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Monitor clean-up of Ganga, NGT told by Supreme CourtBy : sustainabilityo..., Jan 25, 2017
After a frustrating three decades of monitoring government efforts to clean the Ganga, the Supreme Court decided on Tuesday to entrust the task to National Green Tribunal (NGT) even as... Read more.. |
Centre approves new Ganga cleaning projects at a cost of over Rs 370 croreBy : sustainabilityo..., Jan 3, 2017
The Centre has approved new projects at an indicative cost of over Rs 370 crore for its ongoing Ganga rejuvenation programme in Haridwar and Varanasi and decided to include six more cities\towns... Read more.. |
Multiple Authorities, No Monitoring Failed Ganga Cleaning: IITs to NGTBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 2, 2016
Multiplicity of authorities, lack of assistance from state governments and dearth of monitoring has led to the failure of cleaning Ganga, a consortium of seven IITs told the National Green... Read more.. |
New authority proposed for action against industrial units polluting GangaBy : sustainabilityo..., Aug 17, 2016
Union Water Resources Ministry has proposed to set up a statutory authority to take action against those industrial units which pollute the Ganga river and its tributaries. Currently, only the... Read more.. |
Clean Ganga Fund: Over 132 crore donated to clean the riverBy : sustainabilityo..., Aug 5, 2016
The Clean Ganga Fund launched by the NDA government as part of its ambitious mission to clean the river has received more than Rs 132 crore in donations. ... Read more.. |
Panels to prepare Ganga Act draftBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 25, 2016
The government has formed two separate committees to prepare the draft of Ganga Act, which aims at expediting implementation of Namami Gange programme and lay down guidelines to rid the holy... Read more.. Subject Tags: Ganga clean-up , water |
Ganga cleanup may get helping hand from ChennaiBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 8, 2016
As the Centre unveiled projects worth 2,000 crore on Thursday to clean the polluted Ganga, a city-based firm is gearing to take part in the ambitious campaign. Tamil Nadu Water Investment... Read more.. |
231 Projects under Namami Gange to be Launched all over the Country todayBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 7, 2016
Giving a major boost to Namami Gange Programme Union Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Sushri Uma Bharti has announced that 231 projects will be inaugurated... Read more.. |
New law to expedite Namami GangeBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 5, 2016
The Centre on Monday decided to have an exclusive central law on the country's national river to speed up the process of its rejuvenation through effectively implementing the ambitious 'Namami... Read more.. |
Ganga To Be Among World's Cleanest Rivers In 2 Years, Promises Uma BhartiBy : sustainabilityo..., May 30, 2016
Union water minister Uma Bharti has promised that Ganga will be among the world's 10 cleanest rivers by 2018. The Narendra Modi government, she said, has allocated Rs. 20,000 crore to meet the... Read more.. Subject Tags: Ganga clean-up , water pollution |