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100,000 tap water connections provided daily, 4.5 mn since April: Govt

For 2020-21, Rs 23,500 crore was allocated for the implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission

2.5 mn got piped-water connections during Covid: Gajendra Singh Shekhawat

In a Q&A, Jal Shakti Minister says he is confident the pandemic will not delay the targets under the Har Ghar Jal initiative or lead to any fund crunch

Lockdown leads to cleaner water bodies; minister says time to 'introspect'

'"Since agriculture, which uses nearly 89 per cent of water,is also a state subject, the governments will have to consider what to grow, how much to grow and for whom to grow," the minister added

Can Ganga water treat Covid-19? ICMR says no to study, need more data

Evidence and data available at the moment is not strong enough to start the clinical studies, said Dr Y K Gupta

Centre to expand Jal Shakti Abhiyan activities during upcoming monsoon

Central and State sector schemes in irrigation and water conservation sectors have also been allowed to be implemented with suitable dovetailing with MGNREGA works

Govt plans new policy to recover water tariffs from all kinds of consumers

The Centre will make available extra budgetary resources for the Mission, which will be allocated along with gross budgetary support to the states

No proposal to transfer water from state list to concurrent: Govt

Shekhawat said at present there is no proposal to transfer water from the state list to the concurrent list

Govt mulls making BIS standard mandatory for piped drinking water

The proposal comes amid tests conducted by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) on drinking water, which found water quality in Mumbai as per standard but poor in many state capitals, including Delhi

22% groundwater has either dried up or in critical category: Jal Sakti Min

The government has also started the work of mapping aquifer and by next March

A third of 305 projects for cleaning Ganga completed: Jal Shakti Minister

The minister also said that no proposal to declare the right to safe water a fundamental right is under consideration of the government.

How traditional water bodies can help India deal with looming water crisis

The Ministry of Jal Shakti was launched in May this year with the mandate to find solutions to India's escalating water crisis

India seeking Israel help for 'tap-water to every Indian by 2024': Minister

Israel has made water recycling an integral part of daily life

Water needs trans-disciplinary governance

Although groundwater now provides more than two-thirds of India's water, the more it has grown in significance, the weaker groundwater departments have become at the Centre and in the states

Why recent moves to reduce water in agriculture will have limited impact

The experience of Punjab and Haryana with maize cultivation is a good example of the disconnect between policies and markets

As villages run out of water, can Jal Jeevan quench rural India's thirst?

Need to cover piping to 90,000 homes per day for five years

Jal Shakti Ministry to go ahead with Bureau of Water Efficiency

India is among the least water-efficient countries, according to global baseline for sustainable development goals indicator by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

We are overdrawing water, depleting aquifers: Jal Shakti Minister

On the demand side, 6 per cent of our total consumption is for domestic use, 5 per cent for industry and 89 per cent is for agriculture, said Gajendra Singh Shekhawat

Construction, engineering companies line up for water-related projects

Clearances, both environmental and land, may be a challenge

Govt introduces bill on dam safety, says 293 of them over 100 years old

The bill seeks to set up the National Dam Safety Authority for proper surveillance, inspection and maintenance of specified dams

Rs 5 trillion needed for Har Ghar Jal, says water resources ministry

Equal contribution of Rs 1.8 trillion may come from states and Centre; remaining through convergence of govt schemes