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Thursday, September 4, 2025
TopicNal Se Jal

Topic: Nal Se Jal

How this farm labourer turned into a water activist and made her village a ‘Har Ghar Jal Gaon’

Anita Chaudhary says whenever she got free from her work in other people’s field, she visited door-to-door to spread awareness about the water supply scheme.

How water-stressed districts could make Modi govt’s ambitious Nal Se Jal scheme miss 2024 deadline

Since it was launched in 2019, 7.93 cr rural households have been provided water connections. But identifying reliable water sources in 150 districts has made scheme implementation difficult.   

Why Russia’s Ukraine invasion has put Nal Se Jal’s 2024 deadline in jeopardy

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.

No dearth of central funds for Nal Se Jal, confident of 100% coverage by 2024: Vini Mahajan

As flagship scheme for tap water connection in every home picks up pace, states’ utilisation of funds up too, expecting over Rs 45,000 crore in budget, says drinking water secretary.

Punjab’s Vini Mahajan is new drinking water secretary, 8 other secy-level appointments cleared

In September this year, Mahajan was replaced as Punjab chief secretary after Charanjit Singh Channi took over as CM.

32% backward districts, 30% encephalitis-hit districts now have tap water under Nal Se Jal

Since the launch of 'Nal Se Jal' in 2019, households with tap water connections increased four times in aspirational districts to 32% from 8%.

We ensured Mamata fled Bhabanipur, will now defeat her candidate too: Gajendra Singh Shekhawat

In an interview, the Union water resources minister talks about BJP’s pitched battle in Bhabanipur. He also promises piped water to Bengal ahead of the national deadline.

India’s race for universal water supply shouldn’t come at cost of water quality

Supplying treated piped water to all homes is an energy-intensive process, and India cannot rely on fossil fuels for Nal Se Jal.

Clean water in all 19 crore rural homes by 2024 is Modi’s next big election play

Access to water is becoming a more urgent political issue. Groundwater levels in India declined by 61% between 2007 and 2017.

All homes in Telangana villages now have tap water, but it’s not a Nal Se Jal story alone

Before Har Ghar Nal Se Jal was launched in 2019 to equip every rural household with drinking water connection, Telangana had KCR's Mission Bhagiratha. 

On Camera

Giorgio Armani brought a feminine touch to men’s tailoring — and taught them how to suit up

Armani built a multibillion-dollar global brand from something as simple as an unstructured jacket, and broke down the walls between formal and casual.

GST 2.0: India streamlines indirect tax regime amid Trump tariffs & what it means for consumers

Goods and Services Tax Council paves way for a broad two-slab structure of 5% and 18% with a demerit rate of 40% for super luxury and 'sin' goods.

HAL team to visit US this month for talks on joint production of GE 414 engines

The engines are meant for Tejas Mk 2 and the first tranche of Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA).

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.