All govt, aided & private schools up to class 8 in Lucknow were shut on 8 Aug due to heavy rain, waterlogging & IMD forecast of more downpours, says District Magistrate’s office.
The district authorities have banned boat movement with the NDRF patrolling the flood-affected areas and relocating stranded individuals to safer locations.
Findings will go a long way in understanding patterns of other rivers & helping policymakers find more effective ways to rejuvenate them, says IIT-Roorkee head.
Uttarakhand Police claimed to have saved Deepak Niwas Hooda from the Ganga, adding that he wholeheartedly thanked the 40th Battalion for its rescue efforts.
As part of government’s flagship programme of cleaning river Ganga & enhancing its biodiversity, 20 such turtles were released in UP's Haiderpur Wetland, UNESCO Ramsar site.
A British scientist first observed the anti-bacterial properties of Ganga water in 1896. Last year, a paper found that pollution in the plains is reducing this ability.
Central Pollution Control Board report submitted to National Green Tribunal revealed alarming levels of faecal coliform contamination in Ganga and Yamuna during Maha Kumbh.
At least 40 crore people are expected to attend Mahakumbh from 13 January to 26 February. 1,500 CCTV cameras have been installed across 4,000-hectare mela area.
When reading the book, one can see Roy’s mother as a 'fascist government' unto herself, the centre of her own cult. In Arundhati’s words, Mary Roy was ‘mother guru’.
ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.
China flaunted military might & modernisation as it displayed stealth drones, anti-satellite system & cyber warfare contingent during parade to mark victory over Japan in WWII.
From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.
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