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IAS officer summits Everest with gangajal to spread awareness on 'Swachh G
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 5 (ANI): Ravindra Kumar, an IAS Officer of Uttar Pradesh Cadre, has a message for the nation from atop Mount Everest, which he scaled with gangajal (water from River Ganga) in the recently concluded climbing season.
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Faced with acute shortage, Bhilwara residents lock water containers to pre
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Bhilwara (Rajasthan) [India], June 4 (ANI): Faced with acute water shortage and an unstable supply of drinking water, residents of Parasrampura village in Hurda panchayat are keeping their water containers locked to prevent theft of drinking water.
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Mayurbhanj faces scarcity of clean drinking water
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Mayurbhanj (Odisha) [India], Jun 2 (ANI): People in Arjunsahi village are resorted to using visibly dirty water for their everyday need due to unavailability of well, tube well or clean drinking water resource in their area.
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UP: Water crisis looms large in Shankargarh town
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 1 (ANI): There seems to be no end to the drinking water crisis in Room Village of Shankargarh. The daily wage labourers residing in the area are digging shallow wells in their premises for groundwater rejuvenation.
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As promised, Modi forms Jal Shakti ministry
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): In the portfolio allocation, which was announced on Friday, a new ministry, Jal Shakti, has been introduced, in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's poll promise of providing safe drinking water to people.
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BJP writes to MP Governor; requests immediate convening of Assembly sessio
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], May 20 (ANI): The Leader of Opposition in Madhya Pradesh Gopal Bhargava has urged state Governor to convene an assembly session soon to discuss pressing issues like drinking water, law and order and non-payment of farmers' dues.
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Dhar: No roads, no drinking water yet tribal's line at polling booths in h
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Dhar (Chhattisgarh) [India], May 19 (ANI): Walking on foot for as much as eight-ten kilometres, tribals and villagers of the district were seen lining outside polling booths on Sunday to exercise their franchise in the seventh and last phase of the Lok Sabha elections.
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Air-conditioned polling booth in Indore offers tea-coffee, buttermilk to v
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], May 18 (ANI): A polling booth in Indore parliamentary constituency will offer a unique voting experience as it is equipped with facilities like air-conditioner, RO drinking water, cafeteria, medical desk, and facilities for specially-abled voters.
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Cabinet meeting held at state secretariat in Andhra Pradesh
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 14 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday held a cabinet meeting at the state secretariat to discuss various issues including the relief measures in cyclone Fani-affected areas, scarcity of drinking water, effect of c
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Water scarcity major issue in Valsad, women walk miles for drinking water
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Valsad (Gujarat) [India], May 4 (ANI): Jeevika, a woman residing in Valsad region has to walk miles every night to get to the nearest stream. If she does not, she and her entire family have to go without water.
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'Blockade on Yamuna may hamper flow of drinking water to Delhi'
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 04 (ANI): The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has said blockade being built on the main course of River Yamuna could amount to stoppage of drinking water flow to Delhi as well as instant death of flora and fauna downstream.
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Kids and teens consuming low-calories sweetened beverages consume more cal
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 2 (ANI): Researchers have found that children and teens who drink low-calories or zero calories sweetened beverages in the United States takes in about 200 extra calories compared to those who drank water and took the same number of calories.
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