Omveer Kumar, 41, picks up plastic bottles, pouches and food packets as he walks on the wet sand on the banks of the Ganga. As he nears a heap of garbage, Mr. Kumar sees an overturned turtle, its neck wounded. He rushes it to a nearby rescue centre for treatment. Mr. Kumar, a resident of … Read more
River Ganges at Shivala Ghat, Varanasi. File | Photo Credit: Prashant Nakwe The Jal Shakti Ministry’s National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) cleared eight projects worth ₹638 crore on Tuesday. The projects include the rejuvenation of river Hindon, a tributary of the Yamuna, stretches of which rank as among the most polluted in the country. … Read more
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
Elections in eastern Uttar Pradesh‘s constituencies along the Ganga, including Mirzapur and Ghazipur, are seeing mobilisation of voters on caste lines. The government schemes that have benefitted a large number of people in these constituencies are also a factor, more so among the smaller backward castes. Although caste remains a big factor like in the … Read more
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi kickstarted his visit to Varanasi, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday remarked jeeringly that people stay in “when the end nears”, sparking condemnation from the BJP which said his taunts were “cruel” and equated the former chief minister with Mughal emperor Aurangzeb. On the first day of his two-day … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday took a cruise boat from Varanasi‘s Khirkiya Ghat to Lalita Ghat to visit Kashi Vishwanath temple. The Prime Minister is on a two-day visit to his parliamentary constituency. PM Modi is accompanied by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. PM Narendra Modi was greeted by the people standing alongside … 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 Centre on Tuesday asked states along the Ganga to ensure strict vigilance and check future incidences of people dumping bodies in the river and its tributaries. In a letter to District Ganga Committees which are chaired by district magistrates or collectors, the National Mission for Clean Ganga — the apex body that monitors rejuvenation … Read more
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government on Sunday put on high alert the authorities in all districts on the banks of the Ganga and asked them to continuously monitor the water levels in the river after a glacier broke off at Joshimath in neighbouring Uttarakhand’s Chamoli, triggering a massive flood there. The glacier burst triggered an … Read more