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Friday, September 12, 2025
TopicJal Shakti ministry

Topic: Jal Shakti ministry

This 1987-batch IAS officer is the front-runner for Punjab chief secretary’s post

Pre-Truth — snappy, witty and significant snippets from the world of politics and government.

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.

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Coup, conspiracy & the foreign hand—What Indian TV news channels saw in Nepal this week

‘Gen Z v/s Govt’ TV news coverage went for two days—not sure about the source of the telecast from Kathmandu since no credit was given.

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

Navy gets first Tata-made Spanish 3D surveillance radar for its warships, 19 more to come

It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?