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National Mission For Clean Ganga Gets Income Tax Exemption Status
The Finance Ministry has granted tax exemption status to the National Mission for Clean Ganga, according to a notification of the CBDT, the decision-making body for the Income Tax department and direct taxes administration.
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No Meaningful Action Taken For Cleaning Ganga Tributary: Green Court NGT
Hindon, a tributary of Ganga, is one of the polluted river stretches and no meaningful action has been being taken to clean it, the National Green Tribunal said today while directing the UP chief secretary to ensure coordination for rejuvenation of the water body.
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Ganga Canal Closed For Cleaning, To Affect Water Supply In UP Districts
The closure of Ganga canal till October 24 for clearing silt and routine annual maintenance will affect the water supply in 15 districts of Uttar Pradesh, officials said today.
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Work Initiated To Stop Flow Of Garbage In River Ganga: UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath
A massive work plan has been initiated to ensure that garbage and waste stop flowing into the River Ganga before the 2019 'Ardhkumbh', UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said today.
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Cleaning Of Ganga A Challenge, Results Will Show in 2018, Says Uma Bharti
Work on a new Ganga law to lay down guidelines for cleaning the holy river and implement the 'Namami Gange' programme is underway and will be shared with the states before tabling it in Parliament, the government told the Rajya Sabha today.
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Lawyer Seeks CBI Probe Into Money Spent On Ganga Cleaning
Noted environmentalist and lawyer MC Mehta today demanded a CBI enquiry into the spending of over Rs 7000 crore by the Centre and state government in cleaning the 500 km stretch of the Ganga between Haridwar and Unnao in Uttar Pradesh.
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With Clean Ganga Project Not Delivering, PM Narendra Modi Intervenes: Report
India's $3 billion plan to clean the Ganga is badly behind schedule with large stretches contaminated by toxic waste and sewage, forcing Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene, said Reuters, based on government officials and documents that the news agency said it had seen. Much of the money allocated to the project, a flagship initiative for the...
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River Ganga Named India's First Living Entity, Court Names Parents Too
The river Ganga, said to be the cradle of Indian civilization, has been given the status of the "first living entity of India" by the Uttarakhand high court. The landmark judgment of the court gives Ganga rights similar to a living person, and is expected to have a positive bearing on efforts to clean up the polluted and much abused river.
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Ganga Cleaning: Panel Set Up To Probe UP Project Submits Report To NGT
A committee set up by the National Green Tribunal to inspect the status of two sewage treatment plants (STP) in Garhmukteshwar in western Uttar Pradesh, today submitted its report to the green panel.
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Green Tribunal Asks UP Government How Funds For Ganga Cleaning Will Be Spent
The National Green Tribunal today took the Uttar Pradesh government and its agencies to task over cleaning of Ganga and asked them to submit a detailed plan on how they intend to spend money allotted by the Centre under the "Namami Gange" programme.
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Green Panel Forms Panel To Check Sewage Joining Ganga Through Drains
The Ganga rejuvenation project, which is of national importance, is being carried out by officials "who do not know" how many drains are polluting the river, the National Green Tribunal said today.
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Your Efforts Have 'Zero' Results': Panel Rebukes Authorities Over Ganga Plan
The efforts by the centre and Uttar Pradesh to clean the Ganga have borne "zero" result, the National Green Tribunal said on Friday, as it rebuked them up and sought reports on the discharge of industrial waste in the river between Haridwar and Kanpur.
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Namami Gange Programme Is 'Atonement' For Polluting The River, Says Uma Bharti
The Namami Gange programme is "atonement" for the pollution of the Ganga post-Independence, Union minister Uma Bharti said today and appealed to lawmakers from constituencies along the river to help make the campaign successful.
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NGT Calls Meeting Of Stakeholders Involved In Cleaning Ganga
The National Green Tribunal has convened a meeting of all stakeholders involved in cleaning of Ganga river from Haridwar to Kanpur to deliberate on the mechanism to make the river pollution-free.
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People Will See Effect Of Cleaning Up Of Ganga By October: Uma Bharti
The effect of government's massive project to clean-up the river Ganga will be visible by October this year, Union Minister Uma Bharti said in Kanpur today.
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National Mission For Clean Ganga Gets Income Tax Exemption Status
The Finance Ministry has granted tax exemption status to the National Mission for Clean Ganga, according to a notification of the CBDT, the decision-making body for the Income Tax department and direct taxes administration.
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No Meaningful Action Taken For Cleaning Ganga Tributary: Green Court NGT
Hindon, a tributary of Ganga, is one of the polluted river stretches and no meaningful action has been being taken to clean it, the National Green Tribunal said today while directing the UP chief secretary to ensure coordination for rejuvenation of the water body.
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Ganga Canal Closed For Cleaning, To Affect Water Supply In UP Districts
The closure of Ganga canal till October 24 for clearing silt and routine annual maintenance will affect the water supply in 15 districts of Uttar Pradesh, officials said today.
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Work Initiated To Stop Flow Of Garbage In River Ganga: UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath
A massive work plan has been initiated to ensure that garbage and waste stop flowing into the River Ganga before the 2019 'Ardhkumbh', UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said today.
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Cleaning Of Ganga A Challenge, Results Will Show in 2018, Says Uma Bharti
Work on a new Ganga law to lay down guidelines for cleaning the holy river and implement the 'Namami Gange' programme is underway and will be shared with the states before tabling it in Parliament, the government told the Rajya Sabha today.
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Lawyer Seeks CBI Probe Into Money Spent On Ganga Cleaning
Noted environmentalist and lawyer MC Mehta today demanded a CBI enquiry into the spending of over Rs 7000 crore by the Centre and state government in cleaning the 500 km stretch of the Ganga between Haridwar and Unnao in Uttar Pradesh.
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With Clean Ganga Project Not Delivering, PM Narendra Modi Intervenes: Report
India's $3 billion plan to clean the Ganga is badly behind schedule with large stretches contaminated by toxic waste and sewage, forcing Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene, said Reuters, based on government officials and documents that the news agency said it had seen. Much of the money allocated to the project, a flagship initiative for the...
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River Ganga Named India's First Living Entity, Court Names Parents Too
The river Ganga, said to be the cradle of Indian civilization, has been given the status of the "first living entity of India" by the Uttarakhand high court. The landmark judgment of the court gives Ganga rights similar to a living person, and is expected to have a positive bearing on efforts to clean up the polluted and much abused river.
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Ganga Cleaning: Panel Set Up To Probe UP Project Submits Report To NGT
A committee set up by the National Green Tribunal to inspect the status of two sewage treatment plants (STP) in Garhmukteshwar in western Uttar Pradesh, today submitted its report to the green panel.
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Green Tribunal Asks UP Government How Funds For Ganga Cleaning Will Be Spent
The National Green Tribunal today took the Uttar Pradesh government and its agencies to task over cleaning of Ganga and asked them to submit a detailed plan on how they intend to spend money allotted by the Centre under the "Namami Gange" programme.
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Green Panel Forms Panel To Check Sewage Joining Ganga Through Drains
The Ganga rejuvenation project, which is of national importance, is being carried out by officials "who do not know" how many drains are polluting the river, the National Green Tribunal said today.
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Your Efforts Have 'Zero' Results': Panel Rebukes Authorities Over Ganga Plan
The efforts by the centre and Uttar Pradesh to clean the Ganga have borne "zero" result, the National Green Tribunal said on Friday, as it rebuked them up and sought reports on the discharge of industrial waste in the river between Haridwar and Kanpur.
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Namami Gange Programme Is 'Atonement' For Polluting The River, Says Uma Bharti
The Namami Gange programme is "atonement" for the pollution of the Ganga post-Independence, Union minister Uma Bharti said today and appealed to lawmakers from constituencies along the river to help make the campaign successful.
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NGT Calls Meeting Of Stakeholders Involved In Cleaning Ganga
The National Green Tribunal has convened a meeting of all stakeholders involved in cleaning of Ganga river from Haridwar to Kanpur to deliberate on the mechanism to make the river pollution-free.
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People Will See Effect Of Cleaning Up Of Ganga By October: Uma Bharti
The effect of government's massive project to clean-up the river Ganga will be visible by October this year, Union Minister Uma Bharti said in Kanpur today.
