The Government of India, in collaboration with state governments, is implementing the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM)-Har Ghar Jal, aiming to ensure tap water supply to every rural household.
In this regard, MoS Rai submitted the additional facts in both houses of the Parliament that furnishes that "the primary responsibility for disaster management, adequate preparedness measures, rests with the state governments concerned as per the National Policy on Disaster Management".
Founder of the Super 30 educational programme, Anand Kumar, on Thursday urged the central and state governments to form a "special cell" to address the issues of students of coaching institutes.
The Supreme Court ruled by a majority judgement of 6:1 that sub-classification within the scheduled caste and scheduled tribes (SCs and STs) reservation is permissible. As many as six separate opinions were delivered in the case.
Congress MP KC Venugopal said on Wednesday that there is a need for maximum support from the Central Government, State Government, and all other state governments to effectively address the tragedy in Wayanad.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge urged the central and state governments to expedite relief and rescue operations after landslides in Kerala's Wayanad claimed 24 lives on Tuesday.
"...I said you (central government) should not discriminate against state governments. I wanted to speak but my mic was muted. I was allowed to speak only for 5 minutes. People before me spoke for 10-20 minutes," Banerjee told reporters after she stormed out of the NITI Aayog meeting toda
The Supreme Court extended its interim order on Friday staying directives issued by authorities of certain state governments that eateries along the Kanwar Yatra route should display the names of the owners outside such shops.
With United States to go for the presidential election in November, Taranjit Singh Sandhu said that India has experience with governments led by Democrats or Republicans and the bilateral ties will also benefit from the personal chemistry between the leaders of the two countries.
Kishori Lal Sharma, Congress MP from Uttar Pradesh's Amethi, on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court's interim stay on the directives issued by certain state governments that eateries along the Kanwar Yatra route should display the names of the owners.
The Supreme Court on Monday put an interim stay on directives issued by the authorities of certain state governments that eateries along the Kanwar Yatra route should display the names of the owners outside such shops.
The Supreme Court on Monday put an interim stay on directives issued by the authorities of certain state governments that eateries along the Kanwar Yatra route should display the names of the owners outside such shops.