10 critical steps for Ganga revival
As PM Modi advises states along the river to shift focus from Namami to Arth Ganga, it is clear that the Ganga cannot be restored by only …
What Namami Gange has achieved in one year
This animation explains whether the new government's ambitious scheme to clean the Ganga has brought any results
Twist in turtle tale
How a concerted effort changed the fortunes of two freshwater turtle breeding facilities at the two ends of Uttar Pradesh
Ganga clean-up deadline revised again, but is it achievable?
Union minister Gajendra Shekhawat still has a number of challenges ahead if the target is to be achieved within next two years
Ganga's minimum flow notification too vague to be implemented: Scientists
The Centre’s notification aims to ensure that the river has minimum required environmental flow of water even after it is diverted by …
Can Namami Gange take off after two years of systemic failure?
In last three decades, the project achieved just one-third of the target due to lack of synergy between multiple authorities
Suggestions on government’s Clean Ganga online platform limited in scope
The Ganga Vichar Manch was launched on January 30 under the National Mission for Clean Ganga
Is the Ganga basin drowning in shit?
A slew of loopholes means that the Ganga and its tributaries will continue to receive wastewater and faecal sludge
A river’s worthy son
Veerbhadra Mishra dedicated his spiritual quest and scientific calling to cleaning the Ganga
Centre’s Ganga affidavit ignores pollution realities
Close scrutiny of the plan submitted by National Mission for Clean Ganga shows why Supreme Court found it vague and rejected it
A ritual offer of nothing
On June 16, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's exhortation to "implement the river conservation programme with a greater sense of urgency and …
Bengal government plans to turn part of Ganga in Kolkata into drain in name of rejuvenation
Activists cry contradiction as hundreds of crores recently approved to clean river
Namami Gange: 5 reasons why Ganga will not be clean by 2020
Even after 4 years and an allotment of Rs 22,000 crore, Modi’s flagship programme is far from being a success
As told to Parliament (February 2, 2023): Tapovan-Vishnugad power project far away from Joshimath, claims minister
Experts are of the opinion that the 520 MW Tapovan-Vishnugad project is part of the reason for the soil collapse
Veerbhadra Mishra on Ganga Action Plan
Veerbhadra Mishra heads the Sankat Mochan Foundation, an NGO at the forefront in trying to revive the Ganga's fortunes in Varanasi. A man who …
Namami Gange
Narendra Modi-led government’s flagship programme to restore purity and glory of India’s holiest river has made little progress on ground
Prepare working plan on waste discharge into Ganga, Yamuna during Kumbh: Allahabad HC to UP government
Authorities are directed to ensure that the ban on single-use plastic is enforced effectively and plastic waste is not dumped in the Ganga or Yamuna
More dirt on GAP
The much-hyped sewage treatment plants installed in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, under the Ganga Action Plan are proving to be ineffective. A report …
‘Clean Ganga and Yamuna mission a failure’
Parliamentary panel says that not involving people living on the banks of the river is the reason for it
River pollution, conservation: UP’s fishing community bears brunt
Regulations of industrial, municipal inflow in Ganga, at the centre of pollution mitigation policies, have dissociated rivers from riverine …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 12, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Damodar - Ten years after
How has the river that flows through one of the most industrialised regions in India fared since it was first written about in 1993? Down to …
Modi’s Ganga sutra and the politics of Varanasi
River pollution and sewage are top of the agenda for all parties, but Latha Jishnu who spent several days on the campaign trail in Varanasi is …
Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (June 15-19, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal through the week