On ghats, clean Ganga test of faith, party preferences
Sadanand Pandey, a purohit, and Saroj Dubey, a hawker who sells puja accessories onDashashwamedh Ghat, fume at the mention of the Centre’s Namami Gange, thecleanliness mission for the Ganga launched in 2014, as they are split on their preferences–Modi, Mayawati, Akhilesh-Rahul –for the big day when Varanasi goes to polls on Wednesday. For More...
UK earth observation experts to study Ganga plain | Hindustan Times
In the first project of its kind, Britain’s earth observation community is linking with Indian experts to assess the impact of climate change and the associated greenhouse gas emissions on agriculture in the Indo-Gangetic More...
NGT allows camping at 25 points along Ganga near Rishikesh | The Tribune
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday again allowed camping activities along the banks of the Ganga in Uttarakhand with some limitations. It, however, maintained the ban on camping within 100 metres of the More...
This village by Ganga nurtures jawans
The Abdul Hamid Bridge, named after the 1965 war’s Param Vir Chakra awardee, transports people beyond the Ganga and towards Gahmar. If the vast expanse of the river makes for a tranquil sight, the bumpy ride that More...
River Ganga unlikely to be cleaned up by 2018 | The Hindu
The government is unlikely to be able to clean the Ganga by 2018, a target set by Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti. Key reasons, according to sources in the Water Ministry, include “unreasonable” directions More...
NGT bans camping activities within 100 meters of Ganga in Uttarakhand | The New Indian Express
NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday lifted the ban on camping activities on the beaches of river Ganga in Uttarakhand conditionally imposed earlier, however, prohibiting them within 100 m of More...
Assam government to organise ‘Namami Brahmapurta’ program from March 31 | The Indian Express
Taking a cue from ‘Namami Devi Narmade’ programme of Madhya Pradesh government, Assam will now launch ‘Namami Brahmapurta’ campaign in the north-eastern state from March 31 to April 4, a senior official More...
Water experts ask Centre to put river Ganga’s national waterways project on hold | The Hindu
PATNA: Scientists, researchers, policy makers and social activists from India, Bangladesh and Nepal on Sunday asked the Indian government to put on hold the project of National Waterways No-1 (from Haldia to Allahabad More...
National Green Tribunal Suggests 500 Metres Buffer Zone on Banks of Ganga | NDTV
New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal today came out with an idea of evolving a 500 m buffer zone on the banks of river Ganga like in Western countries to ban constructions for protecting it from pollution. “What More...
Environmentalists call for integrated study of Ganga River Basin | DNA
Environment activists and water experts have called for an integrated and holistic study on the status of Ganga River Basin — from its origin at Gomukh to Gangasagar, where it falls in the Bay of Bengal More...