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  India's educational, household conditions improved due to govt's targeted efforts: Report

  India | June 29, 2022 8:18 IST

  The 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 | October 27, 2021 9:32 IST

  Water 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 | December 26, 2019 12:43 IST

  As 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 | June 26, 2019 21:05 IST

  The 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 | December 26, 2017 11:28 IST

  Uttar 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 | June 18, 2017 17:04 IST

  These 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 | July 28, 2016 11:17 IST

  Panaji: 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 | August 19, 2013 19:18 IST

  New 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 | October 12, 2012 20:36 IST

  Chandigarh, 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