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22 pc underground water resources dried up or in critical category
Updated : 1 year, 1 month 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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Over 100 out of 350 projects for cleaning Ganga completed: Jal Sha
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi (India), Nov 21 (ANI): Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Thursday said in the Lok Sabha that more than 100 projects out of 305 sanctioned to clean the Ganga have been completed.
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No proposal to make right to safe water a fundamental right: Jal S
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 21 (ANI): Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Thursday said that no proposal to declare the right to safe water a fundamental right is under consideration by the government.
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Developed nations want to fight climate change at cost of developi
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 16 (ANI): Stressing that climate change is the biggest concern before the world, Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Saturday said that one of the key difficulties in preventing climate change is that developed countries want to fight this at the cost
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Not just Chennai and Bangalore will become Cape Town, but majority
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 31 (ANI): Expressing concern over the depletion of water, Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has stated that if water availability continues to decline with same pace and per capita, not just Chennai and Bangalore "will become Cape Town" but a majority
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U'khand: Jal Shakti Minister flags off rafting expedition to raise
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Devprayag (Uttarakhand) [India], October 10 (ANI): Union Minister for Jal Shakti, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Thursday flagged off the rafting expedition called 'Ganga Aamantran Abhiyan' or `Ganga Calling Campaign', which has been organised by the National Mission for Clean Ganga.
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Manoj Tiwari defends Shekhawat over 'Delhi's water quality better
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 6 (ANI): BJP MP Manoj Tiwari on Sunday said that Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat's statement that Delhi's water quality is better than European standards was based on what Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal apprised him.
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India very near to achieve open defecation-free target: Jal Shakti
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 27 (ANI): Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Friday said that India under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has almost achieved the open defecation free (ODF) target.
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Jal Shakti minister seeks public support for mission 'Namami Gange
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 15 (ANI): Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Sunday called upon people to support the government in its ambitious 'Namami Gange' mission and lend their hands to make it a success.
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Amarinder meets Jal Shakti minister, seeks comprehensive mechanism
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Sept 2 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday called on Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and urged the Centre to evolve a comprehensive mechanism to check recurrence of floods in the state.
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Water security at centre of Modi govt's development agenda, says J
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], Aug 30 (ANI): The Modi government has put water security at the center of its development agenda, Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said here on Thursday (local time), adding that the ministry is the first-ever concrete step towards water conservation.
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Depleting groundwater level, overexploitation among major challen
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 26 (ANI): Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Monday said that the depleting groundwater level, overexploitation and deteriorating quality of water are major challenges in providing clean drinking water.
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