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Kabul residents lack drinking water due to plunging groundwater levels
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 27 (ANI): Due to plunging groundwater levels, several provinces of Afghanistan have been facing a critical issue of availability of potable water as a lack of drinking water has become a challenge for Kabul residents.
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ADB to provide USD 96.3 mn loan to improve water supply, sanitation servic
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 22 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India on Monday signed a USD 96.3-million loan agreement to provide safe drinking water and improve water supply and sanitation services in the state of Himachal Pradesh.
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Over 50 pc of Indian households get tap water supply in their homes
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] August 19 (ANI): The government recently revealed that the flagship programme Jal Jeevan Mission has yielded remarkable results after three years of its inception. The programme has successfully provided more than 50 per cent of households with tap water supply in their hom
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Odisha cabinet approves 17 major proposals
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], August 12 (ANI): The state Cabinet Meeting held under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today took 17 major decisions relating to the departments of Agriculture and Farmer's Empowerment, Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water, Planning and Convergence
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J-K Peoples Justice Front serves drinking water to promote unity and peace
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Baramulla (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], August 6 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir People's Justice Front held a camp at Singhpora Pattan area on the Srinagar-Baramulla national highway where hundreds of people were served drinking water in commemoration of Imam Hussain AS who sacrificed his life for
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K'taka CM issues instructions for time-bound implementation of Jal Jeevan
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], August 6 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday instructed officials to implement the Jal Jeevan Mission project in a time-bound manner as it is an ambitious project.
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Telangana govt providing free water supply up to 20,000 litres for residen
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 29 (ANI): In a step to fulfil poll-promise in Telangana, the state government is providing 'free' water supply to all domestic consumers up to 20,000 litres (20KL).
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CM Dhami asks officials to prepare roadmap to enhance farmers' interest
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], July 26 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday directed the officers of the Irrigation Department at the secretariat to plan for the developmental roadmap for the next ten years by keeping in mind the farmer's interests.
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ADB approves $96.3 mn loan for safe drinking water in Himachal Pradesh
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 23 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $96.3 million loan to provide safe drinking water and improve water supply and sanitation services in Himachal Pradesh.
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Study: Embryonic exposure to environmental pollutants on risk of diabetes
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Boston [US], July 23 (ANI): The School of Public Health and Health Sciences' Alicia Timme-Laragy, an associate professor, studies the effects of early life exposures to two common per- and polyfluoroalkylated substances (PFAS) chemicals, which are present in waterproof and nonstick household
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Pakistan: Cholera cases in Balochistan's Zhob district rise to 2,000
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 18 (ANI): The number of cholera patients in Zhob district of Balochistan province of Pakistan rose to 2,000 despite all the measures taken by the government to curb the outbreak
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Study confirms lead-in-water causes adverse fetal health outcomes
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 14 (ANI): Health economics researchers have confirmed a causal relationship between lead-in-water and adverse fetal health outcomes. Although many studies have found a correlation between lead exposure and health, a causal link had been lacking in the literature until n
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