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Computer Baba takes charge as chairman of 'Narmada River Trust'
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], June 4 (ANI): Namdas Tyagi, also known as Computer Baba, on Tuesday, took charge as the chairman of 'Narmada, Kshipra and Mandakini River Trust' in presence of the former chief minister of Madhya Pradesh Digvijaya Singh.
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Improvements in water quality could off-set climate change impact on river
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jun 4 : A study by Cardiff University's Water Research Institute and the University of Vermont has suggested that the ecological impact of climate change on rivers could be minimised by improving the quality of water.
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Hungary: Death toll rises to 8 after tourist boat capsizes, 18 remain miss
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Budapest [Hungary], Jun 4 (ANI): At least eight bodies have been retrieved from the Danube River after a tourist boat carrying 35 people, including 33 South Korean nationals and two Hungarian crew members, capsized last week, the South Korean foreign ministry confirmed on Tuesday.
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Almora: Ramganga river water level rises after cloud burst, alert issued
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Almora (Uttarakhand) [India], Jun 3 (ANI): An alert has been issued in the Almora region of Uttrakhand with the water levels in Ramganga river here rising after a cloud burst on Sunday.
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Tamil Nadu: River Vaigai dries due to intense heat wave
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 2 (ANI): Vaigai river which flows through the town of Theni, Andipetti, Madurai dried due to the intense heat wave in the region.
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Kashmiri guide sacrifices life while rescuing tourists during rafting
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
J&K (India), June 2 (ANI): Rouf Ahmed Dar, a Kashmiri tourist guide lost his life while rescuing 5 tourists after their rafting boat capsized in Lidder River in Pahalgam on May 31.
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UP: Girl drowns in River Ganga
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Sambhal [UP], June 2 (ANI): One girl went missing after she along with her five friends went to take bath in River Ganga near Ramghat here on Sunday, said police.
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WB: Massive cleanliness drive on Mahananda River held in Siliguri
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], June 2 (ANI): Ahead of World Environment Day, a massive cleanliness drive on Mahananda River was conducted by various Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and youth of Siliguri here on Sunday.
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Hungary: 7 tourists die as boat sinks, South Korea calls for emergency act
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Budapest [Hungary], May 30 (ANI): At least seven tourists from South Korea lost their lives and around 19 others went missing after a sightseeing boat sank following its collision with another vessel on the Danube River here on Wednesday evening (local time), authorities said.
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Antibiotics contamination in many rivers have crossed 'safe' level: Study
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 28 (ANI): Showing that antibiotic contamination is a global problem researchers at University of York have claimed that the concentration of antibiotics in some of the world's river crossed 'safe' level by upto 300 times.
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Marathwada: Fed up of prolonged water crisis villagers threaten mass suici
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Marathwada (Maharashtra) [India], May 28 (ANI): It has been over a month since people from 70 villages in the Marathwada region, which is marred by severe drought for the tenth consecutive year, have been protesting against the government for not releasing water from the Jayakwadi dam to the
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Experts stress on biodiversity conservation to keep Ganga clean
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature jointly organised a one day workshop on the occasion of "The International Day for Biological Diversity" here.
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