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Friday, August 15, 2025
TopicDelhi Jal Board

Topic: Delhi Jal Board

Force malls, railways, DDA to use treated wastewater, monitoring panel tells NGT

The Delhi Jal Board is also working on a plan to reuse treated wastewater after releasing it into the Yamuna.

‘No water’ complaints in Delhi rose 151% to 86,637 in first 3 years of AAP govt: study

Praja Foundation study found 86,637 Delhiites approached Delhi Jal Board with complaints about not getting water from 34,554 in 2015.

Why Delhi Jal Board is just not able to clean up the Yamuna mess

Courts and govts have tried to tackle the Yamuna pollution problem, but DJB, which has missed multiple deadlines, says infrastructural roadblocks creating hurdles.

These technologies can end manual scavenging and save lives of sewage workers

Sewage workers continue to die despite the practice being illegal, and the govt has allegedly not done much despite massive funding available under Swachh Bharat.

Deceased sewage worker’s ‘wife’ is his aunt, sobbing ‘son’ a cousin who called him ‘Papa’

Anil’s parents claim that ‘wife’ Rani is doing all this for money, landlord Rammo confirms they lived together and ‘considered themselves married’.

Twitter users raise Rs 24 lakh for family of deceased Delhi sewage worker

Donation began after a photo of the 37-year-old worker’s son next to his corpse was widely shared on Twitter.

Arvind Kejriwal accuses CBI, ACB of trying to frame him ‘in something’

As CBI and ACB pick Delhi Jal Board files, Kejriwal says he will put out in public domain the list of all the files sought.

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Trump is swinging on Russia again. What this means for Europe’s security architecture

The dynamics between Europe and Russia have gone so south that mending fences looks like an uphill task—even as the US swings between sanctions and olive branches.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

President awards 1st set of Sarvottam Yudh Seva medals since Kargil, 7 honoured for leading Op Sindoor

This year, the Indian Air Force received four of the seven awards, followed by the Indian Army with two medals, and the Indian Navy with one. 

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.