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Pollution in River Yamuna: NGT constitutes High-Level Committee for Delhi,
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday constituted a High Level Committee (HLC) of concerned authorities in Delhi where pollution of Yamuna is higher (about 75 per cent), compared to other river basin States.
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Study reveals impact of toxicants on river inhabitants
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
According to a study published in the journal named 'SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics', Peng Zhou (Shanghai Normal University) and Qihua Huang (Southwest University, Chongqing) develop a model that describes the interactions between a population and a toxicant in an adjective environment
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PM Modi to flag off world's longest river cruise 'MV Ganga Vilas' from Var
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off the world's longest river cruise with MV Ganga Vilas on January 13 from Varanasi.
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World's longest river cruise 'Ganga Vilas' to unlock potential of river cr
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
The launch of the world's longest river cruise named MV Ganga Vilas by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 13 in Varanasi will herald a new age of river cruise tourism for India, said Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways and Ayush.
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PM Modi to flag off Ganga Vilas Cruise from Varanasi on Jan 13, excitement
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
The cruise will cover a distance of nearly 4,000 km in 50 days. It will pass through the rivers of India and Bangladesh to reach Dibrugarh in Assam. It will have halts near important cities like Patna, Kolkata, and Dhaka.
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Kolkata: Beautification of ports underway ahead of G-20 event
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Under this, beautification programmes are being undertaken from Man-o-War Jetty to Howrah Bridge. Also, all the Mooring Buoys of the port are being painted on the Hooghly River side.
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Devotees throng to Prayagraj for Magh Mela
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Devotees took part in the Magh Mela 2023 on Friday in Prayagraj at the confluence of the Ganga, Yamuna and mythological Saraswati rivers.
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Hindu devotees begin month-long fasting for Madhav Narayan festival in Nep
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Month-long fasting of Madhav Narayan has formally begun in Nepal with Hindu devotees gathering on the embankments of rivers to worship Lord Vishnu.
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About 30 lakh pilgrims expected to attend West Bengal's Gangasagar Mela
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
After two years of the COVID pandemic, the Gangasagar Mela 2023 is being organised in West Bengal from January 8 to January 17 around the time of the Makar Sankranti festival. The pilgrims have already started pouring for the festival and take a holy dip in the Ganga river.
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Energy transition strategies in India, China: Contest for hegemony on Brah
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The interlinkages between the energy transition and the contest for political power are particularly visible in South Asia, especially between India and China.
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L&T Construction wins orders from Madhya Pradesh for its water and eff
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The micro irrigation projects will lift 60 cumecs of water from the Narmada River to irrigate the farmlands benefitting 3,00,000 farmers in the process, according to the statement. The modern automation system with field instruments and automated valves will ensure round the clock supply of
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Residents of Dhubri, South Salmara Mankachar districts to submit memos urg
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The locals from the Dhubri and South Salmara Mankachar districts of Assam will submit two separate memorandums with 1 lakh signatures to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and state Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma, demanding to protect the districts from the flood and river bank erosion.
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