The Ganga is leaving Patna’s ghats

As an ambitious Ganga renovation plan is underway, and ghats in Patna are being beautified, there is little attention being paid to the fact that …

Pollution in Ganga harming riverbed sediments too, says study

Human waste and toxic effluents cause deficit of dissolved oxygen in the river’s most polluted stretches

For free flow, Ganga gets a plethora of regulations

Here’s an analysis of the government’s proposed Ganga Bill in comparison to the alternate people’s draft bill presented by activists

Namami Gange: 5 reasons why Ganga will not be clean by 2020

Even after 4 years and an allotment of Rs 22,000 crore, Modi’s flagship programme is far from being a success  

Ganga and the death of its crusader

Read Down To Earth’s upcoming issue for a detailed analysis of the current state of the Ganga

Water storage in major Indian river basins depleting

More than 60 per cent of the basins contain much less water than average storage over the last decade, CWC data shows

Ganga clean-up deadline revised again, but is it achievable?

Union minister Gajendra Shekhawat still has a number of challenges ahead if the target is to be achieved within next two years

Three expert members quit Ganga basin authority

Resignation letters express dismay over hydropower projects being pushed in the river basin without their knowledge; accuse government of apathy …

Ban on illegal mining ineffective

It has only increased cost of illegally sourced construction material

‘Clean Ganga and Yamuna mission a failure’

Parliamentary panel says that not involving people living on the banks of the river is the reason for it

SC order likely to stall only proposed hydel projects in Uttarakhand

What happens to those that are under construction or have already obtained green clearances?

Ganga pollution: UP ordered to take action against 687 industries

Green tribunal asks Centre, state to chalk out time-bound action plan to prevent and control pollution in the national river

Ganga pollution: Uttar Pradesh issues notices to 956 industries

Green tribunal seeks report on the polluting industries along with photographs by May 21

Modi’s Ganga sutra and the politics of Varanasi

River pollution and sewage are top of the agenda for all parties, but Latha Jishnu who spent several days on the campaign trail in Varanasi is …

Draft a Bill to protect Ganga, PMO tells environment ministry

Inter-ministerial committee to be set up for drafting legislation