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Topic: Ganga

SubscriberWrites: When Ganga says no – our respect for the goddess fuels our disregard for the river

Ganga bemoans her loss of purity, accuses us of sustained abuse and warns us of the existential crisis she confronts today, writes Sangeeta Kampani.

High presence of microplastics in Ganga, level of pollution maximum in Varanasi, study says

The testing was carried out in collaboration with National Institute of Oceanography in Goa and water samples were collected from Ganga at Haridwar, Kanpur & Varanasi.

Plea in SC seeks direction to Centre, states for removing bodies found floating in Ganga

The petition urged the apex court to issue guidelines or formulate a standard operating procedure for proper cremation or burial of bodies of Covid victims as per the rituals.

Pieces of cloth covering bodies at ghat in Prayagraj removed, SDM says ‘unintentional’

Video showing labourers picking up the pieces of cloth and bamboo sticks, marking where suspected Covid bodies are buried, has gone viral.

It’s 2021, but floating bodies in UP and Bihar have sent us back to 1918

In Bihar’s Buxar, 71 corpses washed up at Mahadev Ghat of the Ganga river. In UP's Hamirpur, local residents fear the floating bodies will pose a new risk to their health.

CM Yogi orders patrolling by police, SDRF in UP to prevent disposing of bodies in rivers

The directions came after several bodies were found floating in the Ganga. The UP chief minister also stressed that a fine may be imposed to ensure no one dumps bodies in rivers.

‘Dead body could infect us, wood is expensive’ — tragic stories of Covid victims in Ganga

Some residents of Gahmar in Ghazipur say they’ve had to resort to immersing bodies in the Ganga due to high number of deaths, rising cost of cremations.

Officials clueless, villagers blame ‘outsiders’ as Unnao finds over 100 bodies buried by Ganga

Officials have no confirmation about the identity of the dead, or whether they were Covid victims. Local villagers said many buried the bodies because they couldn't afford wood.

When ‘hell’ came floating on Ganga — Bihar village in shock after 71 bodies wash ashore

Bihar’s Chausa borders UP’s Ghazipur district, and state government and also Buxar district administration believe the bodies came downstream from the neighbouring state.

71 bodies of suspected Covid patients retrieved from Ganga, Bihar claims corpses came from UP

Bloated corpses were seen floating in the Ganga in Bihar's Buxar district Monday. State Minister Sanjay Kumar said the last rites of the bodies have been performed as per protocols.

On Camera

Kolkata’s silencing of Javed Akhtar exposes India’s secular vacuum

Even those parties that wear the label of secular and progressive often bow to the pressures of fundamentalist groups within the Muslim community.

GST 2.0: India streamlines indirect tax regime amid Trump tariffs & what it means for consumers

Goods and Services Tax Council paves way for a broad two-slab structure of 5% and 18% with a demerit rate of 40% for super luxury and 'sin' goods.

Dassault Aviation takes majority control of joint venture with Anil Ambani’s Reliance

Following the transaction which is expected to be completed by November, Dassault Reliance Aerospace Ltd will become an associate company, with Reliance retaining a 49% stake.

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

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.