20k litres from U’khand every day make Ganga by post scheme hit – Times of India
DEHRADUN: Weeks after Union government launched the scheme of providing bottled Ganga water to citizens through post offices, the holy water has been flying off shelves. Since July 10 when Union ministers Ravi Shankar Prasad and Manoj Sinha had launched the scheme in New Delhi, over 10,000 Gangajal bottles have been dispatched by the Dehradun postal More...
Jharkhand to be developed as model case for Ganga rejuvenation – The Economic Times
NEW DELHI: Jharkhand will be developed as a model case for Ganga’s rejuvenation intervention under ‘Clean Ganga’ campaign as results can be achieved faster owing to its shorter length there, the More...
Tribunal rejects Karnataka plea for Mahadayi river water – The New Indian Express
BENGALURU: The Mahadayi Water Disputes Tribunal (MWDT) has rejected Karnataka’s plea for an interim order to allow the state to draw 7.56 tmcft of water from Mahadayi river to Malaprabha river. Karnataka had More...
Green Tribunal’s move to clean up Ganga – IN SCHOOL – The Hindu
Any building, hotel, dharmashala and ashram in Haridwar having more than 20 rooms or a built up area of over 10,000 square feet, will have to install its own sewage treatment plant (STP), the National Green Tribunal More...
Retreat of Gangotri glacier will not impact the flow of river Ganga drastically, says government – Times of India
NEW DELHI: Retreat of Gangotri glacier will not have drastic influence on the flow of Ganga as the river is not totally dependent on glaciers for its water even in the head-water region, said the government on More...
Godavari water for river Krishna pushkar | The Indian Express
Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu who visited the pushkar ghats to review the arrangements today said that noted food items of all the districts should be available at the food court and the pilgrims should feel More...
Centre kicks-off ambitious project to trace origins of lost Saraswati river : India Today
SARASWATI HERITAGE PROJECT The ‘Saraswati Heritage Project’ was taken up by the Government of India (GOI) to reconnect with the historical, cultural and religious past of the country. The first meeting More...
From the mountains, Ganga descends in a bottle via Speed Post | The Indian Express
Tucked away in a corner of the Sansad Marg Head Post Office in Delhi, a well-lit, unpretentious room serves as a walk-in retail point for the Ganga in a bottle. On a small glass shelf stand two plastic bottles More...
Ganga Act: Two separate committees formed to prepare draft | The Indian Express
The Government has formed two separate committees to prepare draft of Ganga Act, which aims at expediting implementation of Namami Gange programme and lay down guidelines to rid the holy river of silt. A committee More...
4,000 Years After It Was ‘Lost’ River Saraswati Could Be Brought Back To Life As…
Goddess Saraswati was originally it’s personification and it is believed that it was on the banks of the Saraswati that parts of the Rig Veda were written- these two facts are enough to make you realise just More...