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5 Major Rivers' Water Quality Deteriorated During Lockdown: Pollution Watchdog
The water quality of five major rivers in the country, including the Ganga, deteriorated during the coronavirus-induced lockdown due to factors like release of sewage and no fresh water discharge from the upstream, the Central Pollution Control Board said on Wednesday.
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How River Yamuna Cleaned Itself In 60 Days Of Coronavirus Lockdown
Two months of the Coronavirus lockdown have done what successive governments could not do in 25 years with over Rs 5,000 crore at their disposal-clean up the Yamuna river.
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No Other Option: Bengal Man Swims His Way To Work To Keep Family Afloat
"God save me from drowning," prays 28-year-old Sanjay Pal as he swims his way to his workplace across the river every morning in the absence of boat service amid the coronavirus-triggered lockdown.
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Stirring Photo Shows Migrants Crossing Knee-Deep Yamuna To Get Home
Hundreds of migrants - some with bags on their heads and children on their shoulders- were seen crossing the river Yamuna in Haryana to reach their homes in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar .
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Bengaluru Water Bodies Look Cleaner, 3 Weeks Into Coronavirus Lockdown
Bengaluru's water bodies have been notorious for being polluted all the time.
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In Lockdown Desperation, Migrants Pick Bananas Trashed Near Delhi Cremation Ground
Discarded bananas rotting in the sun made for an unexpected feast for a group of men on the banks of the river Yamuna in Delhi on Wednesday afternoon. They picked through the trash for any good ones, adding one more gut-wrenching visual to the montage from across the nation of migrant workers pushed to the edge in the extended coronavirus lockdown.
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What It Looks Like When India's 1.3 Billion People Stay Home
On March 24, Prime Minister Narendra Modi ordered the world's largest lockdown, effectively commanding one out of every six people on earth to stay home in an effort to stem the coronavirus outbreak in the country. The humongous state-run railways recorded the first suspension of services in its 167-year history, and millions of migrant day laborer...
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Cleaner River Water, Better Air Quality - Positive Effects Of Lockdown
The nationwide lockdown that brought 1.3 billion people to a stop has apparently caused positive changes in the environment, atleast temporarily. Skies are clearer and river water seems cleaner.
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Yamuna River's Water "Looking Cleaner" Amid Lockdown: Delhi Jal Board
The closure of industrial units in Delhi-NCR during the lockdown led to an improvement in water quality of the Yamuna river toxic wastes and effluents are not being discharged into it, said vice-chairman of Delhi Jal Board Raghav Chadha.
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COVID-19 Lockdown Makes Ganga Water Cleaner
With industries shut and people staying home, the quality of Ganga river water has witnessed a significant improvement of around ''40 to 50 per cent'' since March 24, the day when Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a 21-day lockdown in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
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"Let My Daughter Go": China Virus Lockdown Blocks Girl's Cancer Treatment
Hours ticked by on Saturday as 50-year-old Lu Yuejin struggled to get past the police checkpoint on the bridge over the Yangtze river and out of Hubei province, which is on virtual lockdown as China scrambles to control a coronavirus outbreak.
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5 Major Rivers' Water Quality Deteriorated During Lockdown: Pollution Watchdog
The water quality of five major rivers in the country, including the Ganga, deteriorated during the coronavirus-induced lockdown due to factors like release of sewage and no fresh water discharge from the upstream, the Central Pollution Control Board said on Wednesday.
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How River Yamuna Cleaned Itself In 60 Days Of Coronavirus Lockdown
Two months of the Coronavirus lockdown have done what successive governments could not do in 25 years with over Rs 5,000 crore at their disposal-clean up the Yamuna river.
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No Other Option: Bengal Man Swims His Way To Work To Keep Family Afloat
"God save me from drowning," prays 28-year-old Sanjay Pal as he swims his way to his workplace across the river every morning in the absence of boat service amid the coronavirus-triggered lockdown.
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Stirring Photo Shows Migrants Crossing Knee-Deep Yamuna To Get Home
Hundreds of migrants - some with bags on their heads and children on their shoulders- were seen crossing the river Yamuna in Haryana to reach their homes in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar .
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Bengaluru Water Bodies Look Cleaner, 3 Weeks Into Coronavirus Lockdown
Bengaluru's water bodies have been notorious for being polluted all the time.
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In Lockdown Desperation, Migrants Pick Bananas Trashed Near Delhi Cremation Ground
Discarded bananas rotting in the sun made for an unexpected feast for a group of men on the banks of the river Yamuna in Delhi on Wednesday afternoon. They picked through the trash for any good ones, adding one more gut-wrenching visual to the montage from across the nation of migrant workers pushed to the edge in the extended coronavirus lockdown.
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What It Looks Like When India's 1.3 Billion People Stay Home
On March 24, Prime Minister Narendra Modi ordered the world's largest lockdown, effectively commanding one out of every six people on earth to stay home in an effort to stem the coronavirus outbreak in the country. The humongous state-run railways recorded the first suspension of services in its 167-year history, and millions of migrant day laborer...
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Cleaner River Water, Better Air Quality - Positive Effects Of Lockdown
The nationwide lockdown that brought 1.3 billion people to a stop has apparently caused positive changes in the environment, atleast temporarily. Skies are clearer and river water seems cleaner.
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Yamuna River's Water "Looking Cleaner" Amid Lockdown: Delhi Jal Board
The closure of industrial units in Delhi-NCR during the lockdown led to an improvement in water quality of the Yamuna river toxic wastes and effluents are not being discharged into it, said vice-chairman of Delhi Jal Board Raghav Chadha.
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COVID-19 Lockdown Makes Ganga Water Cleaner
With industries shut and people staying home, the quality of Ganga river water has witnessed a significant improvement of around ''40 to 50 per cent'' since March 24, the day when Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a 21-day lockdown in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
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"Let My Daughter Go": China Virus Lockdown Blocks Girl's Cancer Treatment
Hours ticked by on Saturday as 50-year-old Lu Yuejin struggled to get past the police checkpoint on the bridge over the Yangtze river and out of Hubei province, which is on virtual lockdown as China scrambles to control a coronavirus outbreak.
