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UP's Shamli deprived of clean drinking water
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Shamli (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr. 29 (ANI): Due to the contaminated water of Shamli's Kairana Meat Plant, there is panic in the public with the wrath of Hepatitis C and cancer gripping people in the village.
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This MP village is battling with water crisis for past three years
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Tikamgarh (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Apr. 26 (ANI): Under acute drinking water crisis, a village in Madhya Pradesh's Tikamgarh town has been deprived of water for the past three long years.
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With onset of summer, nation facing acute shortage of drinking water
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 22 (ANI): Even before the summer has fully set in, the acute water crisis has gripped many parts of the country.
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Centre aims to make UP open-defecation free state
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Jhansi, (Uttar Pradesh) [India] April 19: The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation (MDWS) along with the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) and National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) have united and taken up the task of making India's most populous state of
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Not roads, water, K'taka polls about Hindus vs Muslims: BJP MLA
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Belgaum (Karnataka) [India], Apr. 19 (ANI): Sparking a row, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Sanjay Patil said that the upcoming Karnataka assembly election is "not about roads and drinking water but about Hindu-Muslim incidents".
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A campaign to highlight the importance of drinking clean water
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 06 (NewsVoir): With India having the highest number of people in the world without access to safe drinking water (according to a study conducted by Wall Street Journal and Water Aid) Anjali Bhutani initiated a campaign titled H2OME to create a much-needed awareness
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OPIC loan to expand access to clean water in India
Updated : 7 years, 11 months 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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Telangana villages to get drinking water by March end
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India] Feb 24 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao on Friday assured to provide drinking water to all the villages in the state by March 31.
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Menstrual hygiene integral part of government's sanitation programme: Uma
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb.17 (ANI): Union Minister for Drinking Water and Sanitation Uma Bharti has announced that she, Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi and Minister for Textiles and Information and Broadcasting Smriti Irani, have decided to look into the problem of menstrual
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Uma Bharti admitted to AIIMS
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 3. (ANI): Union Drinking Water and Sanitation Minister Uma Bharti was reportedly admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here on Saturday.
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Chennai based scientist invents machine that converts water from air
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Jan 30 (ANI): A scientist here has invented a solar-powered device that can convert vapour from the atmosphere into drinking water.
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ONGC adopts tribal village in Tripura
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan.10 (ANI): The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has adopted the Korbongpara village in Western Tripura District to provide basic amenities, including educational support, healthcare, drinking water etc as part of the company's policy to reach out to the commonest
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