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As on date, inland waterways are not included in the list of projects that require prior environmental clearance

Updated On: 22 Nov 2022 | 8:20 PM IST

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

Updated On: 18 May 2022 | 10:36 AM IST

Several leaders from the political spheres also extended their greetings on the occasion.

Updated On: 03 May 2022 | 10:01 AM IST

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.

Updated On: 26 Apr 2022 | 3:44 PM IST

Cities situated on the banks of River Ganga in Uttar Pradesh will now witness increased social and economic activities

Updated On: 06 Apr 2022 | 9:53 AM IST

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.

Updated On: 01 Mar 2022 | 5:37 PM IST

The administration has arranged six ghats for the bathers on Mahashivratri, the last bathing festival of Magh Mela

Updated On: 01 Mar 2022 | 1:49 PM IST

In her Budget Speech 2022-23, she also informed that two lakh anganwadis will be upgraded for improving child health

Updated On: 01 Feb 2022 | 12:06 PM IST

Sewage treatment capacity during the last eight years has been scaled up ten times

Updated On: 31 Jan 2022 | 4:58 PM IST

Around three lakh devotees took a dip in the Ganga here on Saturday in connection with Makar Sankranti despite the coronavirus threat.

Updated On: 15 Jan 2022 | 5:04 PM IST

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.

Updated On: 11 Jan 2022 | 1:29 PM IST

'Narendra Modi Ji says I am a Hindu, but when did he protect the truth,' says the Congress leader

Updated On: 18 Dec 2021 | 8:06 PM IST

Ganga Expressway will improve connectivity and boost economic development and tourism in Uttar Pradesh, said PM Modi on Saturday.

Updated On: 18 Dec 2021 | 11:28 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay foundation stone of Ganga Expressway in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh on December 18

Updated On: 16 Dec 2021 | 5:10 PM IST

After the Ganga in Kanpur and Varanasi, the Saryu in Ayodhya, and Yamuna in Vrindavan are all set to become pollution-free.

Updated On: 15 Dec 2021 | 9:59 AM IST

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

Updated On: 14 Dec 2021 | 9:49 PM IST

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

Updated On: 13 Dec 2021 | 8:36 PM IST

Daughters of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat immersed the ashes of their parents in the Ganga in Haridwar on Saturday afternoon.

Updated On: 11 Dec 2021 | 2:44 PM IST

The project has been implemented by a team of earth scientists, and mechanical, electrical, and aerospace engineers from IIT Kanpur

Updated On: 12 Nov 2021 | 10:28 PM IST

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

Updated On: 01 Oct 2021 | 10:16 PM IST