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  Cabinet approves international status for Madurai airport, extends Jal Jeevan mission till 2028

  India | March 10, 2026 17:05 IST

  The Union Cabinet has approved two major decisions. Madurai Airport in Tamil Nadu will be declared an international airport to boost connectivity, tourism, and trade. The Jal Jeevan Mission has been extended until 2028.

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  Jal Jeevan Mission completes two-thirds of its target: Know about its reach, deadline, other details

  Explainers | August 21, 2023 12:29 IST

  Jal Jeevan Mission, which was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in August 2019 to provide clean drinking tap water in the rural areas of the country, has completed two-thirds of its target in four years, with more than a year to go before the completion of the deadline in 2024.

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  Har Ghar Jal Utsav: PM Modi attacks Opposition, says 'those who talk big lack vision'

  India | August 19, 2022 14:49 IST

  Har Ghar Jal Utsav: PM Modi said that 7 crore households in the country have been given piped water in just three years under the 'Har Ghar Jal' mission, "whereas in seven decades since Independence, only three crore households had this facility".

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  86 districts in Andhra, 52 in Madhya Pradesh affected by fluoride

  India | March 06, 2022 8:15 IST

  The regional meeting was held in Bengaluru for stock taking of the JJM and SBM schemes for Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and the UTs of Puducherry and Lakshadweep.

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  Centre releases grant of Rs 831 crore under 'Jal Jeevan Mission' to Odisha

  India | January 01, 2022 8:34 IST

  Out of 85.67 lakh rural households in state, 35.37 lakh households have tap water supply in their homes. Water supply work is in full swing to make provision of tap water supply in villages.

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  Modi government hikes allocation to Odisha under Jal Jeevan Mission by four times

  India | July 12, 2021 13:10 IST

  With an aim to provide clean tap water to every household, the Central grant to Odisha under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) has been increased by four times in the financial year 2021-22.

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  ICICI moves NCLAT to seek early hearing on JAL insolvency plea

  Business | June 17, 2019 20:53 IST

  ICICI Bank submitted that there has been no progress in its insolvency petition filed against JAL, which was filed in September last year.

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  Jal wins top honour at National Students' Film Festival

  Bollywood | March 28, 2018 11:09 IST

  Apart from the top honour, the makers of "Jal" took home Rs one lakh prize.

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  87th Academy Awards: Know the strong Indian contenders this year (view pics)

  Bollywood | December 16, 2014 11:11 IST

  New Delhi: The primary nominations for 87th Academy Awards has started and Indian artists and films have succeeded in creating a stir at the prestigious honour.A.R. Rahman who already holds two Oscar Awards has been

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  National Award winning 'Jal' in running for two Oscars

  Bollywood | December 14, 2014 17:21 IST

  New Delhi: Girish Malik's National Award winning film “Jal” has found a place in the Oscar contenders of 2014 in two categories -- Best Picture and Best Original Score.The film, which has the backdrop of

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  Friday fever: Varun Dhawan, Ileana D'Cruz, and Nargis Fakhri are all set to entertain you

  Bollywood | April 03, 2014 13:36 IST

  New Delhi: Filmi Friday is here and this time comedy king David Dhawan is making a comeback with Main Tera Hero starring his son Varun Dhawan, Ileana D'Cruz, and Nargis Fakhri.The film, which is the

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  Purab Kohli as showstopper for Lalit Sengar at LFW

  Bollywood | March 04, 2014 22:13 IST

  Mumbai,Actor Purab Kohli will be the showstopper for designer Lalit Sengar's show at the Lakme Fashion Week summer-resort 2014, which begins here March 12.The collection draws inspiration from the art nouveau era.Sengar believes the "Jal"