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Water crisis looms large in Pak, may face absolute scarcity by 2040
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], March 22 (ANI): Amid the rising population and climate change, the availability of fresh water is becoming worrisome in South Asia, particularly in Pakistan, which may face absolute water scarcity by 2040.
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Conserve forests and water bodies for future generations, says Karnataka M
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], March 21 (ANI): Citizens must understand that the fundamental principle of ecology is coexistence and should conserve forests and water bodies for future generations, said Health and Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar on Sunday.
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Memorandum of Association of first river interlinking project to be signed
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 21 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that on the occasion of World Water Day the 'Catch the Rain' Movement would be launched tomorrow and the "first river interlinking project will be signed during the event."
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Japan, US to conduct joint military drills near Senkaku Islands to counter
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], March 21 (ANI): To counter China's aggressiveness in the East China Sea, the United States and Japanese governments are planning to conduct large-scale joint drills to protect the Senkaku Islands.
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PM to launch 'Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain' campaign on Monday
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 21 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be launching the 'Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain' campaign on World Water Day, which is celebrated on March 22.
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3 Chinese naval vessels spotted near Japanese waters as US, Tokyo express
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], March 21 (ANI): Three Chinese naval vessels including a large guided-missile destroyer have been spotted in the Strait of Tsushima, north of Japan's Kyushu main island, Japenese Defence Ministry said on Friday.
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China rebukes LinkedIn for failing to control political content: Report
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], March 19 (ANI): It seems Microsoft's professional networking site LinkedIn is in hot water in China as the country's internet regulator has rebuked the executive of the company this month for failing to control political content, The New York Times reported.
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India at UNGA stresses need for building resilient systems for sustainable
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], March 19 (ANI): India on Thursday stressed the need for building resilient systems that can provide long-term solutions for the sustainable use of water.
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Licence of 4 water bottle manufacturers in Pune suspended
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], March 19 (ANI): The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has suspended BIS licences of four water bottle manufacturers allegedly after people associated with them abused BIS officials in Pune for drawing water samples for quality check.
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Villages in Purulia continue to reel under water shortage, complaints go u
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Purulia (West Bengal) [India], March 18 (ANI): Water scarcity is a regular problem in villages of Purulia district of West Bengal namely Chayanpur, Lalbazar, Mohoda, Jolduar Golamara, and Bagra.
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Odhisa writes to Health Ministry for inclusion of additional categories as
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], March 18 (ANI): Odisha government on Wednesday urged the Union Health Ministry to allow it to include journalists, electricity and water supply and airport workers and priests of Lord Jagannath Temple and Lingaraj Temple in the frontline workers category for CO
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As India, Pak Indus commissioners meet next week, is it a step towards nor
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 17 (ANI): Indus Commissioners of India and Pakistan will meet in New Delhi later this month on March 23 and 24.
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