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India-EU event highlights importance of safe drinking water, sanitation fo
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 25 (ANI): India and EU held a Human Rights Council side event on the importance of access to safe drinking water and sanitation for the realisation of gender equality.
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Centre releases Rs 21,741 crore grant to states for drinking water, sanita
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): The central government has released Rs 21,741.03 crore in the financial year ended March 31 as tied grants to states for drinking water and sanitation, the Ministry of Jal Shakti said on Monday.
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Plumbing and sanitation leader IAPMO India lends support to Woloo, an inno
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 21 (ANI/PRNewswire): The International Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Foundation (IWSH), the non-profit arm of International Association of Plumbing & Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) India, has lent support to Woloo, a start-up company whose app aims to
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Sesame Workshop India and Planet Water Foundation join hands to promote Su
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), November 18 (ANI/PNN): In the backdrop of the existing Covid-19 pandemic, Sesame Workshop India (SWI) has taken its water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) initiatives to the next level.
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Literacy rate in Pakistan stagnates at 60 per cent: Survey
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 23 (ANI): A survey by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reveals that literacy rate among children aged 10 and above in Pakistan has stagnated at 60 per cent.
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Study explores new intervention in fight against gastrointestinal disease
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], May 14 (ANI): A team of researchers has validated a way to successfully detect a diverse range of bacteria (pathogens) that cause diarrhoeal disease in informal settlements.
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Inclusive sanitation needed to address service gap in A-Pac: ADB
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], Apr 12 (ANI): Developing countries in Asia and the Pacific must reassess their approach and investment priorities to adopt citywide inclusive sanitation (CWIS) to address the region's urban sanitation crisis, according to discussions on Monday at the Online ADB Sani
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NOFILTER Stream - A Sociotainment Channel by SocioLadder is back with Epis
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], December 9 (ANI/NewsVoir): Socioladder.org (A charity transformation and fundraising platform) announces "Bharat WashED" a mission to provide clean drinking water, sanitation, hygiene, and better infrastructure to support underserved schools in India post the pa
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India ready for further cooperation with Sri Lanka in water, sanitation, a
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], October 16 (ANI): Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Gopal Baglay, has called on Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa during which he conveyed that New Delhi was ready for further cooperation with Colombo in water, sanitation, agriculture and manufacturing in
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India committed to ensure water, sanitation to all: India at UNHRC
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 19 (ANI): India is committed to ensuring access to water and sanitation in all spheres of life beyond the household, particularly in public spaces, which is an essential element of the human rights to water and sanitation, said Vimarsh Aryan, First Secretary,
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FC holds meeting with Jal Shakti ministry on grants for provision of drink
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 17 (ANI): Chairman of the 15th Finance Commission N. K. Singh and other members on Wednesday held a meeting with Gajendra Singh, Minister of Jal Shakti and his team of officials over the issue of FC grants to Rural Local Bodies for provisions of drinking water and san
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Sitharaman holds pre-Budget consultations with representatives from water
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 23 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday held her ninth pre-Budget consultation meeting with leading representatives from water and sanitation sectors.
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