The Pioneer – 25th June, 2012 Renowned environmentalist Dr Ranjit Bhargava has highlighted the need for including Rishikesh and Haridwar in the Upper Ganga Region which he has been urging the Government to work toward getting it declared as a UNESCO World Heritage site A meeting and a seminar on…
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L’Enquête – 14th June, 2012 By Patrick de Jacquelot Cleaning up the Ganges, the titanic challenge of India English Translation: Revered by Hindus, the source of irrigation for agriculture and a veritable lifeline of northern India, the Ganges is often an open sewer. Collosal works are being considered to clean…
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Namaste and welcome to our new blog! Today is the birthday of Mother Ganga. According to the Hindu Epic, the Ramayana, this is the day that Mother Ganga came down to Earth to liberate lost souls and to nourish the world. In honor of this special day we’re celebrating with…
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Zee News – 28 May, 2012 Lucknow: A white paper on Ganga and Yamuna will be submitted to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh by Rishikesh-based Parmarth Niketan. “We will release a white paper on the status of Ganga and Yamuna rivers in the next 15 days and it will be submitted…
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Press Information Bureau, Government of India – 18th May, 2012 The Central Government is committed to taking all possible measures to ensure that the river Ganga maintains continuous and unpolluted flow. For securing these objectives, a series of steps have been taken by the Government. In an unprecedented move, the…
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Hindustan Times – 23rd April, 2012 Dipti Nath wants her daughter to study further. But she isn’t comfortable sending her to secondary school now that she’s finished studying up to Class 5 from Radha Barpeta LP School in Assam’s Barpeta district. The 32-year-old mother has two worries: distance, and the…
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National Public Radio – 8th April, 2012 By Elliot Hannon Above photo: An Indian boy carries empty canisters to be filled at a water depot in a New Delhi slum. Data from India’s latest census shows that although millions of Indians have access to technology such as TVs and cellphones,…
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The Indian Express – 24th March, 2012 By Fahad Samar Twenty years ago, I saw a short film made by ad-man Prahlad Kakkar called BumBay, which comprised entirely of graphic shots of people defecating in the open throughout Mumbai city. It was a highly provocative and thought-provoking film, meant to…
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Governance Now – 22nd March, 2012 “Accept prof Agrawal’s demands for a clean Ganga” Anna Hazare has written a letter to prime minister Manmohan Singh requesting his government to accept the agenda put forward by prof GD Agarwal who is on a fast for the past 67 days demanding a…
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Halabol Voices – 21st March, 2012 An 80-year-old IIT professor-turned-guru is on fast unto death since January 15. He has not taken a drop of water even since March 9. Dr. GD Agarwal is sacrificing his life for the sake of country’s most revered and also the National river while…
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