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Wavin, Orbia's Building & Infrastructure Business, joins forces with V
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 24 (ANI/Mediawire): Wavin B.V., a global solutions leader for the Building and Infrastructure industry and an Orbia business, announced today that it will acquire a majority stake in Vectus Industries Limited ("Vectus"), a privately-held manufacturer of plumbing a
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Rising health risks for children across Afghanistan due to disruption to n
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 24 (ANI): Children across Afghanistan are increasingly vulnerable to disease and illness due to the deadly combination of rising malnutrition, an unprecedented food crisis, drought, disruptions to vital health and nutrition centres, lack of access to and poor qu
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10% of water action plans of large cities should come from public-private
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 24 (ANI): Highlighting the role of the private sector in water and sanitation, a top official of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs on Wednesday said that 10 per cent of the water action plans of million-plus cities should come from public-private partnersh
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Jal Jeevan Mission empowering women by saving their time, efforts used to
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 2 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched the Jal Jeevan Mission mobile application- which aims to improve awareness among stakeholders and for greater transparency and accountability of schemes under the initiative.
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PM Modi to interact with Gram panchayats, Pani Samiti on Jal Jeevan missio
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 1 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with Gram Panchayats and Village Water and Sanitation Committees (VWSC) on Jal Jeevan Mission via video conferencing on Saturday at 11 AM.
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PM to interact with Gram panchayats, Pani Samiti on Jal Jeevan mission on
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 1 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with Gram Panchayats and Village Water and Sanitation Committees (VWSC) on Jal Jeevan Mission via video conferencing on Saturday at 11 AM.
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Authorities warn against water crises in Islamabad, Rawalpindi
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan] August 26 (ANI): Pakistan's Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) has warned that people of Rawalpindi and Islamabad may face water crises in the coming weeks due to the 44 feet reduction in the water level of Khanpur Dam.
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Over 4 million Lebanese to run out of water in coming days over power shor
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], August 22 (ANI/Sputnik): More than 4 million people in Lebanon are at risk of losing access to safe water supply in "the coming days" due to electricity shortages that hinder water and sanitation services, UNICEF reported on Saturday.
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Andhra Pradesh govt to adopt three-pronged strategy to check spread of COV
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], April 27 (ANI): In the wake of the rising COVID-19 cases, the Andhra Pradesh government has issued orders to adopt a three-pronged strategy to ensure better treatment, oxygen, quality food, medicine, water and sanitation facilities in COVID hospitals, allo
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Wabag ranked 4th globally among top 50 private water companies
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Apr 22 (ANI): Water technology major Va Tech Wabag has been ranked fourth globally by Global Water Intelligence (GWI) in London for ensuring safe and clean drinking water and sanitation for over 71 million people across the globe.
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Budget addressed preventative, curative health and well-being: Sitharaman
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 13 (ANI): The Union Budget 2020-2021 has addressed preventative, curative health and well-being, said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday, adding that in spite of bringing water and sanitation, the allocations to the core health has gone up.
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Uttarakhand CM approves Rs 100 crore for development works
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], January 7 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has approved about Rs 100 crore for proposals relating to different departments including home, drinking water and sanitation, women empowerment and child development, secondary education and ag
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