Study to look into medicinal value of Ganga water
The health ministry on Monday said that it will initiate a study to find out if the water of the Ganga river has medicinal properties to destroy various kinds of bacteria and microbes.
Nov 16, 2015, 18:49 PM IST
Uma Bharti blames Shatrughan, conspiracies against Modi govt for BJP's loss in Bihar
The BJP, which was riding high on PM Modi's growing popularity to establish its foot in a Bihar, had to witness an embarassing defeat in the state.
Nov 09, 2015, 17:47 PM IST
Uma Bharti slams award returnees, calls movement manufactured
Questioning the sudden awakening of their conscience, Union Minister Uma Bharti said on Saturday that all those who have been returning awards in protests against intolerance were themselves fanning communalism in the country.
Oct 31, 2015, 20:29 PM IST
It's curtains for campaigning for 4th phase of Assembly Elections in Bihar
Bitter war of words between NDA and JD(U)-RJD-Congress alliance rang down the curtains on the campaign for the penultimate phase of polling for 55 seats in Bihar Assembly elections on November 1.
Oct 30, 2015, 19:01 PM IST
On Uma Bharti's direction, experts to probe if Kailash is Ganga's source
After initially meeting scientists from National Institute of Hydrologists (NIH) based in Roorkee, union water resources minister Uma Bharti had requested them to find out whether the actual origin
Oct 29, 2015, 23:01 PM IST
NIH scientists to use water isotopes tracer tech to track Ganga's origin
Several studies on Ganga have been conducted at Bhojwasa near the Gangotri glacier where one of NIH's observatories are situated. So far, research has favoured Gaumukh as the origin of the sacred river Ganga.
Oct 29, 2015, 16:45 PM IST
ITBP mission for 'Swachh Ganga' flagged off from Uttarakhand
A 2,350-km long 'Swachh Ganga' river rafting expedition of border guarding force ITBP was today flagged off by Union Minister Uma Bharti from the banks of the holy river in Uttarakhand.
Oct 02, 2015, 21:43 PM IST
Pancheshwar project will be completed in ten years: Uma Bharti
Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti Friday expressed confidence that the Pancheshwar project to link Sharda river in Nepal with Yamuna and then with Sabarmati in Gujarat will be completed in ten years.
Sep 25, 2015, 22:53 PM IST
'Ken-Betwa link to be model of river interlinking project'
The Centre on Tuesday announced that the Ken-Betwa link would be a model for its ambitious river interlinking project and also that steps are being taken to link Sankosh and Mahanadi.
Sep 15, 2015, 20:16 PM IST
