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All posts tagged "Ganga"
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181NationalNHRC Issues Notices To Centre, UP, Bihar As Floating Dead Bodies Are Found In River Ganga
Alarmed by the sight of dead bodies floating in river Ganga, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the Union...
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553Environment
As Glaciers Disappear, Can We Be Far Behind?
Due to climate change, mountain glaciers worldwide lost mass at an average rate of 220 gigatons (Gt) per year between 2006 and...
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India Is Leaving Its Poor Farmers Behind
Anurag Verma is a rich and curious farmer. His gently waving fields of wheat are ready to ripen, but he is wondering...
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227National
Estimated One Crore Devotees Likely To Take Holy Dip In Sangam On Last Day Of Kumbh Mela
The Sangam, which is the confluence of the Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati, is all set to witness the last dip...
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284National
Kumbh Mela 2019 : 35 Lakh Devotees Take Dip In Ganga On Paush Purnima
Braving intense chill, around 35 lakh devotees took a dip in the River Ganga on the occasion of Paush Purnima – the...
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278Environment
Ganga Loses Its Steadfast Champion In GD Agarwal
Eminent environmentalist GD Agarwal has given up his life for the Ganga. Frustrated with government inaction over reviving the lifeline of India...
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337Environment
Why We Need A New Perspective On Rivers
People have tended to see rivers merely as cubic metres of water to be dammed and diverted, but rivers need to be...
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256Environment
Wastewater for India’s Coal Plants an Impractical Dream
Thermal power plants take water away from other uses such as in agriculture and homes/ Source: The Third Pole The Indian government’s policy...
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177Environment
Transboundary Data Sharing Helps Bangladesh to Prepare for Floods
Houses have been flooded in Moulvibazar, Bangladesh, and people are relocating (Image by Serajul Islam) Bangladesh is better prepared to deal with...
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368Environment
No construction within 100m of Ganga between Haridwar and Unnao : NGT
A 100-metre area on either side of Ganga between Haridwar and Unnao (Uttar Pradesh) will be a “no-construction, no-development zone”, the National...
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