The Secretary of the Jal Kal Department, Siddharth Kumar speaking about the scheme informed, "The pure water of Ganges has started reaching about 1.5 to 2 lakh houses in Varanasi".

After the pujan, the CM flagged off the Shri Ram Charan Paduka chariot. From Ayodhya, the 'Shri Ram Karmabhoomi Yatra' will roll via Buxar to Janakpur Dham

Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand) [India], April 15 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday while attending a 'Bissu Mela' program in Jakhol, Uttarkashi reiterated that the Uniform Civil Code will be implemented in the state which is considered the 'spiritual and cultural hub' and a committee has been formed for it.

New Delhi Mar 23 PTI NHRC chairperson justice retd Arun Kumar Mishra on Wednesday expressed serious concern over climate and environment degradation impacting human rights even as he said that time has come to supervise supervisory bodies like various pollution control boardsHe said this while chairing a meeting of the commissions first Core Advisory Group on Environment Climate Change and Human Rights here the rights panel said in a statementEfforts and funds pumped in to clean the Ganges and the Yamuna rivers without yielding the desired results are the two most visible and glaring examples of our collective failure to keep our environment clean and pollution-free he was quoted as saying in the statementMishra said human beings have not spared even the Mt Everest which also requires to be cleaned nowMindless mining is going on so much that even Antarctica has not been spared Development without following norms is not sensible the NHRC chief lamentedHe also expressed concern over a recent estimate according to which of all the polluted cities in the world a large number are from IndiaDelhi was found to be the most polluted capital in the world for the fourth consecutive year in 2021 and 35 of the 50 cities with the worst air quality were in India according toWorld Air Quality Report 2021 prepared by Swiss organisation IQAir and released globally on TuesdayIn 2021 none of the cities in India met the prescribed World Health Organization air quality standards of 5 micrograms per cubic metre stated the report As part of the global fraternity we all as individuals have to take up the responsibility to protect and save planet earth from environment degradation to ensure that it doesnt lead to massive climate change impacting lives and ecological imbalances Mishra saidTime has come to act or perish he addedMishraexpressed serious concern over climate and environment degradation impacting human rightsDespite the enabling laws and rules the ground situation is not changing for good much due to ineffective implementation of regulatory measures to check various environmental pollution which may be impacting climate change and thus the lives of the peopleTime has come to supervise the supervisory bodies like various pollution control boards he was quoted as saying in the statementHe also questioned how would the society achieve the Sustainable Developmental Goals without fixing the problems related to the environmental hazards agricultural practices industrial and domestic waste management among other issues Earlier highlighting the significance of the meeting of the core advisory group NHRC Secretary General Bimbadhar Pradhan said that there is no doubt that climate change is real and its effects are disastrous He said environment degradation is leading to climate change resulting in forced migration of people causing miseries which need to be given a serious thought to shape up the enabling policies through deliberationsA gamut of issues concerning environment clean air and water pollution were discussed as part of the four specific agenda points of discussion including gaps in implementation and monitoring of laws judgments and schemesinitiatives concerning environment climate change and human rightsBest practices in environment management in India and abroad and replication thereof empowering the local government and authorities to tackle environmental issues and protecting the population especially vulnerable sections from the impacts of climate change were other agenda points according to the statement Besides the discussions and the presentations in the meeting the NHRC chairperson asked the participants to send their specific suggestions identifying the gaps in the laws rules regulations and implementation thereof to chalk out recommendations for the way forward to protect environment and check climate change the statement said PTI KND RHL

New Delhi [India], March 23 (ANI): With 63 Indian cities there in the list of 100 most-polluted cities, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Chairperson Justice Arun Mishra on Tuesday wondered how the ground situation was not changing despite the enabling laws and rules.

New Delhi [India], March 15 (ANI): With the purpose of making farmers self-reliant the government has decided to make agriculture hi-tech in this year's Union Budget. It is a high priority sector for India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

New Delhi Feb 24 PTI Stressing the need for reducing imports of edible oils and pulses Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday asked corporates to come forward and help farmers in increasing domestic production of these essential food items Addressing a webinar on positive impact of the Union Budget 2022 on the agriculture sector the Prime Minister exhorted Indian business houses to help in branding and promotion of Indian millets He also talked about a huge opportunity for the corporate world in the field of nano-fertiliser which is going to be a game changer The Prime Minister called upon startups and private investors to create a pan-India network of soil testing labs and said there is a need to create awareness among farmers so that they keep getting their farm soils tested on a regular basis Modi said the focus of the Union Budget 2022-23 is on making Indian agriculture modern and smart and highlighted the seven-pronged strategy outlined in the document presented in Parliament on February 1 by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman He further said There is a huge demand for pulses and oil seeds in our country The corproate world should come forward This is an assured market for you corporates What is the need of importing The businesses the Prime Minister said can have arrangement with farmers to purchase pulses and oil seeds He noted that agriculture insurance system provides protection against crop losses There should be a study of Indias food requirement Modi said as he emphasised on meeting all food requirements through domestic production instead of imports He said the government is targeting to increase domestic production of edible oil by 50 per cent in the coming years It is to be noted that India imports 60-65 per cent of its edible oil requirement As per industry data the countrys edible oil import bill shot up to Rs 117 lakh crore in 2020-21 oil year ending October 2021 compared to Rs 72000 crore in the year ago period Modi said the governments objective is to increase farmers income and reduce input cost Referring to the Budget he said it focuses on making Indian agriculture modern and smart Seven main avenues including promotion of natural farming along Ganges have been suggested in the Budget to achieve the goal he added The Prime Minister called upon agriculture universities and farm scientists to make efforts to create awareness about natural and organic farming He highlighted that in the last seven years his government has initiated many new systems and improved the old ones for the entire agriculture value chain from seed to market Modi said the agriculture budget has increased manifold in just six years and farms loans have also been increased by 25 times in seven years PTI MJH NKD MKJ

New Delhi Feb 24 PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the focus of the Union Budget 2022-23 is on making the agriculture sector modern and smart Discussing ways in which the Budget will contribute to strengthening the agriculture sector Modi said in the last seven years the government has taken several initiatives for the entire agri value chain from seed to market and also improved the old systems Addressing a post-budget webinar on smart agriculture he said agriculture budget has increased manifold in just six years and farm loans for farmers have also been increased by 25 times in seven years The Prime Minister said that in the recent Budget seven main avenues have been suggested to make agriculture modern and smart These include natural farming on mission mode along the Ganges with 5 km wide corridors on both sides of the river making available modern technology and providing facilities like regular banking at more than 15 lakh post offices Modi called upon the startups to come forward for creating a network of soil testing labs in the country He stressed that management of agri-residue parali is also very important He said towards this some new measures have been taken in this budget which will reduce carbon emissions and farmers will also get additional income PTI MJH NKD MKJ

New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): Terming India-France relations as historical and dense, French Defence Minister Florence Parly has said that trust between the two countries have developed and blossomed considerably in recent years to such an extent that the distance between the Ganges and the Seine sometimes seems to be lessened.

pThe water level of Ganga at Patnas NIT Ghat has reached 4847 meters which is 13 cms below the danger mark In such a situation the situation on the ghat has also started returning to normalppnbspp