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22 pc underground water resources dried up or in critical category; govt m
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 23 (ANI): Almost 22 per cent of underground water resources in the country have either dried up or fall in the critical category, Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said on Friday, adding that his government has initiated work on mapping all the aquifers in t
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Egypt to host next round of talks on Renaissance Dam
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], Nov 17 (ANI): Egyptian Ministry of Water Resources announced on Sunday that Cairo will host the next round of talks on the disputed Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on December 2 and 3.
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AP Minister Anil Kumar welcomes High Court's decision on Polavaram works
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Nov 1 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Anil Kumar Yadav on Friday lauded the High Court's decision of quashing the stay on the execution of Polavaram project works.
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ADB hosts forum to promote farmers' livelihoods, rural development and foo
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], Oct 28 (ANI): Ensuring access to nutritious, safe and affordable food enabled by modern technologies and creative policies is essential to achieve inclusive and sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific, participants heard at the Rural Development and Food Securit
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Ministry of Jal Shakti organises exhibition under 6th edition of India Wat
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 25 (ANI): The Ministry of Jal Shakti on Wednesday organised an exhibition as part of the sixth edition of India Water Week in New Delhi.
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India to spend USD 50 billion on water conservatism: PM Modi
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], Sept 23 (ANI): India will spend approximately USD 50 billion on water conservation, rainwater harvesting, and the development of water resources in the next few years under the Jal-Jeevan Mission, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday.
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Herbalife Nutrition joins hands with Maharashtra Government to rejuvenate,
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] Sept 16(ANI/BusinessWire India): Herbalife Nutrition, the global leader in nutrition, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Maharashtra to strengthen and develop the water resources in Chandrapur district for the benefit of its agricul
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Contractor dies after Bihar Engineer sets him on fire
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Gopalganj (Bihar)[India], Aug 30 (ANI): A contractor in Gopalganj died after he was allegedly set on fire by a Chief Engineer with Bihar Water Resources Department.
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Brahmaputra floods may have possible solution if India, China work togethe
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], Aug 30 (ANI): India and China should work together to find a mechanism to control water at the upstream of river Brahmaputra basin in order to mitigate flood problems, the Chinese Ministry of Water Resources said on Thursday.
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Punjab CM seeks joint action plan with Army to strengthen embankment at Te
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Aug 25 (ANI): In the wake of floods, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Sunday asked the state Water Resources Department to work out a joint action plan with the Army authorities to strengthen the embankment at Tendiwala village in Ferozepur distri
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Chandrababu's claims of floods being man-made are baseless: says Irrigatio
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Aug 24 (ANI): Minister for Water Resources Anil Kumar on Saturday attacked the former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu for alleging that the state government was conspiring to drown his house located on the banks of the Krishna River.
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Punjab: Water Resources Minister takes stock of floods in Ropar, Phillaur
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Aug 19 (ANI): Punjab Water Resources Minister Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria on Monday visited Ropar headworks and Phillaur to assess the flood-like situation due to incessant rain in the state.
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