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
Biihar and UP has been badly hit by the second wave of coronavirus infections where many dumped bodies of Covid victims on Ganga river A month after the Centre mandated study was conducted on the Ganga River to assess the presence of novel coronavirus after bodies were fished out of the river in some districts … Read more
Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), the national standards body, said that the onus of testing the quality of tap water lies with Jal Shakti ministry, state governments and respective departments supplying water to households. “BIS will not test the water unless these bodies request us to do so. We have drafted the quality norms for … Read more