January 23, 2018
Uttarakhand HC declares Ganga, Yamuna living entities, gives them legal rights
Source:- hindustantimes.com The Uttarakhand high court on Monday declared the Ganga and Yamuna living entities, bestowing on them same legal rights as a person, a move that could help in efforts to clean the pollution-choked rivers. The order also ends the five-day reign of New Zealand’s Whanganui River as the only one in the world