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PM to inaugurate sewerage projects for Prayagraj under Namami Gange Programme this…
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will inaugurate two sewage infrastructure projects worth Rs 199.65 Crore under Namami Gange Programme in Prayagraj (Allahabad), and lay the foundation for…
Depression over southeast Bay of Bengal
Latest satellite imageries and surface observations indicate that a depression has formed over southeast Bay of Bengal and lay centred at 0530 hrs IST of today, the 13th December, 2018…
1st International Conference on Sustainable Water Management at Mohali
The first International Conference under the aegis of National Hydrology Project, Union Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation is being organised by Bhakra…
Technology and Financial Innovation to drive the Ganga Cleaning Mission
New Delhi: A range of innovative technology and financial innovations will drive the Ganga cleaning program as was deliberated during the three-day India Water Impact Summit, that concluded…
Cabinet approves MoC between India and Japan in the field of Environmental…
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given ex-post facto approval to the Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) between India and Japan. The MoC was signed on…
70 to 80 pc of Ganga will be cleaned by end of March
Mumbai : The Union water resources minister Nitin Gadkari today said 70 to 80 percent of the Ganga will be cleaned by the end of March.
He said nearly Rs 26,000 crore are being…
Namami Gange programme focusses on the tributaries of the river
New Delhi: The National Mission for Clean Ganga is now focusing on cleaning the tributaries of River Ganga in a big way. In the 18th meeting of its Executive Committee yesterday,…
NGT pulls up Delhi govt on air pollution, slams Rs. 25 crore fine
The National Green Tribunal Monday asked the Delhi government to deposit Rs 25 crore with the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) for their failure to curb the problem of pollution in the…
NGT seeks report on dumping of waste in Noida’s irrigation canal
The National Green Tribunal has directed Noida and Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board to submit a report on dumping of waste in an irrigation canal near Sector 137 in the Gautam Buddh…
UN conference on climate change begins in Poland
The 24th meeting of Conference of Parties (COP-24) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has begun at Katowice, Poland today. The Conference will…