Anticipating a record turnout of over 25 crore devotees at the Prayagraj Mahakumbh 2025, the Uttar Pradesh government has launched a unique initiative to enrich their spiritual journey.
The COVID-19 pandemic lockdown provided a team of scientists from the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur a rare opportunity to quantify the impact of restricted anthropogenic activities on the water chemistry resilience of large rivers.
The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), under the Jal Shakti Ministry, had sent a proposal to ICMR to perform a clinical trial on Ganga water to examine if it can be used to treat patients infected with the Coronavirus.
