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Ganga, a sink of microplastics
Posted on 25 Jul, 2021 01:28 PMA new study by the Delhi-based environment NGO Toxics Link reveals the presence of microplastics in all samples collected from the river at Haridwar, Kanpur and Varanasi.
Cyclone Daye triggers widespread rain
Posted on 25 Sep, 2018 06:02 PMCyclone causes rain in 18 states; floods, landslides reported in North India
TN suffers the worst north-east monsoon in 140 years
Posted on 16 Jan, 2017 11:50 AMTamil Nadu declares drought
2016 might show worse impacts of El Nino, predicts WMO
Posted on 01 Dec, 2015 08:51 PM2015 the warmest year since 1850: WMO
Furious Jhelum claims 160 lives
Posted on 08 Sep, 2014 06:19 PMJ&K reels under the worst flood in 60 years
Coca Cola scraps plan to expand bottling plant at Varanasi
Posted on 25 Aug, 2014 10:43 PMCoca Cola to look for other options within state for plant
Ecologists don't buy new Ganga rejuvenation plan
Posted on 04 Jun, 2014 05:42 AMTrue to the promises made during election campaigning, Narendra Modi, India's 15th Prime Minister announced measures to clean up the Ganga as soon as he assumed office. A new Ministry in charge of river issues has been created.
Navigating National Waterway 1 or the Ganga, as we call it
Posted on 17 May, 2013 10:05 AMSpending a week on a cramped boat with five strangers may not sound like fun to many but it was a dream come true for me. When I found a note in my inbox that said ”I want to travel down part of the Ganga by boat. Would you know of anyone who is interested”? , I jumped at the chance and set off on an unforgettable journey with five others.
Vidya Ashram at Sarnath, Varanasi is looking for interns
Posted on 10 Nov, 2011 10:34 PMVidhya Ashram aims to prepare the knowledge base for a mass politics necessary for a radical transformation of society, which realizes the ideal of equality.