Household
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India's educational, household conditions improved due to govt's targeted efforts: Report
India | Jun 29, 2022, 08:18 AM ISTThe report was written by the Institute for Competitiveness and presents a holistic analysis of the depth and nature of inequality in India, according to Saudi Gazette.
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Delhi Jal Board to provide household water connection to all consumers in Union Territory
India | Oct 27, 2021, 09:32 AM ISTWater Minister Satyendar Jain agreed on updating new slabs under financial assistance scheme for Rainwater harvesting system.
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Electrification in Indian households benefits men more than women: Study
India | Dec 26, 2019, 12:43 PM ISTAs new areas gain access to basic levels of electricity, men in these households tend to dominate its use, according to a study conducted in India which suggests that men benefit more than women from such access. The study, published in the journal Nature Sustainability, highlights intra-household power dynamics as an important factor to consider for enabling more equitable energy access in developing countries.
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Rajya Sabha discusses water crisis; Govt promises clean drinking water to every household by 2024
India | Jun 26, 2019, 09:05 PM ISTThe government would also undertake and promote steps for water conservation and curbing extraction of underground water, which is depleting the water table and is a matter of concern, Gajendra Shekhawat said.
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UP introduces free household power scheme to mark Atal Bihari Vajpayee's birthday
India | Dec 26, 2017, 11:28 AM ISTUttar Pradesh has launched a free household power connection scheme for the poor in the state to mark former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's birth anniversary.
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Chemicals in detergents may up the risk of birth defects
Lifestyle | Jun 18, 2017, 05:04 PM ISTThese chemicals exposure also resulted in birth defects same as the defects as found in humans -- spina bifida and anencephaly.
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93.8 pc women in Goa participate in household decisions: Survey
India | Jul 28, 2016, 11:17 AM ISTPanaji: In a positive indication towards female empowerment, it has been recorded that 93.8 pc women in Goa have say in household decisions, according to the National Family Health Survey. The NFHS is a part
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Over 67 pc rural households in India are without toilet access
India | Aug 19, 2013, 07:18 PM ISTNew Delhi: Over 67 per cent of rural households do not have access to toilets, according to government data.In reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today, Bharatsinh Solanki, minister of state for drinking
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LPG distributor to verify household at same address
India | Oct 12, 2012, 08:36 PM ISTChandigarh, Oct 12: The LPG distributor will have to physically verify premises if a customer or a new connection seeker claims that he is a different household at the same address by submitting an affidavit