New Delhi, March 31 Delhi Congress chief Devender Yadav met Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu on Tuesday and raised a range of issues, including unemployment and infrastructure gaps.Yadav urged the LG to intervene in addressing what he described as "pressing problems" affecting...
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New Delhi, March 30 A total of 18,790 complaints have been received under the Centre’s Jal Jeevan Mission, aimed at providing potable tap water to every rural household, with the highest number of complaints reported from Uttar Pradesh, followed by Assam, the government said in the Rajya Sabha...
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Thiruvananthapuram, March 28 Kerala Minister V Sivankutty, the LDF candidate from Nemom for the April 9 polls, said on Saturday that his rival and BJP state president Rajeev Chandrasekhar can fix the time and venue for an open debate on development in the constituency.Chandrasekhar had earlier...
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Guwahati, March 27 The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued notices to the Assam government and various state agencies over alleged illegal groundwater drilling in parts of Guwahati.The NGT's Eastern Zone Bench admitted an application, filed by Milan Kanti Das and others, which highlighted...
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The Public Health Engineering Department, West Khasi Hills, observed World Water Day with a Jal Arpan ceremony in Nongstoin. Deputy Commissioner Hema Nayak emphasized the importance of water conservation and community responsibility, highlighting concerns about dwindling water sources due to...
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Chennai, March 23 Groundwater levels across Tamil Nadu have experienced a significant decline, with 29 out of 38 districts recording a drop in February compared to the same period last year, according to data released by the State Ground and Surface Water Resources Data Centre under the...
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Ahmedabad, March 22 – Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel dedicated and laid the foundation for 24 development projects worth over Rs 707 crore in the Amreli district on Sunday, emphasizing the state government's focus on infrastructure expansion and rural development.Of the total, 14...
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New Delhi, March 17 Water security, gender equality, and community participation are essential for India to achieve sustainable development and its vision for 2047, policymakers and experts said at a national seminar held here ahead of World Water Day.The seminar on "Water, Gender, and...
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Dharmapuri, March 17 Farmers in parts of the Dharmapuri district, particularly in the Harur and Pappireddipatti regions, have announced a boycott of the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, citing prolonged delays in the implementation of the Thenpennai Surplus Water Scheme.The protest...
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Mumbai, March 16 BJP MLAs on Monday alleged serious mismanagement and lack of transparency by the City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) of Maharashtra in handling water supply projects in Navi Mumbai and neighboring areas.During a debate in the state assembly, BJP member Prashant...
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Bhopal, March 13: In a proactive measure to combat the rapidly declining groundwater levels, Bhopal Collector Kaushalendra Vikram Singh has declared the entire district a "water-scarce zone" and imposed an immediate ban on the digging of new private borewells.The order, issued under the...
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New Delhi, February 26 Describing glacial lake outburst events in the Himalayan region as "very serious," international environmental expert Pema Gyamtsho said that urgent action is needed to monitor risks and strengthen disaster preparedness.Speaking on the impacts of climate change in the...
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Quetta, February 23 – A major water crisis unfolding in Balochistan, Pakistan, along with a demographic explosion, threatens to overwhelm the province's fragile ecology, a report has highlighted."Every morning in Quetta, before the sun clears the jagged peaks of the Sulaiman Mountains, a...
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Sonbhadra (UP), February 23 Residents of the Sinduriya village in this district of Uttar Pradesh staged a protest, alleging delays and irregularities in the central government's piped water scheme, as well as worsening water scarcity.A large number of residents held a "water fast" on the banks...
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Mumbai, February 19 – In a major move to strengthen and modernize infrastructure in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde announced on Thursday a comprehensive development plan for Thane and Kalyan through the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development...
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New Delhi, February 13 DMK Rajya Sabha member Rajathi raised concerns about the declining water supply to the Ponnaiyar river in the Rajya Sabha on Friday and urged the government for immediate intervention to address the agrarian distress in the region.Raising the issue during Zero Hour in...
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