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Here's how this Chinese city turned around serious acid rain, river pollut
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Liuzhou [China], Dec 09 (ANI): Having been affected by serious water and air pollution for decades, the Chinese city of Liuzhou has steadily implemented norms and inculcated habits that have steadily but surely helped reverse environmental degradation caused due to human activities.
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Cabinet approves Shahpurkandi Dam project on river Ravi in Punjab
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 7 (ANI): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the implementation of the Shahpurkandi Dam Project, Punjab on river Ravi. For this, central assistance of Rs. 485.38 crore (for irrigation component) would be provided over five years from
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Stalin opposes Centre's stand on construction of reservoir across river Ca
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Dec 6 (ANI): Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) president MK Stalin on Thursday said that the party will not accept the Centre's stand on permitting the Karnataka government to construct a reservoir across river Cauvery at Mekedatu.
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Karnataka seeks amicable solution to Cauvery water row, writes to TN CM
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Dec 6 (ANI): Karnataka Water Minister DK Shivakumar on Thursday called for finding an amicable solution to the long pending Cauvery water sharing dispute with Tamil Nadu. "The Government of Karnataka desires to have an amicable solution to the issue of Mekedatu
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PWD demolishes 100-year-old bridge in Maharashtra
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Thane (Maharashtra) [India], Dec 5 (ANI): A bridge over Kalu River that connected Murbad and Shahapur areas in Thane district has been demolished using explosives by the Public Works Department.
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Uma Bharti takes break from active politics to focus on Ram temple, Ganga
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh), [India], Dec 4, (ANI): Union Minister for Drinking Water and Sanitation and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Uma Bharti on Tuesday announced to take a break from active politics to focus on the issue of Ram temple and cleaning of Ganga river. She also said
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Sindhi activists hold protest against construction of dams on Indus river
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Nawabshah (Sindh Province) [Pakistan], Dec 03 (ANI): Sindh National Voice (SNV) activists took out a cultural protest rally in Nawabshah against the construction of dams and canals on Indus River and enforced disappearance in Sindh.
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Tamil Nadu CM writes to PM on Cauvery issue
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu), Nov 27 (ANI) : Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, requesting him to instruct the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation to direct the Central Water Commission (CWC) to
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Assam CM Sonowal honours Lachit Borphukan
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Guwahati, (Assam) [India] Nov 24 (ANI): The Chief Minister of Assam Sarbananda Sonowal paid a tribute to the mid-river Statue of Ahom general Lachit Borphukan in Guwahati, who defeated the Mughals in the Battle of Saraighat in 1671.
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Chief Justice of Pakistan faces protest by Sindhi activists in London
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], Nov 23 (ANI): The World Sindhi Congress (WSC) held a protest in London against the construction of large dams on River Indus in Pakistan.
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16 killed in road accident in Far West Nepal
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Nov 23 (ANI): At least 16 people were killed after a bus ferrying passengers fell into a river in Dadeldhura District of Far Western Nepal.
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International workshop on River Basin Management held in New Delhi
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 22 (ANI): National Mission for Clean Ganga, in association with GIZ India, organised an International workshop in New Delhi on River Basin Management at different levels and the role of River Basin Organisations (RBOs) in support of Ganga Rejuvenation. It focused on in
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