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Modi washes feet of sanitation workers, takes holy dip at Kumbh
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Feb 24 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday took a holy dip at the 'Sangam' and offered prayers at the ongoing Kumbh at Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj, after which he washed feet of sanitation workers and lauded their efforts to ensure a Swacch Bhara
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PM Modi' s mementos auctioned to raise funds for Namami Gange
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi (India), Jan 29 (ANI): Around 1800 mementos gifted to Prime Minister Narendra Modi were auctioned at the National Gallery of Modern Art here on Sunday and Monday in a bid to raise funds for government's flagship programme “Namami Gange”.
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Items gifted to PM Modi to be auctioned on Jan 27-28: Mahesh Sharma
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Jan 26 (ANI): All the gift items that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has received during his national and international visits in the last four-and-a-half-year will be auctioned in Delhi and the money from the money raised through this auction will be used for the Namami Gang
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Nitin Gadkari attacks Congress for failing to clean Ganga during Rajiv Gan
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Agra (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 24 (ANI): Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has claimed that during former late prime minister Rajiv Gandhi's tenure, Rs 5000 crore was spent on cleaning the Yamuna which yielded no results but after Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power, the government i
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Trash skimmers clean river surface at popular Ganga ghats
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 14 (ANI): Millions of pilgrims flock to the ghats of the river Ganges every year to take a dip in its holy waters, which Hindus believe absolves them from all sins. It is believed that people are cleansed physically, mentally and spiritually at the ghats o
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NMCG highlights efforts taken for Ganga Rejuvenation
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 9 (ANI): The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), in a one day workshop organised in collaboration with the National Water Mission (NWM), showcased efforts being taken for rejuvenation of the River Ganga.
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No untreated industrial, household waste to flow into Ganga in Kanpur
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 22 (ANI): The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) under the Namami Gange programme has sanctioned projects worth Rs 2,192 crore for Kanpur zone to prevent the flow of sewage water into the river.
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Government plans to set up 'Ganga Museum'
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India],Nov 30 (ANI): The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) organised a two-day international workshop on "Developing a Ganga Museum Concept: Exchanging Experiences and Ideas between India and Europe" along with GIZ India as part of Indo-German development co-operation.
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NMCG approves composite Sewerage Projects in Agra to save Taj Mahal
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 22 (ANI): Namami Gange projects in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Himachal Pradesh worth Rs. 1573.28 crores have been approved by the Executive Committee (EC) of the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) in a meeting held on November 20.
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Massive afforestation to help conserve, rejuvenate River Ganga
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Dehradun / New Delhi [India], October 24 (ANI): Forests are the lifeline of any river, which is why to conserve and rejuvenate one of the holiest rivers, Ganga, an afforestation drive is ongoing along the 2,525 km-long River and its catchment areas in five states - Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh
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PM Modi condoles G. D. Agarwal's death
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 11 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday expressed his condolences over the death of environmentalist and a stout activist for the River Ganga, G. D. Agarwal.
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Cong corners BJP over death of environmentalist GD Agarwal
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 11 (ANI): Congress on Thursday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led central government alleging that it did not do enough under 'Namai Gange Programme' and also ignored the indefinite-fast of environmentalist GD Agarwal.
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