The government is planning to create a tourism network to promote not only sites of historical and mythological importance along the Ganga, considered holy among the Hindus, but also to boost the economy of the regions surrounding the river, officials across ministries working on the project told PTI. The 2,520-km-long Ganga flows through major cities … Read more
As part of the Centre’s Budget 2022 push for agriculture, the Finance Minister has announced that farming along the Ganga river corridor will be promoted. These announcements were part of a wide ranging push based on four pillars – productivity, climate action, financing investments and the Gati Shakti plan In addition, Sitharaman also said that … Read more
According to an Oxfam report, climate-related disasters tripled in 30 years. (File) The COP26 climate change summit begins in Glasgow, Scotland, with leaders and delegates from 200 countries debating how to cut emissions by 2030. With an exponential rise in global warming due to fossil fuel emissions, scientists have called for urgent action to avoid … Read more
The study has revealed that the microplastics are also found in Ganga’s water (Photo: IE) According to a Delhi-based NGO Toxics Link study titled , “Quantitative analysis of Microplastics along River Ganga”, released recently shows the heavy presence of microplastics in the river which flows through five states covering about 2,500 km before merging into … Read more