Eighty-five village sarpanchs from 26 states and Union territories have been invited as special guests to witness the 79th Independence Day celebrations at Red Fort, in recognition of their......
'These children possess catastrophically low birth weights -- often 1.4 kgs or less. Such extremely low birth weight results in profoundly compromised neo-natal immunity.' 'The escalation to 97......
A new 'Jal Shakti' Ministry, in which the erstwhile ministries of Water Resources and Drinking Water and Sanitation will be merged, has been formed with Gajendra Singh Shekhawat at its helm.......
Sanitation is always clubbed with other departments, which lead to its neglect, says Devanik Saha. Sanitation in India is a grave issue. Though large scale campaigns have been launched by......
The National Democratic Alliance government has asked states to emulate the Gujarat water management model to address the problem of water scarcity.The Centre has forwarded a compact disc received......
Money allocated for rural India has increased, but expenditure of panchayats is not adequate and inconsistent, say Prachi Salve & Saumya Tewari of IndiaSpend.com. Panchayats (village councils)......
The ministry of jal shakti was formed by merging the ministry of drinking water and sanitation, with the ministry of water resources, river development and Ganga rejuvenation, on May 31, 2019. The......
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman spelled out water, its management, clean rivers as one of the 10 points of vision for the next decade. The Jal Shakti Ministry, which is executing the......
Former Drinking Water and Sanitation Secretary Parameswaran Iyer, who spearheaded the Swachh Bharat Mission, was on Friday appointed as the CEO of Niti Aayog, according to a government order.......
Not all listed companies above a threshold have spent on corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the way they were required to do. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The aggregate unspent......
IMAGE: The AFI has asked all the coaches to ensure social distancing between athletes during training. Photograph: Neeraj Chopra/Twitter No handshakes or hugging, no spitting and no visits to......