The government was responding to a question on the measures implemented in response to a WWF report that flagged 30 cities in India that will face water scarcity by 2050.
The dam, part of Rs 3,300 cr Shahpurkandi multipurpose river valley project, also comprises 2 hydropower plants, which are expected to be completed by 2025 end.
Secretary, Dept of Drinking Water & Sanitation, in letter to health secretary suggested that change in NFHS-VI question was 'necessary to ensure chances of respondent bias are minimised'.
The three World Bank papers, published in September, highlighted decline in toilet use citing lack of sustainable institutional measures to support Swacch Bharat Mission.
The meeting comes amid Karnataka govt seeking a stay on the Cauvery Water Management Authority order passed earlier seeking to release 5000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu for 15 days.
More than 1.53 lakh villages of India have reported 'Har Ghar Jal' meaning every household has access to clean drinking water through tap, said the Union Ministry of Jal Shakti Wednesday.
After meet called by Union Jal Shakti Ministry, Khattar accused Punjab of refusing to accept SC verdict while Mann said state doesn’t have a ‘drop of water’ to share with Haryana.
Co-authored by economist Michael Kremer, study says it can be done only if water delivered through Jal Jeevan Mission is free of contamination. Microbes are biggest culprit, it adds.
Nal Se Jal, a scheme to provide potable drinking water to rural households across India, has 95 per cent of its pending work concentrated in 13 states, with UP topping the list.
Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.
In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.
Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.
While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.
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