“Ganga Mahotsav: Essence lost to pollution.” The Times of India. 16 November 2010. The Times of India November 16, 2010 VARANASI: The five-day cultural extravaganza– Ganga Mahotsav– will start on the banks of the Ganga at Rajendra Prasad Ghat from Wednesday. However, its true essence will be lost in absence…
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“Doms stop cremating in support of fasting baba.” The Times of India. 10 February 2009. The Times of India February 10, 2009 VARANASI: In support of the indefinite fast of Nagnath Baba, who has been on hunger strike for last 206 days for undisrupted flow of the Ganga, the Dom…
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“Court order on Hooghly pollution.” The Telegraph. 27 November 2008. The Telegraph Thursday, November 27, 2008 A host of agencies and industrial units will have to tell the high court what they have done to reduce pollution in the Hooghly in compliance with an environment department order issued last September….
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Rajpura. “73 Mathura villages join battle against Yamuna pollution.” Deccan Herald. 10 January 2011. 73 Mathura villages join battle again Yamuna pollution By Rajpura January 10, 2011 Animal carcasses are not to be dumped into the river, washermen should not use chemicals to wash dirty clothes, the river bank is…
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“Rs. 67 crore later.” Down to Earth: Science and Environment Online. 15 March 2005. …In Kanpur’s Jajmau area, chromium enters food chain. How spent is the Ganga Action Plan? On January 15, 2005, 23 leather tanneries in Kanpur’s Jajmau area were ‘temporarily’ closed. They had failed to install chromium recovery…
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Dewan, M.L., Bahadur, J. “Uttaranchal – Vision and Action Programme.” New Delhi: Concept Publishing Company, 2005. Genre: What Has Been Done & Current Activism BooksSubjects: What Has Been Done & Current Activism
Singh, B. “BHU scientists devise tech for wastewater treatment [Varanasi].” The Times of India.23 March 2011. BHU scientists devise tech for wastewater treatment [Varanasi] By Binay Singh, Times of India March 23, 2011 VARANASI: While the World Water Day 2011 with its theme ‘water for cities to meet urban challenges’…
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Singh, A. “Friendly bacteria can fight Ganga pollution.” Hindustan Times. 5 June 2010. Friendly bacteria can fight Ganga pollution By Anuraag Singh Varanasi, June 5, 2010 The power of friendly bacteria present in effluents flowing into the national river Ganga can be harnessed to combat the very same pollutants. That…
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Seth, B.L. “Kolkata reconnects with its riverfront.” Down to Earth. 15 October 2007. Kolkata reconnects with its riverfront By Bharat Lal Seth October 15, 2007 An ambitious riverfront development project has been drawing many visitors in Kolkata. The Millennium Park runs along Strand Road, for a kilometre on the eastern…
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Basu, J. “Scan on river pollution – Monitor plan shut down.” The Telegraph. 19 April 2008. 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…
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