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National Mission for Clean Ganga approves bio-remediation projects to clean drains flowing into GangaBy : Sustainability ..., May 22, 2018
Logs wound with coir, mud balls, dyes, and certain plant species may soon be used as tools to clean sections of heavily polluted drains that flow into the river Ganga. The National Mission for... Read more.. |
CAG slams Modi's slow Ganges clean-upBy : sustainabilityo..., Jan 2, 2018
India has spent less than a quarter of the funds available for a programme to clean up the Ganges river over the last two years, a federal audit has found, citing lapses in planning and... Read more.. |
Centre turns to ‘sewage-eating’ microbes to treat Ganga water at 54 new sitesBy : sustainabilityo..., Oct 31, 2017
As urgency grows to show results for its Clean Ganga mission, the Centre is turning to bacterial bioremediation techniques to cut down the time lag in commissioning of sewage treatment plants (... Read more.. Subject Tags: Ganga clean-up , pollution |
NGT pulls up Centre for failing to clean Ganga, call for monitoring of fundsBy : sustainabilityo..., Oct 30, 2017
National Green Tribunal (NGT) pulled up Centre and the state government for failing to clean Ganga's stretch from Gaumukh to Haridwar and called for strict monitoring of funds allotted to the... Read more.. |
Ganga: NGT orders inspection of drain connecting Jajmau CETPBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 15, 2017
The National Green Tribunal has directed inspection of a sewer pipeline going to a common effluent treatment plant (CETP) at Jajmau in Kanpur to verify the claim of the Uttar Pradesh government... Read more.. |
Panel studies draft bill on Ganga pollutionBy : sustainabilityo..., Jun 15, 2017
Stepping up its efforts to finalise details of the proposed law on Ganga, a government's expert panel on Tuesday deliberated on finer points of the draft National River ... Read more.. Subject Tags: Ganga clean-up , water pollution |
7 years in jail, Rs 100 cr fine for offences on GangaBy : sustainabilityo..., Jun 12, 2017
Robbery, cheating, causing grievous hurt and attempt to commit culpable homicide are all punishable by up to seven years in prison. Now add one more crime to that list that may soon attract such... Read more.. Subject Tags: Ganga clean-up , river pollution |
Israel Extends Support For ‘Namami Gange’ Ahead Of Modi’s State VisitBy : sustainabilityo..., May 19, 2017
Israeli Ambassador to India Daniel Carmon met Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath in Lucknow on Monday and extended support to the ambitious ‘Namami Gange’ project, aimed at cleaning... Read more.. |
NGT to inspect Ganga pollution itselfBy : sustainabilityo..., May 3, 2017
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday decided to itself inspect the most polluted stretch of Ganga river, between Haridwar in Uttarakhand to Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh — to get the clear... Read more.. |
NGT shuts 13 polluting industries along Ganga channelBy : sustainabilityo..., Apr 27, 2017
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday directed 13 polluting industries situated along tributary or major drain of the Ganga river to be shut down. ... Read more.. |