Save Ganga Movement Current Affairs, GK & News
Germany sanctions Euro 120 million soft loan to India for National Clean Ganga Mission
Germany has sanctioned a soft loan of euro 120 million ( approx Rs. 990 crore) to India for National Clean Ganga Mission & to strengthen sewage water treatment infrastructure in Uttarakhand. The purpose of the project is to reduce the inflow of untreated waste water in River Ganga & to improve the water quality of ..
Topics: Ganges • Pollution of the Ganges • Rigvedic rivers • Rivers • sanitation • Save Ganga Movement • Sewage • Water
Government plans Rs 7000 Crore fund to clean Ganges
A fund of more than Rs 7000 crore is being considered by the Govt for the conservation and cleaning of river Ganga. The National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA), constituted for the purpose under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister, is fully operational. The Centre had already sanctioned projects worth more than Rs 2,600 crore. ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2012
Topics: Ecological restoration • Effluent • Environment of India • Ganges • India • Ministry of Water Resources • National Ganga River Basin Authority • Pollution of the Ganges • Rivers • Save Ganga Movement • Water in India
Ganga pollution: High Court notice to UP Government
While hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) to make river Ganga pollution free,the Allahabad High Court issued notices to Principal Secretary of Urban Development of the State Government and the Director General of Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam. Despite the repeated orders passed by the court, no action was taken to prevent direct flow of dirty ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
Topics: Allahabad • Ganges • India • Kanpur • Public interest litigation in India • Save Ganga Movement • Unnao • Uttar Pradesh