19 years on, water woes continue to haunt Taj city
May 21st, 2012 - 2:29 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, May 21 (IANS) Nineteen years after many people died in a water tragedy that struck the Taj city, residents of Agra continue to battle water pollution in the Yamuna ... Read more...
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Don’t clear new industrial projects in Noida: Green tribunal (Lead)
April 12th, 2012 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the environment ministry to not give environment clearances to any new industrial projects in Noida, on the outskirts ... Read more...
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China river pollution cleanup to last month
February 3rd, 2012 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 3 (IANS) Efforts to cleanup industrial effluents from a major river in south China will take a month, authorities said Friday.Cadmium concentration in Liujiang river is expected to ... Read more...
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Drinking water scare in Chinese city after industrial pollution
January 28th, 2012 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 28 (IANS) Authorities in China have swooped into action to monitor drinking water safety more closely after cadmium pollution, caused by a mining firm, has been found downstream ... Read more...
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Fish deaths in Yamuna shock pilgrims
January 15th, 2012 - 12:47 am ICT by IANS
Agra, Jan 14 (IANS) Scores of devotees who had gone to worship river Yamuna here early Saturday morning were shocked at the sight of thousands of dead fish near the ... Read more...
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Restore Yamuna’s health to protect Taj: Agra MP
November 27th, 2011 - 12:33 am ICT by IANS
Agra, Nov 26 (IANS) Agra MP Ram Shankar Katheria, who was recently in the spotlight for warning the Taj Mahal would collapse in five years, Saturday announced he would stage ... Read more...
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Vrindavan devotees fight for Yamuna cause
October 5th, 2011 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
Vrindavan (Uttar Pradesh), Oct 5 (IANS) Activists and ascetics of Vrindavan have come together for a campaign to ensure there is at least a minimum flow of water in the ... Read more...
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Increasing pollution levels choking India’s lakes
September 29th, 2011 - 1:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) Increasing pollution levels are threatening fresh water bodies worldwide, but the problem is assuming the shape of an environmental crisis in a developing country like ... Read more...
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India signs agreement with World Bank to clean Ganga
June 14th, 2011 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) India Tuesday signed an agreement under which the World Bank will provide $1 billion to supplement the government's efforts to clean up the Ganga, the ... Read more...
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Ghaziabad’s water highly toxic, claims NGO
June 13th, 2011 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, June 13 (IANS) There is a high amount of toxic chemicals, especially chromium compounds, in Ghaziabad's ground water, the only source of drinking water in the township, an NGO ... Read more...
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World Bank approves $1 bn loan to clean Ganga river
June 1st, 2011 - 5:59 am ICT by IANS
Washington, June 1 (IANS) The World Bank has approved a $1-billion loan to India to help clean its river Ganga that accounts for one fourth of the country's water resources.The ... Read more...
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Badal tells officials to monitor effluents
May 20th, 2011 - 2:11 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 20 (IANS) A day after environmentalist Balbir Singh Seechewal and his supporters blocked a drain near Jalandhar as it was carrying toxic effluents into a river, Punjab Chief ... Read more...
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Movement to save the Yamuna gains momentum (Lead)
March 1st, 2011 - 4:11 pm ICT by IANS
By Brij Khandelwal
Agra/Gokul, March 1 (IANS) A movement launched by the ascetics and Sri Krishna devotees of the Braj Mandal to save the Yamuna river from pollution is now gaining momentum. ... Read more...
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Agra battles water crisis as Yamuna is highly polluted
January 17th, 2011 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Jan 17 (IANS) Agra has been battling a water crisis for over a month now as the sewer and industrial effluents have polluted the Yamuna river, causing an inadequate water supply ... Read more...
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Fish deaths alarm Mathura
January 10th, 2011 - 12:34 am ICT by IANS
Mathura, Jan 9 (IANS) Thousands of dead fish have been found floating in the Yamuna river in Mathura in the past couple of days, causing alarm among the devout and the environmentalists ... Read more...
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Rules to conserve wetlands notified
December 2nd, 2010 - 5:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) The environment ministry Thursday notified the Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2010, to ensure better conservation and management of existing wetlands in India and to prevent ... Read more...
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Polluted Yamuna at Mathura scaring away pilgrims (Letter from Mathura)
November 22nd, 2010 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
By Brij Khandelwal
Mathura, Nov 22 (IANS) The Yamuna river flowing through Mathura, Vrindavan and Agra has been reduced to no less than a sewer canal these days, choked with piles of accumulated ... Read more...
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Himachal’s Baddi industrial area to have effluent plant
November 17th, 2010 - 12:34 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Nov 17 (IANS) A common effluent treatment plant will be set up at a cost of Rs. 80 crore in the Baddi-Barotiwala-Nalagarh industrial area in Himachal Pradesh's Solan district to check ... Read more...
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Interlinking of rivers would increase India’s arable land
September 21st, 2010 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 21 (IANS) Interlinking of rivers has the potential to increase India's arable land by 35 million hectares (mha), Minister of State for Water Resources Vincent H. Pala said Tuesday.
Harvesting flood ... Read more...
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Musical protest at Vrindavan to save Yamuna
April 9th, 2010 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS
By Brij Khandelwal
Vrindavan, April 9 (IANS) The banks of the polluted Yamuna river came alive to the soul-stirring strains of a unique musical protest that bemoaned nature's bountiful beauty turning into ... Read more...
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‘Clean Ganga’ campaign kicked-off in Uttarakhand
April 5th, 2010 - 12:14 am ICT by IANS
Rishikesh (Uttarakhand), April 4 (IANS) Taking a pledge to cleanse the Ganga river from its source in the Himalayas and along its journey to the Bay of Bengal, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Ramesh ... Read more...
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Pesticides poisoning Ganges river dolphins
March 31st, 2010 - 11:07 am ICT by IANS
Patna, March 31 (IANS) River pollution due to extensive use of pesticides is dangerous for the critically endangered Ganges river dolphin, India's national aquatic animal, says an expert. There are only about ... Read more...
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Yamuna severely polluted near Delhi’s Nizamuddin Bridge
March 7th, 2010 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) The Yamuna river is severely polluted near Nizamuddin Bridge in Delhi, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) said Saturday.
"The stretch of the river Yamuna between Nizamuddin Bridge ... Read more...
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Mass awareness drive to save River Ganga held in Allahabad
December 20th, 2009 - 10:04 pm ICT by ANI
Allahabad, Dec 20(ANI): Hundreds of enthusiastic and curious people converged on the banks of River Ganga at Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday to participate in the 'Save Ganga Campaign'.The campaign was ... Read more...
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India to borrow one billion dollars from World Bank to clean up Ganges
December 3rd, 2009 - 5:08 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec.3 (ANI): India is expected to receive a World Bank loan of a billion dollars for cleaning and conserving the River Ganga.Minister of State for Environment Jairam Ramesh revealed this ... Read more...
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Tirupur industrialists fined Rs.55 crore for polluting river
October 8th, 2009 - 11:22 am ICT by IANS
By Rana Ajit
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court has imposed a steep Rs.556 million (Rs.55.6 crore) fine on industrialists engaged in dyeing and bleaching work in Tamil Nadu's Tirupur town, ... Read more...
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India to get 3bn dollar aid from World Bank for Ganga cleaning projects
October 5th, 2009 - 10:13 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 5(ANI): Environment and Forest Minister Jairam Ramesh on Monday said that India is soon expected to get an aid of 3 billion dollar from the World Bank for ... Read more...
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Forest and Power ministries to study Bhagirathi power projects
October 5th, 2009 - 8:10 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 5 (ANI): The first meeting of the National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) has asked Union Environment and Forest, and Power ministries to jointly study the issue of ... Read more...
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Thousands of dead fish in Yamuna near Agra
September 18th, 2009 - 11:16 am ICT by IANS
Agra, Sep 18 (IANS) Just behind the Taj Mahal, thousands of dead fish have been floating down the Yamuna river here for the past three days. Residents have been gathering the dead ... Read more...
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Manmohan Singh warns of alarming situation following multiple environmental crises
August 18th, 2009 - 2:47 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 18 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today said that the multiple environmental crises that confront our country have created in many ways an alarming situation.Addressing at the ... Read more...
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Students join hands to clean River Ganga in Varanasi
August 13th, 2009 - 9:47 pm ICT by ANI
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh), Aug 13(ANI): A group of students wearing anti Swine Flu masks on Thursday participated in a cleanliness drive to clean the River Ganga in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi city.Students opined ... Read more...
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Students participate in ‘Save Ganga Mission’ in Varanasi
August 11th, 2009 - 9:16 pm ICT by ANI
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh), Aug. 11(ANI): Hundreds of school students took part in a unique rally staged at Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi district, to motivate the local residents in keeping River Ganga clean, on ... Read more...
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On a 50-km march to create awareness on water pollution
March 30th, 2009 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 30 (IANS) Environmentalist and godman Balbir Singh Seechewal will go on a 50-km march along the banks of river Sutlej to create awareness about water pollution.
"People from every section of ... Read more...
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Mercury levels high in West Bengal fish samples: study
February 6th, 2009 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) The next time you bite into a delectable fish preparation, be warned there may be a hidden unwelcome ingredient - mercury.Alarming levels of toxic mercury were found ... Read more...
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Industrial effluents boost Nile delta fish population
January 20th, 2009 - 12:51 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 20 (IANS) Many of the world's fisheries may be struggling to survive, but the coastal one off the Nile Delta has expanded phenomenally since the eighties. The expansion has been ... Read more...
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