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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

Delhi water row gets murkier: Kejriwal accuses Paswan of spreading lies

Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari shot off a letter to Kejriwal, claiming that people were 'deeply scared' and 'terrified' of drinking the 'poisonous' water being supplied in the city

Nominate non-political people for water sample testing: Paswan to Kejriwal

The Delhi government has nominated two members -- Jal Board Deputy Chairman Dinesh Mohani and its member Shaalab Kumar -- for the joint team

Fix first, politicise later

Delhi's poor water quality needs urgent solutions

Onion shortage: FY20 kharif, late-kharif output to fall 26%, says Paswan

The rains during September-October hit transportation of crop from these producing regions to consuming centres, he said

Paswan asks Kejriwal to nominate official to re-examine Delhi water quality

Earlier in the day, Kejriwal had said that the city's tap water quality cannot be judged based on an analysis of just 11 samples

Delhi's water quality cannot be judged on basis of 11 samples: Kejriwal

Kejriwal said that 2,000 samples should have been taken in Delhi for a better estimation of water quality

MMTC floats tenders for import of 4,000 tonnes of onion to check price rise

Last week, Paswan had attributed the sharp rise in onion prices to 30-40 per cent fall in domestic production

Surge in onion prices due to floods, relief likely by Nov-end: Paswan

Earlier today, the Union Minister held a meeting with Consumer Affairs Secretary AK Srivastava and Food Secretary Ravikant over the rising onion prices and the onion import issue.

Ram Vilas Paswan's son Chirag to be new Lok Janshakti Party president

Chirag Paswan is the second term Lok Sabha member and has been the key decision maker in the party for a while

FCI's rising debt stock

India's food management system needs a revamp

Centre plans to make Essential Commodities Act less stringent

The announcements came after Food Minister Ramvilas Paswan held a meeting with state food and consumer affairs ministers

Kejriwal, Smriti Irani among leaders to call on ailing Jaitely at AIIMS

Jaitley, 66, was admitted on August 9 after he complained of breathlessness and restlessness

LS passes Consumer Protection Bill, BJD says it's against federal structure

The Consumer Protection Bill 2018, which will replace the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, will now go to the Rajya Sabha for passage

Ram Vilas Paswan: Meet the 'greatest weather vane' of Indian politics

A seasoned politician with an uncanny knack for sensing political winds, Paswan has had several stints in different governments in the Centre

After TDP and Shiv Sena, Ram Vilas Paswan's LJP puts Modi govt on notice

LJP leader Chirag Paswan said on Friday the LJP could review its stand if the Modi government met its two conditions by August 7

Ram Vilas Paswan unwell; Radha Mohan Singh gets additional charge

Paswan has gone to London for treatment of heart-related ailment

We are looking at several consumer-friendly initiatives: Ram Vilas Paswan

RAM VILAS PASWAN, dalit leader and Union minister for food, public distribution and consumer affairs, talks to Archis Mohan and Sanjeeb Mukherjee on the Saharanpur violence and some matters pertaining to his own charge. Edited excerpts: Your assessment of the recent anti-Dalit violence in UP's Saharanpur?I have asked my Dalit Sena (an outfit he commands) activists to visit and prepare a report. It is a serious incident and my party (Lok Janshakti, part of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led ruling coalition) will act once we get the report. We feel the local administration should have been more alert on the events that led to the incident and acted accordingly. Once we get a full report on the cause and its fallout, we will send it to state Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.In the context of Saharanpur, this government has claimed to have taken several steps for Dalits. Has this message reached the community?If that wasn't so, Dalits wouldn't have voted for the Bharatiya Janata Party in such .

Linking Aadhaar to ration cards saved Rs 14,000 cr: Ram Vilas Paswan

Linking Aadhaar with ration cards has resulted in a huge saving of Rs 14,000 crore for the exchequer, Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said today."Eighteen crore ration cards have been linked to Aadhaar cards in the country. This has resulted in savings of Rs 14,000 crore due to weeding out of bogus ration cards," the Food Minister said at the India Integrated Transport & Logistics Summit 2017 here.The government, he said, aims to computerise the Public Distribution System to help check pilferages and plug leakages by installing electronic Point of Sale (ePoS) devices at all fair price shops."There are a total of 5.22 lakh fair price shops across the country," he said.Procurement, storage and distribution of agricultural produce need proper and efficient logistics system to plug leakages, avoid rotting of grains and other perishable items and timely transport of the produce to the market, he said.There is a need to develop a National Common Market, Paswan added.He said connectivity

No vacancy for PM post in 2019 Lok Sabha elections: Paswan to Opposition

LJP President expressed confidence that Modi would remain in charge till 2024