Drinking Water
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New water filtration plant providing clean water to people in Anantnag
News | Aug 29, 2020, 12:05 PM ISTClean water is essential for healthy life and people of J and K's Anantnag will now have access.
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Contingency plan should be completed with highest priority: CM Gehlot
News | May 14, 2020, 08:40 PM ISTWhile reviewing the drinking water supply in the state, Chief Minister of Rajasthan Ashok Gehlot said that district collector and Water Supply Department officials should ensure proper supply of drinking water in the state.
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Karnataka budget to allot funds for drinking water project
Business | Feb 22, 2020, 10:30 PM ISTBolstered by the Supreme Court's interim nod for the gazette notification of the Mahadayi Water Dispute Tribunal award by the Central government, Karnataka decided to allot funds for the drinking water project in the state's northwest region, an official said on Saturday.
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Drinking water crisis hits Taj city
India | Dec 16, 2019, 12:40 PM ISTThree days in a row, people in the Taj city were facing an acute drinking water crisis, raising tempers all around.
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94.5% families in villages, 97.5% in cities used 'improved drinking water' in Jul-Dec 2018: Report
India | Nov 23, 2019, 11:24 PM ISTThe NSO, a wing of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, has conducted a survey on drinking water, sanitation, hygiene and housing condition as a part of 76th round (July–December 2018) of National Sample Survey (NSS).
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People are 'terrified' to drink water supplied in the city: Manoj Tiwari to Arvind Kejriwal
India | Nov 20, 2019, 02:29 PM ISTThe Delhi government on Tuesday said that it will form 32 teams to collect drinking water samples from across the city and the test results will be put in the public domain within a month.
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Central ministers playing 'dirty politics' by saying drinking water in Delhi poisonous: Kejriwal
India | Nov 18, 2019, 02:48 PM ISTKejriwal said five random water samples will be lifted publicly from each ward in the city for examination and asserted that only 1.5 percent of the 1.55 lakh water samples picked up by the Delhi Jal Board in January-September this year have failed the tests
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Odisha inks LoU with UNICEF to provide safe drinking water
India | Oct 26, 2019, 04:35 PM ISTThe LoU was signed by the state housing and urban development department (HUDD) to provide 24-hour safe drinking water and the project has been named as 'Drink From Tap Mission'.
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Microplastics are harming drinking our water: Study
Health | Sep 10, 2019, 01:45 PM ISTResearchers have found plastics in our waste streams are breaking down into tiny particles, causing potentially catastrophic consequences for human health and our aquatic systems.
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2 kids die, 52 taken ill after drinking 'contaminated' water from school hand pump: Official
India | Jul 17, 2019, 07:07 PM ISTTwo children died and 52 others were taken ill allegedly after drinking contaminated water from a hand pump in their village school in the district.
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HC seeks steps by Railways to ensure clean drinking water for trains, stations
India | Jul 09, 2019, 04:27 PM ISTThe Delhi High Court asked the Railways on Tuesday as to what steps it has taken, and proposes to take, to ensure availability of clean and safe drinking water on its trains as well as stations.
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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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Aim to supply piped drinking water to all Delhi households by 2024: Kejriwal
India | Jun 25, 2019, 09:32 AM ISTDelhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said his government is aiming to provide clean and potable piped water 24x7 to every single household of Delhi by 2024 and urged the Central government to increase Delhi's share of water which has remained unchanged since 1994.
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Govt sets target of providing clean drinking water to all by 2024
India | Jun 11, 2019, 05:39 PM ISTThe Centre has set a target of providing clean drinking water to all by 2024, Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said Tuesday.
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Water scarcity: Woman enters well, dies after falling 40 feet
India | Jun 11, 2019, 05:30 PM ISTVimal rathod entered the half-dry well, slipped and fell 40 feet on the rocky surface and died on the spot, said Damodar Rathod, incharge of Mahagaon Police Station.
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Shimla water crisis: Situation worsens amid scorching heat; potable water gets pricier, hotels cancel bookings
India | May 29, 2018, 12:41 PM ISTThe prevalent situation has forced people to buy water at exorbitant prices. A majority of localities in the city get potable water only once a week.
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Stop giving contaminated water to passengers: High Court to Railways
India | Feb 19, 2018, 10:10 PM ISTStop giving contaminated water to passengers, the Delhi High Court told the Indian Railways today, and questioned its decision to hike fares when it was not providing better services.
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Hotels, restaurants can sell bottled drinking water above MRP, rules Supreme Court
Business | Dec 12, 2017, 10:12 PM ISTThe Supreme Court on Tuesday directed that hotels and restaurants are not bound by the maximum retail price (MRP) when they sell bottled mineral water within their premises.
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Centre approves restructuring of National Rural Drinking Water Programme
India | Nov 10, 2017, 11:55 PM ISTA sum of Rs 23,050 crore has been approved by the Cabinet for the programme for 2017-18 to 2019-20.
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Railways admits drinking water at platforms contaminated with bacteria found in human excreta
India | Sep 12, 2016, 06:05 PM ISTIn a development that points to the existence of severe health hazards for the millions of people that undertake train journeys, the Railways has admitted that the drinking water supplied at platforms as well as