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Lower Ganga basin may face agri drought soon: BHU study
A study by researchers from Banaras Hindu University warns that the lower Ganga basin in India could face agricultural drought due to decreasing rainfall. The study also highlights the increasing risk of urban flooding in hotspots such as Mumbai and Pune.
Updated on Sep 17, 2023 12:41 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Varanasi
‘Ghat Par Yog’ organised in over 100 places in India on occasion of Yoga day
The ‘Ghat Par Yog’ events were organised at nearly 145 locations in Ganga main stem states, including Uttar Pradesh (60), Uttarakhand (30), Jharkhand (150, Bihar (36) and West Bengal (4).
Updated on Jun 22, 2022 06:59 PM IST
HT News Desk, New Delhi
Value the knowledge of the Ganga’s riverine communities for river’s development
The National Council of Applied Economic Research recently conducted a study, titled, Livelihood and Health Challenges of Riverine Communities of the River Ganga, in collaboration with the University of Chicago’s Tata Centre for Development to explore the social & economic engagement of the riverine communities on the Ganga in Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.
Published on Mar 03, 2022 03:09 PM IST
National Council of Applied Economic Research
Info on bodies dumped in Ganga river not available, Govt tells House
During the months of May and June last year, when the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic was at its peak in the country, dead bodies floating down the Ganga in UP and Bihar had made headlines
Published on Feb 08, 2022 12:17 AM IST
Malavika Murali, Hindustan Times, New Delhi