The Namami Gange Programme (NGP), launched in June 2014, is a flagship initiative by the Government of India to conserve and rejuvenate the Ganga River. Initially allocated Rs. 20,000 crore and later ...

from Shringverpur Ghat (upstream of Prayagraj) to Deehaghat (downstream), including at Sangam nose (where the Ganga and the Yamuna meet). Monitoring began on January 12 and covered auspicious bathing ...

The central government reported the Ganga River at Triveni Sangam was fit for bathing during the Maha Kumbh, backed by a new CPCB report. Despite initial findings of pollution, improvements through ...

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray raked up the 'pollution in the Ganga' row on Sunday after he said he declined to drink water from the river - which practicing Hindus believe is holy ...

"People should break free from superstition...I wouldn't even touch the dirty water of the Ganga, where millions have bathed," he said. He added that he refused to drink water bought from the Maha ...

Notable highlights include Erich Kips' 'Benares at the Golden Gate,' and Edwin Lord Weeks’ 'On the River Ganges' both showcasing the iconic ghats. The Western perspective often exoticized ...

Story continues below this ad A meeting of the technical teams of the Joint Rivers Commission of India and Bangladesh began in Kolkata on the Ganga Water Treaty, which is due for renewal in 2026, an ...

Actor Anupam Kher offered prayers at Ganga Ghat ahead of his 70th birthday on Friday. He visited the ghat with his mother and brother. Listen to Story Anupam Kher visited Ganga ghat with family before ...

The Delhi government announced two major welfare schemes on Friday, including the ‘Mahila Samriddhi Yojana’ and a scheme to provide free LPG cylinders during Holi and Diwali. According to ...

View Full Image Empty ghats and pontoon bridges at the Ganga. (Soumya Gupta) When I arrived, large groups of pilgrims were napping with their luggage on Leader Road and its bylanes, waiting to ...

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 6 (ANI): Veteran actor Anupam Kher offered prayers at Ganga Ghat with his mother Dulari and brother Raju Kher before his birthday and gave his fans a glimpse of it.

Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi for failing to fulfill his promise of cleaning the Ganga, highlighting the unspent funds and incomplete projects under the ...