Alaknanda Current Affairs, GK & News
World renowned Chardham Yatra begins in Uttarakhand
The world renowned and much awaited chardham yatra began in Uttrakhand. The Gangotri and Yamunotri dhams were opened for pilgrims on auspicious occasion of Akshay Tritya (also called ‘Teej’, is an annual spring time festival of Jains and Hindus). About Chardham It literally means four sacred pilgrimage centres. The four pilgrim-destinations are Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath ..
Category: Art & Culture Current Affairs
Topics: Akshay Tritya • Alaknanda • Badrinath • Bhagirathi • Chardham Yatra • Culture • Gangotri • Hindu pilgrims • Jains • Kedarnath • Pilgrim • Uttarakhand
Supreme Court gives its nod for Chardham Project
The Supreme Court has given its nod to Chardham Development Plan which connects the holy places of Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath by all-weather roads. What is the issue? The construction of all weather roads in the environmentally critical zone of Himalayas was questioned in the National Green Tribunal (NGT). The National Green Tribunal had ..
Category: Art & Culture Current Affairs
Topics: Alaknanda • Badrinath • Chardham Development Plan • Gangotri • Kedarnath • National Green Tribunal • NGT • River Ganga • Yamuna River • Yamunotri