National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, under the aegis of Ministry of Culture, will organise an auction of prestigious memorable gifts presented to the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, from all across India. The amount raised in lieu of auction will be used for the Project ‘Namami Gange’. The physical auction will be conducted on […]
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NMCG approves eight projects worth over Rs 700 Crore
National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has approved eight projects worth Rs. 700 crore, out of which four pertain to sewage management in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal, three are related to treatment of drains through bio-remediation and one of inventorization and surveillance of river Ganga. On sewage management front, a project for pollution […]
Turtle Sanctuary to be set up in Allahabad
In order to protect the rich aquatic biodiversity of river Ganga from escalating anthropogenic pressures, development of a Turtle sanctuary in Allahabad along with a River Biodiversity Park at Sangam has been approved under Namami Gange programme. The Turtle sanctuary project at an estimated cost of Rs 1.34 crore would include development of River Biodiversity […]
764 industries polluting River Ganga, high levels of faecal coliform in water
Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has identified a total of 764 Grossly Polluting Industries (industry discharging more than pollution load of Biochemical Oxygen Demand 100kg per day) along the entire stretch of river Ganga and its tributaries. This information was given by Union Minister of State for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Vijay […]
River Pampa to be restored with her earlier glory soon?
New Delhi, June 5, 2016: BJP State President of Kerala Kummanam Rajasekharan has just given the news that will delight environmentalists and those who want to see River Pampa come back to life. In a tweet he had said that the Government of India is sending in a committee that would study the possibility of rejuvenating […]