Union Budget 2019-20: Gush of funds for piped water
The government allocated Rs 9,150.36 crore for National Rural Drinking Water Programme — increase of 69% from last year
Water reserves go up; 50 reservoirs have 100% storage
Maharashta has 18 reservoirs at full capacity; Just 5 out of 143 major ones in India have 40% or below storage
देश के 80 फीसदी घरों को मुहैया नहीं है पानी का पाइप कनेक्शन
एनएनएसओ की रिपोर्ट में कहा गया है कि ग्रामीण भारत में लगभग 90 फीसदी घरों में पाइप कनेक्शन की सुविधा नहीं है, वहीं लगभग ...
Only 4% CSR funds go to save water: Jal Shakti minister Shekhawat
During India Water Week, the Union minister says even water-intensive industries dedicate only 11% of their CSR spending to water conservation
Reservoir levels go up 32%, yet hold one-third of the water they can
In a week, India’s 100 reservoirs got 13.422 BCM water, but owing to deficient rainfall the water bodies have just 33 per cent of their capacity
Storage level: 23 of India’s 91 reservoirs below 50%
With the monsoon playing hide-and-seek, western and southern India are especially suffering, says CWC
Reservoirs storage low as India enters second monsoon month
India ended June with water storage level in 101 of its 143 reservoirs at 40% or less
New study points out how ODF villages are better off
Non-ODF villages much more at risk of contamination, finds study by Centre, UNICEF
Policy agreements on climate change must take water into account: UN report
Climate change will further strain water-stressed countries, create similar problems in regions not severely affected so far, the report …
Temperatures rise, live storage in 123 reservoirs declines
The levels plummetted to 47% from 57% of the total capacity in last one month, according to Central Water Commission data
Monsoon is on, but reservoir levels stay down
Rainfall deficit dropped to 21 per cent till July 7, 2019; 91 reservoirs witness 17 per cent deficit
Water levels in important reservoirs consistently dipping: CWC data
Low storage can affect summer crops to be harvested by May-June as well as Kharif sowing
बजट 2020-21: लोगों तक साफ पानी पहुंचाने पर होगा फोकस, विशेषज्ञों को उम्मीद
सरकार ने नल से जल और अटल भूजल योजना की शुरुआत की है, विशेषज्ञों को उम्मीद है कि सरकार इनका आवंटन बढ़ा सकती है
Water-stressed in India: In Thanjavur, an outlier in need of conservation measures
The district ranked third in terms of water-conservation works under Jal Shakti Abhiyan
Indian reservoirs brimming as monsoon advances
Storage levels in 123 reservoirs monitored by Central Water Commission was 194 % of the levels of corresponding period …
Reservoirs in India face water crunch as monsoon progress remains poor
Depleting water levels in reservoirs will have a direct bearing on the sowing and production of Rabi crops
Reservoir levels now at 85%, but storage in six states still low
West Bengal, Tripura, Jharkhand, Nagaland collectively have a deficit of 41 percentage points, while in Uttar Pradesh it is 11 per cent and …
क्या लॉकडाउन ने वास्तव में यमुना साफ की?
यमुना नदी में 80 प्रतिशत घरेलू सीवेज बहता है, औद्योगिक प्रदूषण में केवल 10-20 प्रतिशत प्रदूषण भार ही होता है
Ganga cleanup delay may cost states Rs 10 lakh/month: NGT
Green bench order also said the National Mission for Clean Ganga would be held liable to pay 50% of the amount if directions not followed&…
Higher incidences of water-borne diseases in fishermen drinking from Ganga: Survey
Consumption of and exposure to contaminated water has also led to predominance of skin diseases among fishing community
Current financing inadequate for universal water, sanitation coverage: UN report
Ignoring climate risks and failing to increase water investments would threaten chances of meeting this target, it said
Water-stressed in India: JSA helped Tirunelveli farmers look at options
As farmers could not sow paddy due to water scarcity, Jal Shakti Abhiyan officials urged them to plant other crops
India lags in drinking water, sanitation and hygiene facilities: Study
The Harvard University study is based on the performance of India’s 543 parliamentary constituencies on — unsafe disposal of child …
Swachh Bharat Mission: Haryana still defiant
The claim of an ODF-free Haryana flies in the face of cases of class division, dysfunctional toilets and administrative inaction
Water storage in major reservoirs less than average of last 10 years
Overall storage position in India’s 150 major reservoirs is less than the corresponding period of last year