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As on date, inland waterways are not included in the list of projects that require prior environmental clearance
Lack of cooperation over shared water results in an annual loss of over $14.2 billion in the trans-boundary Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghana (GBM) basin, a new report has said
Several leaders from the political spheres also extended their greetings on the occasion.
To encourage the local people in conservation of biodiversity, the Bijnor administration has decided to develop an open-air market and a craft bazar along the river in the area.
Cities situated on the banks of River Ganga in Uttar Pradesh will now witness increased social and economic activities
More than 3.40 lakh devotees have taken a holy dip in the Ganga here till Tuesday evening on the occasion of Mahashivratri, an official said.
The administration has arranged six ghats for the bathers on Mahashivratri, the last bathing festival of Magh Mela
In her Budget Speech 2022-23, she also informed that two lakh anganwadis will be upgraded for improving child health
Sewage treatment capacity during the last eight years has been scaled up ten times
Around three lakh devotees took a dip in the Ganga here on Saturday in connection with Makar Sankranti despite the coronavirus threat.
Amid the continuous rise in COVID-19 cases, the Haridwar administration has banned devotees from taking a holy dip in the Ganga river on 'Makar Sankranti' i.e., January 14.
'Narendra Modi Ji says I am a Hindu, but when did he protect the truth,' says the Congress leader
Ganga Expressway will improve connectivity and boost economic development and tourism in Uttar Pradesh, said PM Modi on Saturday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay foundation stone of Ganga Expressway in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh on December 18
After the Ganga in Kanpur and Varanasi, the Saryu in Ayodhya, and Yamuna in Vrindavan are all set to become pollution-free.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi remembers the Ganga river, which is regarded as the "mai" (mother) by lakhs, only during elections to get votes
This was the prime minister's third engagement in the holy city after visiting the Kal Bhairav temple and inaugurating the Kashi Vishwanath Dham earlier
Daughters of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat immersed the ashes of their parents in the Ganga in Haridwar on Saturday afternoon.
The project has been implemented by a team of earth scientists, and mechanical, electrical, and aerospace engineers from IIT Kanpur
Indian comic book character Chacha Chaudhary has been declared as the mascot of the government's Namami Gange Programme with an aim of bringing behavioural change among children