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Roorkee Water Conclave 2022
2nd edition of the “Roorkee Water Conclave 2022” was inaugurated on March 2, 2022 by the union minister for Jal Shakti Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat. Key Points The conclave was inaugurated at by Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee. It is being organised from March 2, to March 4, 2022, jointly by IIT Roorkee and National ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2022
Category: Summits and Conferences
Topics: Ganga Rejuvenation • Jal Shakti Ministry • National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) • Roorkee Water Conclave 2022
PM Modi reviews Namami Gange Project
On December 14, 2019, PM Modi reviewed the Namami Gange Project at Kanpur Atal Ghat. He was accompanied by UP CM Yogi Adityanath. He also visited the recently closed Sisamau Nala. PM Modi also chaired the first meeting of National Ganga Council with the Union Ministers. Why Kanpur? The most polluted stretch of the Ganges ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Clean Ganga Mission • Ganga Greenery scheme • Ganga Rejuvenation • Ganga river • ganges pollution • Namami Ganga • Namami Gange Programme • national ganga council • PM Modi
Nitin Gadkari lays foundation stone of 11 projects for Yamuna rejuvenation
Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Road Transport & Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari lays foundation stone for eleven projects for Yamuna Rejuvenation under Namami Gange Programme in New Delhi. The projects mostly for the sewerage infrastructure at various stages of implementation are taken up under the Namami Gange programme with an ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2018
Topics: Ganga Rejuvenation • Namami Gange • Yamuna Action Plan
Government forms task force for speedy implementation Namami Gange
The Union Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation has constituted task force for speedy implementation of various ongoing Namami Gange programme. The task force is expected to have ministers and officials from water resources, urban development, drinking water and sanitation and rural development among others onboard. Namami Gange programme Namami Gange programme ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2017
Topics: Ganga Rejuvenation • Namami Gange Programme • National • Nitin Gadkari • Task Force
Madhav Chitale Committee Recommends Measures for De-silting Ganga
The Union Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation had constituted a committee to prepare guidelines for desiltation of Ganga River last year. The four member committee is headed by Madhav Chitale (Expert Member of National Ganga River Basin Authority). The other members of the committee include Secretary, Union Ministry of Water Resources, ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2017
Topics: Committees • Ganga Rejuvenation • National
Rural Sanitation Initiatives for Ganga Rejuvenation launched in Jharkhand
The Union Government has launched nine projects initiatives for rural sanitation initiatives for conservation of river Ganga in Jharkhand. It was launched by Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Uma Bharti under Namami Gange Programme in Sahibganj, Jharkhand. Key facts Under this programme, villages located on the entire 83 Km. stretch ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2016
Topics: Environment • Ganga Rejuvenation • Ganga river • Government Initiatives • Jharkhand