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Shortage of cholera vaccines forces WHO shift to single-dose approach
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Since January this year, 29 countries have reported cholera cases, including Haiti, Malawi and Syria which are facing large outbreaks. In comparison, in the previous 5 years, fewer than 20 countries on average reported outbreaks. The global trend is moving towards more numerous, more widespr
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North, South Goa recognised as 'Har Ghar Jal' certified districts
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 3 (ANI): Minister for Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, and Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Giriraj Singh recognized North Goa and South Goa as 'Har Ghar Jal' certified districts where all households have access to clean water through taps.
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Automation Anywhere collaborates with Planet Water India Foundation to bri
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], August 13 (ANI/PRNewswire): Automation Anywhere, a global leader in Robotic Process Automation (RPA) is enabling Planet Water India Foundation to provide sustainable access to clean water and sanitation facilities in India.
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HCL commits USD 15 million to address global freshwater insecurity
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Davos [Switzerland], May 25 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Water security has never been more urgent. With the global population set to hit 8.5 billion by 2030, pressure is increasing on the world's limited supply of fresh water. By 2030, the global demand for water will have exceeded sustainable
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Pakistan: Protests erupt over authorities' inaction to tackle Balochistan
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 15 (ANI): Expressing anger over inaction by authorities to contain the alarming rise in cholera cases and demanding access to clean water, Pakistanis staged a protest in Dera Bugti district's Pirkoh tehsil of Balochistan province on Saturday.
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Maha govt launches 'Suvidha Kendra' in Mumbai's Dharavi with 111 toilet se
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 9 (ANI): Maharashtra Minister Aaditya Thackeray on Wednesday announced the launch of a 'Suvidha Kendra' in Mumbai's Dharavi, India's biggest toilet block with 111 toilet seats and said that it will benefit over 50,000 residents by providing them easy ac
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Amid depleting groundwater table, Aquabrim is promoting water security acr
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 7 (ANI/NewsVoir): It is common knowledge, taught to us since school days that water covers 70 per cent of our planet, and only three per cent out of it is fresh water and two-third of it is stored in glaciers. However, the struggles of over a billion people world
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Scientists develop new technology to get cleaner water
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 23 (ANI): Scientists have developed a novel one-step fabrication process that improves the ability of nanocarbons to remove toxic heavy metal ions from water. This new technology could aid efforts to improve universal access to clean water.
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AXA XL announces partnership with charity WaterAid
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Oct 03 (ANI/NewsVoir): As part of its efforts to improve water resilience around the world, AXA XL today announced that it has entered into a three-year partnership with international charity WaterAid to help provide more than ten thousand people in rural India with acce
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UN allows sanctions exemption for humanitarian aid to N. Korea
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Mar 25 (ANI): In a temporary relief to North Korea, the United Nations has waived sanctions to agencies providing humanitarian assistance, including food security, access to clean water and improving children's health, to enter the communist country.
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OPIC loan to expand access to clean water in India
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 26 (ANI): The U.S. government's development finance institution, Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), on Monday, committed a USD 12.5 million (Rs. 80 crore) loan to a project that will expand access to affordable clean drinking water to millions of low and
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Launch of report "State of Urban Water and Sanitation in India" on improvi
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 27 (ANI-NewsVoir): TERI University, in partnership with the U. S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Coca-Cola India Pvt. Ltd., and The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), released today the report State of Urban Water and Sanitation in India, a key miles
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