Jal Jeevan Mission: Central team visits Bengal to provide technical assistance

The Jal Shakti Ministry said the team was visiting the state from Wednesday-Friday to provide "technical assistance" to realise the goal of...

7 lakh water bodies being restored in country this year: Gajendra Singh Shekhawat

Talking about the availability of drinking water in every home, Shekhawat said approximately one lakh families were being connected with dr...

UP govt's Mission Shakti has failed, crimes against women rising: Priyanka Gandhi

"Mission Shakti launched by the BJP government to cover up the rising crimes against women in UP has failed. Case is being registered again...

Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat says barely any locations available for building large dams, stresses on recharging groundwater

There are nearly 736 major dams in the country. Mostly, constructing a large dam not only involves displacement of people but a large swath...

UP: Over 500 cops infected by COVID so far; policemen start training on precautionary steps

Additional Director General of Uttar Pradesh Police 112, Aseem Arun, in a statement issued here on Thursday, said, "Police personnel have b...

Jal Shakti Ministry's 'grand challenge' for smart water supply management gets over 200 applications

Applications were received from 46 individuals, 33 companies, 76 Indian Tech start-ups, 15 limited liability partnership (LLP) companies an...

Implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission in Rajasthan, WB dissatisfactory: Jal Shakti Ministry

West Bengal, whose performance over the implementation of the Jal Jeevan Mission was termed "dismal" by the ministry last week, did not att...

Mission Shakti: Yogi Adityanath issues directions for including Bhojpuri, Bundelkhandi dialects in helplines

"These are our culture and values. This should reverberate from villages to cites. The Centre and state government are making consistent ef...

CM Adityanath launches 'Mission Shakti'; vows 'zero tolerance' to crimes against women

The chief minister said the campaign, whose start coincided with the commencement of the Navrati festival dedicated to Goddess Durga, is a ...

Are Namami Gange & Nal Se Jal achievable targets by 2024 or just a pipe dream?

Har Ghar Nal Se Jal and Namami Gange — Modi government’s two ambitious, water-related programmes — are making progress despite challenges. ...

J&K L-G reviews progress made under Back to Village programme

L-G Sinha directed the secretary, Jal Shakti Department, to make all best efforts to achieve the target of providing 100 per cent piped wat...

32 lakh households provided with piped water post lockdown: Union minister

Launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi last month, PMGKRY is an employment-cum-rural public works campaign to provide livelihood opportun...

Four million tap connections made operational across states amid lockdown: Jal Shakti Ministry

Latest data from the Jal Shakti ministry shows that nearly four million connection were made operational across states under the Jal Jeevan...

Assam decides to engage returnee youths in Jal Jeevan mission

During the conference, the Union Jal Shakti Department Minister urged for expediting the implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission in Assam so t...

Jal Shakti ministry outlines budgetary requirements at Finance Commission meet

The NK Singh-led FC held a meeting with jal shakti minister Gajendra Singh and other ministry officers, along with representatives of the m...

West Bengal, Meghalaya going slow on Jal Jeevan Mission- Centre tells the two states

Jal Shakti ministry is pushing all states to immediately start works related to water supply and conservation in villages to help generate ...

Swachh Bharat 2.0, Jal Jeevan Mission to adjust to Covid times

Skilled labourers, especially migrant ones well-versed in construction and real estate jobs, could be engaged in various flagship missions,...