Rs.6788.78 crore was released by the government for the Ganga Action Plan (GAP) since it was launched by Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on January 14, 1986,...
The National River Ganga Bill 2017 focusses on the river’s rejuvenation and proposes the imposition of hefty penalties for violating the river
Both the phases of Ganga Action Plan, despite their mega budgets, saw limited success due to flawed planning and even more problematic executions
Netherlands will help in enhancing water bodies in multiple ways including river basin management, reducing pollution in Ganga, improving the water quality, etc.
Under central government’s initiative ‘Namami Gange’, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Yogi Adiyanath has come up with a plan to relocate all the industries located near Ganga...
Armed with a budget of Rs 20,000 crore, the Namami Gange programme is committed to rejuvenate Ganga by tackling issues of pollution in the river
Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti said that the Kanpur stretch of river Ganga is the most polluted one and efforts are being taken along with...
A committee headed by (Retd.) Justice Giridhar Malviya began preparing the draft bill for the Ganga Act and submitted it to the Ministry of Water Resources...
The expert panel formed by the government met for the first time to review the provisions of the draft National River Ganga (Rejuvenation, Protection and Management)...
To curb the massive pollution in the water levels of the river Ganga, the Uttarakhand High Court in May 2017 had declared the river as a...
The National Green Tribunal has directed a joint inspection against two beer brand companies and has asked them to comply with environmental norms, failure in doing...
Projects worth Rs. 4,100 crores have been announced to give Namami Gange the necessary push to build more STPs across the five Ganga basin states
