Topic: Jal Shakti ministry
This 1987-batch IAS officer is the front-runner for Punjab chief secretary’s post
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Can Gangajal treat Covid-19? Modi govt wants a study, ICMR says no
After an NGO wrote to Modi govt's Ministry of Jal Shakti claiming Gangajal could cure Covid-19 and it should be studied, ICMR had been requested to do ‘further research’.
States not on board, regulatory roadblocks — NDA’s river-linking project flows nowhere
Five states, including BJP-ruled Karnataka, have written to the Jal Shakti ministry to voice their opposition even as the first such project, the Ken-Betwa link, is in a limbo.
Coming soon — govt lab in every district where you can test your water supply for toxins
Under the Har Ghar Nal Se Jal scheme, all states will have to establish water testing laboratories at all levels — state, districts and blocks.
Plumber, mason, mechanic — new roles for rural women under Modi govt’s Jal Jeevan Mission
The Jal Shakti Ministry of the Modi govt has made it mandatory that each paani samiti in the gram sabhas should have 50 per cent women members.
Despite big push, Modi govt still has no guidelines to check illegal groundwater extraction
Panel set up by NGT in August to suggest measures to rein in illegal groundwater extraction is yet to come up with its report. Deadline ends this month.
How the business of water scarcity can be tackled in India
India is one of the 17 countries facing severe water stress. As the World Water Week comes to an end, this is what the state of climate financing looks like.
Modi govt’s promise of water for all faces monsoon challenge, infrastructural woes
Govt’s Jal Jeevan Mission is commendable but overcoming India’s challenges in terms of water availability and its demand is a daunting task.
What’s Google got to do with India’s water shortage? Everything, says Jal Shakti ministry
Jal Shakti ministry's presentation on water conservation ends up focusing on the scheme's success in trending on Google Analytics and Twitter.
Modi govt plans to charge rural India nominal fee for piped water under Nal Se Jal
This is one of the many models being considered under the government’s ambitious Nal Se Jal scheme, through which it hopes to ensure piped water in all rural homes by 2024.
The Modi magnifier
This is the first Indian election where a politician is winning by not promising governance, but simply seeking a vote against Musharraf, the Muslims and the Italian church.
Offer cashback, relax KYC norms to check decline in remittances, suggests WEF paper
Remittances, or the money overseas citizens send back to their home country, are expected to contract 20% in 2020 on account of Covid-19, according to a World Bank report.
Defence
Army begins process to recruit second batch of 100 women soldiers for military police
Army intends to induct 1,700 women recruits in the military police by 2036, increasing the percentage of women in the cadre to 20 over 17 years.
Modi redefined secularism with Ram Mandir as Hindu voters were fed up of Sonia-Left version
Assumptions that Indian secularism died with Ram Mandir bhoomi pujan are bunk. It is enshrined in the Constitution, and is worth preserving.