Tag: Ganga river

  • Bihar flood: Over 81.79 lakh affected in 16 districts

    (Riya Singh, Intern Journalist) Patna: With two more deaths, the toll in Bihar flood climbed to 27 on Thursday as 81.79 lakh people were affected in 16 districts, Disaster Management Department bulletin said. The two deaths have been reported from Khagaria district, the bulletin said. Nearly 11.59 thousand more populations were hit by flood fury…

  • UP famous festival Ganga Dussehra

    (Namita Pradhan, Intern Journalist) Uttar Pradesh; Ganga Dussehra is a famous festival of Uttar Pradesh. It is celebrated by Hindus celebrating the avatar and of the Ganges. It has a belief that on this day the holy river Ganga was descended from heaven to earth on this day. It is celebrated on Dashami(10th day) of…

  • Project Dolphin

    (Deepshikha Gautam, Intern Journalist) New Delhi: The ambitious project to conserve dolphins found in the Ganga river will begin in 15 days, as announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This was said by Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday. On the 74th Independence Day, the Prime Minister has announced the Project Dolphin, saying that it…

  • Order to make Ganga water worth bathing

    (Deepshikha Gautam, Intern Journalist) New Delhi: Even after monitoring the Supreme Court and the National Green Tribunal for nearly four decades, the river Ganga, considered sacred, has not yet been cleaned. Now taking it seriously, the tribunal has asked the committee formed in the states for the rejuvenation of the river to prepare and strictly…