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96.0 pc in rural, 63.8 pc urban area households have their own dwelling un
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 24 (ANI): About 96 per cent of the households in the rural and about 63.8 per cent in the urban areas had their own dwelling unit, during July-December 2018, according to the findings of National Sample Survey (NSS).
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Only around 50 pc of rural, 75 pc of urban households have exclusive acces
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 24 (ANI): Only about 50.3 per cent of the households in the rural and about 75.0 per cent in the urban areas had exclusive access to the bathroom, during July-December 2018, according to the findings of National Sample Survey (NSS).
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58.2 pc of rural, 80.7 pc of urban households have drinking water faciliti
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 24 (ANI): Only about 58.2 per cent of the households in the rural and about 80.7 per cent in the urban areas had drinking water facilities within the household premises during July-December 2018, according to the findings of National Sample Survey (NSS).
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Delhi Fire Service deploys 20 fire tenders across city to counter air poll
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 23 (ANI): Delhi Fire Service on Saturday deployed 20 fire tenders to spray water on trees and roads at polluted areas in the city as a measure to control pollution levels.
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Ramesh Pokhriyal, Dan Tehan, India, Australia agree to enhance collaborati
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 23 (ANI): India and Australia on Friday agreed to enhance collaborative research in the fields of climate change, energy, water conservation, soil science, space research, among other areas, the HRD Ministry said.
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'Very poor' air quality leaves Delhi gasping for breath, AQI likely to fal
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 21 (ANI): The air quality in Delhi and its adjoining areas such as Gurugram, Noida, Ghaziabad and Faridabad again plunged to 'very poor' category on Thursday and is expected to fall into 'severe' category by tomorrow, said System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting
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Maha Governor urges state officials to double efforts to provide housing f
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Nov 20 (ANI): Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari on Wednesday asked Chief Executive Officers and Block Development Officers of Zilla Parishads to double their efforts to meet the target of building houses for the poor people in rural areas under the Prad
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Air pollution crisis: Noida continues to struggle with toxic air
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Nov 20 (ANI): Noida and its adjoining areas continued to suffer poor air quality which has been oscillating between 'Poor' and 'Severe' category for the past couple of weeks.
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Delhi Jal Board to collect 3,000 samples of water to check quality
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 20 (ANI): After 11 samples collected from Delhi failed on 19 parameters of quality, Delhi Jal Board is planning to collect over 3,000 samples of water from different areas in the national capital to ascertain whether the water is clean or dirty.
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Wipro signs pact with Finland's university on 5G, 6G technologies
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Nov 19 (ANI): Digital tech major Wipro on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding with the University of Oulu in Finland to collaborate in the areas of wireless communications in 5G/6G at GHz, THz and lightwave frequencies under the university's 6G flagshi
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Air quality improves slightly in Delhi, SAFAR says relief temporary
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 19 (ANI): After days of 'severe' and 'very poor' air quality, Delhi and its nearby areas witnessed a change with AQI improving to the 'poor' category in the morning on Tuesday.
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Paramilitary forces organise National Integration tours for students livin
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 18 (ANI): To make them familiar with Indian heritage and culture, various paramilitary forces are organising a National Integration Tour for students living in remote areas of Jammu and Kashmir and northeastern states.
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