Union Jal Shakti Ministry’s mid-year review says Telangana, Bihar, Gujarat are set to achieve the 100% target of providing potable water connection to rural homes by 2021.
In draft guidelines to regulate groundwater, Modi govt has advised states to bring in suitable water pricing policy and review free or subsidised electricity to agriculture sector.
The draft guidelines to regulate groundwater propose levying Rs 1 lakh environment compensation charge, and hefty penalties of up to Rs 10 lakh for violations.
Study by cGanga finds that the river's water in places like Haridwar, Kanpur & Varanasi showed marked improvement in key parameters, though overall quality needs more improvement.
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’.
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.
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.
Why this undue sole focus on only the Ganga. It is a revered holy river no doubt but many rivers like The Godavari, Narmada , Cauvery are just as important. The BJP doesn’t appear concerned about other rivers of the nation
Modi truly believes India belongs to Hindus alone and that is such a lame thought as a leader for a pluralist country; like a mother who cares for her sons more than the daughters.
BJP govt is less corrupt than the Congress but parochial when it comes to religion n divides the country.
Why this undue sole focus on only the Ganga. It is a revered holy river no doubt but many rivers like The Godavari, Narmada , Cauvery are just as important. The BJP doesn’t appear concerned about other rivers of the nation
Modi truly believes India belongs to Hindus alone and that is such a lame thought as a leader for a pluralist country; like a mother who cares for her sons more than the daughters.
BJP govt is less corrupt than the Congress but parochial when it comes to religion n divides the country.