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Sunday, February 1, 2026
TopicPiped water

Topic: Piped water

Delhi’s tanker mafia begins from Jal Board borewells—pipes, profits, politics

Delhi's private tanker mafia is exploiting every avenue to meet the rising demand. Siphoning water from Jal Board is less risky than extracting it from Yauma or diverting it from canals in Haryana.

Tamil Nadu left Punjab, Bengal far behind. Here’s what it needs to do now

Tamil Nadu is ageing and the availability of labour may cause a problem if inward migration is not encouraged.

Jal Jeevan Mission empowers India’s rural women, increases their participation: MoS Kataria

On this International Women’s Day, let us celebrate the women in India's villages who have endured immense social and physical hardships just to secure drinking water for their families.

In these Haryana villages, PM Modi’s Nal Se Jal has ended a painful daily chore for women

Villages in five Haryana districts — Kurukshetra, Ambala, Rohtak, Karnal and Panchkula — now have 100 per cent tap water connection, provided under the Nal Se Jal programme.

Modi govt wants states to employ returning migrant workers in Har Ghar Nal Se Jal projects

The Centre has told states they should engage skilled and semi-skilled workforce from among the migrant workers, who have returned to their villages.

Under Nal Se Jal, villagers will decide how much they should pay for water they consume

Inspiration for this idea came from Gujarat’s potable water supply scheme implemented by the Water & Sanitation Management Organisation. 

Amit Shah-led ministers’ group to decide the fee rural India will pay for piped water

4-member Group of Ministers will also discuss other modalities for Har Ghar Nal Se Jal scheme. User fee is expected to be in range of Rs 30-50 per household.

Indian citizens care about water but do Indian voters? What data tells us

The gap between what voters say are key issues for them and whom they choose to vote for is wide and, at times, unfathomable.

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.

On Camera

Rising numbers of unemployed graduates will destabilise social structure: Kalam at UGC event

On 28 December 2003, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam delivered an address to mark the 50th anniversary of the UGC in New Delhi, outlining the role of the education sector and universities in national development.

Modi govt’s record $187 billion debt sales to pressure Indian bonds

New Delhi plans to borrow 17.2 trillion rupees ($187 billion) in the year starting April 1, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in her budget speech on Sunday.

During Op Sindoor, hackers targeted NSE website 40 crore times in 10 minutes, Exchange CEO says

NSE CEO Ashishkumar Chauhan was speaking at Off The Cuff event hosted by ThePrint's Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta. He said that NSE, on average, sees 20 crore cyberattacks each day.

Swiss report should now close Op Sindoor debate. Knowing when to stop the fight is key too

The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.