Shillong, March 27 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Friday reaffirmed the state government’s commitment to ensuring safe and sustainable drinking water access to every household, as a key Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed with the Centre under the Jal Jeevan Mission.The MoU was signed via video conference between the National Jal Jeevan Mission (NJJM), under the Union Ministry of Jal Shakti, and the Government of Meghalaya, in the presence of Sangma and Union Jal …
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Jaipur, March 26 (IANS) A sharp political exchange unfolded in Rajasthan as Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma launched a strong attack on former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot for running a digital campaign named “Intezaar Shastra”. Chief Minister Sharma, on Thursday, dismissed Gehlot’s campaign as misleading, calling it not just an “Intezaar Shastra” (doctrine of waiting) but a “Jhooth Shastra” (doctrine of lies). He recalled the tenure of previous Congress government and mentioned about the time o…
Bengaluru, March 25 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition R. Ashoka on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, alleging that the state has been pushed into a cycle of borrowing to repay existing debt and terming the 2026–27 Budget a “credit Budget”.Speaking in the Assembly during the Budget discussion, Ashoka said that despite studying the Budget in detail, he found it heavily reliant on loans. He claimed that the government had borrowed Rs 1.32 lakh crore, of which Rs …
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) In a key step towards meeting its climate goals, the government on Wednesday approved Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) for the period 2031 to 2035, as the country commits to reduce emissions intensity of its GDP by 47 per cent by 2035 from 2005 level.The decision taken by the Union Cabinet, under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, enhances the country’s ambition under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and its Pa…
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0 will lead to Rs 3 lakh crore of operations and maintenance opportunities as the programme shifts from building infrastructure to ensuring that the connections are sustainably operated and maintained, a report said on Tuesday.The report from ICRA said the mission’s total outlay more than doubled to Rs. 8.69 lakh, and the shift to service-delivery model will support Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) sector.Further, the extended tim…
Hazaribagh, March 20 (IANS) Pinky Rana, the village head of Kanchampur, a remote panchayat in the district, has become the talk of the town because of her stellar and commendable contribution to the Jal Jeevan Mission. She undertook the task of delivering clean drinking water to 950 households within her panchayat and successfully accomplished it.On March 11, she was honoured by President Droupadi Murmu at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi, for her efforts and exemplary contribution to the ‘Jal Jeevan …
Gandhinagar/New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) The Gujarat government has entered into a new agreement with the Centre under the second phase of the Jal Jeevan Mission, focusing on sustaining and strengthening rural drinking water supply systems after achieving universal household tap connections in 2022.The memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the state government and the Centre’s Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation in the presence of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Union J…
United Nations, March 20 (IANS) India has reiterated that the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) will be held in abeyance till “the global epicentre of terror” Pakistan mends its ways.Pakistan “must uphold the sanctity of human life before talking of upholding the sanctity of treaties”, India’s Permanent Representative P Harish said on Thursday at an event held in the UN to mark World Water Day.“India has always been a responsible upper riparian state”, he said. “But responsibility is a t…
Jaipur, March 17 (IANS) Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot over his remarks questioning Sharma’s visits to Delhi, triggering a fresh political confrontation in the state. Speaking at an event at Tagore International School in Mansarovar, the Chief Minister, without naming Gehlot, took a jibe at his tenure. Referring to the 2020 political crisis without mentioning it directly, he said, “You used to spend your time…
Jaipur, March 17 (IANS) In a significant milestone towards realising the vision of ‘Har Ghar Jal’ (water for every household), Rajasthan has become the first state in the country to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Union Ministry of Jal Shakti under the new guidelines of Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0. The MoU was signed on Tuesday at the Ministry of Jal Shakti in New Delhi in the presence of Union Minister C.R. Paatil, Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma and Public Health Engineeri…