Scan on river pollution – Monitor plan shot down By Jayanta Basu Saturday, April 19, 2008 The state environment department has decided to constitute a cell within the state pollution control board and an independent committee to monitor pollution of the Hooghly, after the Centre shot down the proposal to…
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IANS January 9, 2011 Mathura, Jan 9 (IANS) Thousands of dead fish have been found floating in the Yamuna river in Mathura in the past couple of days, causing alarm among the devout and the environmentalists in the Hindu holy city. Priests at the ghats said the deaths were due…
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Bringing the forests back at 9000 feet Consumer Voice August, 2009 Lakhs of pilgrims descend on the pilgrim spot of Gangotri every year. The just concluded ‘kaanwar’ yatra not only causes traffic chaos in cities, but also harms the Himalayan glacier of Gangotri as ‘kaanwars’ are allowed to freely enter…
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