Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji, President of Parmarth Niketan, founder of Ganga Action Parivar, Divine Shakti Foundation and co-founder of Global Interfaith WASH Alliance, inspires and guides so many all over the world to serve for the welfare of humanity and the environment. It was His divine message of ‘Giving is…
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With the blessings, vision and leadership of Pujya Swamiji a meeting was held at Parmarth Niketan (Rishikesh) bringing together key stakeholders and environmentalists to draft a policy that would effectively abate the rising noise pollution in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand. As more and more villagers and their children move down to the…
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United Nations World Water Day was celebrated in a colourful, thoughtful and festive ceremony at Parmarth Niketan Ashram by participants from around the world on March 23, 2014. The celebrations, organized by the Global Interfaith WASH Alliance and Ganga Action Parivar, were dedicated to the theme of saving energy to…
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In honour of the 84th Anniversary of Gandhjis Dandi March in the form of a Save Ganga & Save Himalayas Meeting-Panel Discussion took place in Gandhi Darsan, Rajghat, New Delhi on 12th March, 2014. It is held every year with the gracious and dedicated efforts of Smt Rama Rautaji, Convener…
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During the Internaional Yoga Festival in March of 2014, people from 50 nations join hands in historic declaration, perform ceremonies and new art of Ganga Yoga, clean Ganga by hand and say, “Ganga’s Rights are Our Rights.” As the day began, hundreds gathered on Parmarth Niketan’s ghats alongside the banks…
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Ganga Action Parivar (GAP) and Global Interfaith WASH Alliance (GIWA) members and volunteers went out to Veerpur Khurd, Rishikesh to give their helping hand in the plantation of over 1000 tulsi (holy basil) plants. Individuals from America interning with GAP and GIWA as well as visiting volunteers and their families…
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It is playing a role in creating awareness about India’s bio-diversity From The Hindu, 28 July 2014: “This is no ordinary train,” said Union Minister of State for Environment Prakash Javadekar on Monday as he flagged off the third phase of the Science Express Biodiversity Special (SEBS) at the Safdarjung…
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Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji, founder of GAP, and Sadhvi Bhagwatiji conduct the water blessing ceremony in presence of Saints and members of various faiths on the banks river Thames from the House of Parliament London.
From the Hindustan Times by Chetan Chauhan, 27 July 2014: Since 2005, heavy monsoon floods have been causing havoc in Uttarakhand. This year, again, over 6,000 pilgrims were stranded forcing the government of the pristine north-western Himalayan state to suspend the Char Dham yatra. It is clear that tampering with…
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From IBN Live, New Delhi: World Bank President Jim Yong Kim promised to help India in cleaning up the river Ganga. The remarks came after Kim met Prime Minister Modi on Wednesday and also discussed a host of issues. Kim has said that they will send their best team to…
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