Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 19:07
The Supreme Court Friday issued notices to the Centre and states of Uttrakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bangal on a PIL seeking its direction to prohibit them from throwing waste material from factories into river Ganga and check pollution.
Last Updated: Wednesday, January 8, 2014, 17:17
Tanneries here have been asked by the authorities to stop leather cleaning three days before people take the holy dip in the Ganga during the Magh Mela to keep the river clean for the pilgrims.
Last Updated: Monday, October 7, 2013, 21:11
The NGT Monday sought the responses of the Centre and the Uttar Pradesh government on a plea alleging that the Ganga is being polluted due to effluents discharged by sugar mills and a dairy firm.
Last Updated: Saturday, August 10, 2013, 14:02
Most places in Uttarakhand on Saturday received light rains though the river Ganga was flowing close to the danger mark, flooding some villages.
Last Updated: Monday, July 15, 2013, 16:57
The water level in the Ganga here on Monday came down slightly although the river still continues to flow close to danger level.
Last Updated: Tuesday, June 25, 2013, 19:16
At least 15 bodies were found floating in Ganga in different districts of Uttar Pradesh including Muzaffarnagar, Bulandshahr and Bijnore.
Last Updated: Thursday, April 25, 2013, 11:19
Hollywood heartthrob Gerard Butler, who loves travelling to new places every now and then, recently packed his bags to spend some time in the serene surroundings of the mighty Himalayas.
Last Updated: Thursday, March 28, 2013, 17:33
Twenty people drowned in separate incidents in Kanpur, Siddharth Nagar, Kaushambi and Azamgarh districts, police said on Thursday.
Last Updated: Monday, March 11, 2013, 22:16
The government on Monday promised to ensure that no domestic effluents go into Ganga and Yamuna as members cutting across party lines came together to voice serious concern over the increasing pollution in these rivers despite thousands of crores spent for cleaning them.
Last Updated: Saturday, January 26, 2013, 12:59
More than 1,000 people will march to celebrate India`s Republic Day on the banks of the Ganga at the Kumbh Mela on Saturday.
Last Updated: Thursday, January 10, 2013, 17:39
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna has announced that by 2013 untreated water will stop flowing into the Ganga river in the state.
Last Updated: Thursday, October 11, 2012, 13:07
Three persons drowned on Thursday when a boat carrying over 24 people capsized in the river Ganga in Bihar.
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