''pavanah pavataamasmi ramah shastrabhritaamaham

jhashaanaam makarashchaasmi strotasaamasmi jhanavi` `

                                                                                                                                               Lord Krishna -Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 10, Verse 31

Meaning :- Among purifiers I am the wind; among warriors I am shree Rama; Among fishes I am shark; and among streams I am Gangas.

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Uttrakhand disaster is nature desustar fury but consequences are man made.

Jul
03

 Attention must be given to geology of the area in future.   By Dr. Nitish Priyadarshi Geologist. This was one of the most challenging disasters till date at Kedarnath so much so that even after few days also it was really tough for a human mind to calculate the loss. It made everyone busy. Media is covering as much as they can. Indian army, air force, navy all are focusing here to save the human lives. Still death is uncountable along with other losses. Analysis differs.

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Uttrakhand - Debate again centers around Construction of Dams

Jul
01
Ganga conservation , DAMs , People and their ecological rights


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Anthropogenic Natural Disaster in Ecologically fragile Himalayan area (Uttrakhand) of the Ganga Basin

Jun
28
Save Ganga , Save environment , Save Earth

No words can express the damage to life and property caused by recent (June, 2013) floods in Uttrakhand State of India. Uttrakhand is a mountainous state of North India and its ecology is very fragile.Major industries are Hydro power generation and religious tourism and both of them are putting immense adverse pressure on natural resources.

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Politics of ecology ( Ecosensitive Upper Sretch of the Ganges)

Jun
01

The upper stretch of the Ganges is located in Himalyan region of India.According an article published in Frontline by Purnima S.

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Water of four heavenly rivers ( Ganges , Yamuna , Shipra , Godavari ) of India a hotbed of diseases

Apr
28
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Water Pollution in India : An Economic Appraisal

Apr
25
Sick water makes a sick society and a sick world

In a report by M.N. Murty and Surender Kumar (2011) it is mentioned that "Lack of water, sanitation, and hygiene results in the loss of 0.4 million lives while air pollution contributes to the death of 0.52 million people annually in India (WHO2007). Environmental factors contribute to 60 years of ill-health per 1,000 population in India compared to 54 in Russia, 37 in Brazil, and 34 in China.

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Rising consumption, deteriorating water quality and inadequate governance in India may account for Water Crisis by 2050

Apr
22
Save water to avoid water crisis

According to a report published by Grail Research (2009) , In India groundwater depletion has started affecting most of the river basins which support agriculture in different  states. 'By 2050…..Groundwater level in the Ganges basin ( which provides water to UP) is projected to deplete by 50-75%  Groundwater levels in the Krishna, Kaveri and Godavari basins (which provide water to Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and AP) are projected to deplete by ~50%' .

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Socio-economic factors threatening the survival of Ganges River Dolphin Platanista gangetica gangetica in the upper Ganges River, India

Apr
20
People preserving Dolphins in India ( Ganges and the wildlife)

The Ganges is an importance source of supporting wildlife in India.According to a study conducted by Tawqir Bashir et al (2010), The  Ganges supports about 8% of the world’s population living in its catchments (Newby 1998), directly or indirectly depending on it for their livelihood. As a result, the Ganges River Dolphin Platanista gangetica gangetica - one among the two subspecies of Platanista gangetica (the other being the Indus River Dolphin P.

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Concern in Rajya Sabha over pollution in Ganga, Yamuna

Apr
09
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Mother Ganga: An Endangered River

Apr
07
Save ganga , clean Ganga , eternal India


The cultural signifiucnace and current ecological challenges related to the Ganga are described by ( A.K. Awasthi, 2011) in this article. 

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Ganga facts

The ganga is a life supporting system and it's well being will determine quality of life of millions of people living along places along its bank. The conflicting intersts of modern society is responsible for its pollution and other ecological problems.The Ganges provides countless benifits to us ranging from food to salvation. It is duty of everyone of protect this National  river of India.

Well being of the Ganga is an absolute indicator of environmental well being of India.