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Knowledge Nugget: Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) assessment report on river pollution

Subject: Environment

( Relevance: River pollution has become a major global issue in recent times. The government has focused on river cleanliness through various programmes, such as the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG). Questions have been asked in Prelims as well as Mains on this theme, making it an important topic for your UPSC exam.)

Why in the news?

Maharashtra continues to have the highest number (54) of polluted river stretches, according to a Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) assessment repor

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