirds
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Varanasi widows break tradition, play Holi on the banks of Ganga
India | Feb 21, 2015, 01:56 PM ISTVaranasi: It turned out to be a different and memorable on Friday for hundreds of widows in this temple town as their white attire was smeared in different hues when they, for the first time,
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Stop polluting Ganga or face shut down, National Green Tribunal warns tanneries
India | Jan 21, 2015, 02:57 PM ISTKanpur: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sternly warned tannery industries in Kanpur that it will have them shut down if they fail to stop polluting Ganga.There are 700 tanneries in Kanpur and this city