Ganga River

Almost every seer or monk who has stayed at the ashram has undertaken a fast to draw attention to the GangaThe seers’ many demands include a ban on new dam and barrage construction on the Ganga, decommissioning of all existing dams and passage of the Ganga Act

The NGT has directed the National Mission for Clean Ganga to install display boards at a gap of 100 km to indicate whether the water was fit for bathing or drinking

Three women were killed and several others injured in a stampede near Simariya Ghat on the banks of river Ganga in Bihar's Begusarai around 7 am today, police said

Proposed investments in Varanasi range from Rs20,000 crore for the metro to Rs170 crore for the multimodal transport terminal and Rs1,000 crore for a freight village

Environment ministry's panel cited concerns that Uttar Pradesh govt project to create a 'religious and hi-tech smart city' near Garh Mukteshwar, will kill approximately seven km of the river Ganga

National Green Tribunal (NGT) also prohibits dumping of waste within 500 metres of Ganga river, declares Rs50,000 fine on anyone found doing so

Mint's quick edit on Uttarakhand high court recognizing the Ganga and Yamuna rivers as living entities, a first such instance in India but has international parallels

Uttarakhand HC recognizing the Ganga and Yamuna rivers as living entities is the first such instance in India where a non-human has been given the tag

The weather was hot and dry in the national capital and other northern states of Punjab and Haryana

Heavy rains are likely to continue in Uttarakhand for another 24 hours especially in Udhamsingh Nagar, Haridwar and Dehradun districts