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World Water Day: India provided tap connections to over 11 crore rural hou
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
About 11.49 crore households have been provided with tap water connections since the launch of the Jal Jeevan Mission in August 2019. An allocation of Rs 70,000 crores has been made in Union Budget 2022-23, which is 12 times the initial allocation of Rs 5500 crore in the financial year 2018-
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Rare and elusive duck species visit Kashmir after 116 years
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
Wular Conservation and Management Authority (WUCMA) employee Showkat Ahmad first reported and captured the duck species on camera at the iconic Wular lake on January 22, 2023, which were later identified as long-tailed ducks (globally vulnerable).
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Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhu lauds officers' efforts for disbursing Rs 804 cr
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Sunday reviewed the progress of various ongoing National Highway (NH) projects in the state focusing on resolving issues related to land compensation, clearances of FRA (Forest Rights Act) and FCA (Forest Conservation Act) and other b
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New study reviews freshwater supplies and strategies to manage them
Updated : 3 years ago IST
A new comprehensive study headed by The University of Texas at Austin gives an overview of the world's freshwater supply as well as solutions for managing them sustainably
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Uttarakhand govt presents Budget of Rs 77,407 crores for 2023-24
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Finance Minister Premchand Aggarwal presented the budget at 2 pm on Wednesday, stressing on startups, conservation of nature, self-reliance, good governance and self-employment.
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Paving the way for green growth in India
Updated : 3 years ago IST
India is emerging as an inspiration for countries across the globe, particularly on the fact that how economic development and conservation of environment can go hand in hand.
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Kauvery Hospital launches new initiative to plant a tree for every newborn
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], March 11 (ANI/NewsVoir): Kauvery Hospital, one of the leading healthcare chain of Hospitals across TN and Karnataka, has taken a unique initiative to contribute to the environment by planting a tree for every new born at any of their eight facilities. This eco-f
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India fastest in renewal energy capacity addition among major economies
Updated : 3 years ago IST
India is emerging as an inspiration for countries across the globe, particularly on the fact that how economic development and conservation of the environment can go hand in hand.
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India's G20 Presidency and emergence of new world order
Updated : 3 years ago IST
For the Presidency, India's leadership has already committed itself to exploiting the linkages between economic growth, gender equality, peace, and security and the use of technological innovations for universal benefit.
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NGT stays illegal construction of university buildings within UP bird sanc
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Prima facie, the construction undertaken in ESZ, apart from being impermissible on that count, is also violative of the provisions of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 and the National Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2017, said the Tribunal.
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Pune runners aged 6 to 70 participate in Neerathon 2023 to promote water s
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], March 3 (ANI/ATK): Nearly 1,200 people, including students and senior citizens, participated in Kalyani Ferresta Neerathon 2023 at Amanora Park Town, Hadapsar, an annual run for water conservation, on 26th Feb 2023 Sunday. This family-fun run event, hosted by Rota
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Two held with leopard skins in Chhattisgarh's Kanker
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The accused persons were arrested on Wednesday night on Kanker-Narharpur road in the district, said a police officer on Friday.
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