Bay of Bengal

Lockdown impact: Health of water bodies improves

DDWS orders states to open up water testing laboratories to the public

World Bank to provide USD 450 million loan for Atal Bhujal Yojana

Guidelines to monitor illegal sand mining released

For the first time, the Environment Ministry has released Enforcement and Monitoring Guidelines for Sand Mining 2020 to monitor and check illegal sand mining in the country.

Gangetic dolphins under threat thanks to increased river traffic

Cauvery riverfront development plan gets a nod

Andhra Pradesh and Telangana shelve plan to link Godavari and Krishna rivers

Sustainable development goals index 2019-20: India's composite score improves

Panel expresses displeasure over slow pace of Namami Gange

The National Mission for Cleaning Ganga was set up in 2014 and the Namami Gange programme was launched the year after, with a budget outlay of Rs. 20,000 crore. The implementation of the flagship programme was followed by the framing of a draft National River Ganga (Rejuvenation, Protection and Management) Bill, 2019 to be introduced in the winter session of Parliament.