Drinking water

Global Bottled Water Industry: A Review of Impacts and Trends

Created: March 17, 2023

The global bottled water industry has experienced meteoric growth in the last 50 years, becoming a major economic sector. The United Nations University Institute of Water Environment and Health and McMaster University have released a report titled “Global Bottled Water ..

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Jal Jeevan Mission: Lab on Wheels launched

Created: October 13, 2020

On October 12, 2020, the state government of Haryana launched “Lab on Wheels” to test the water quality in the state. The water quality of Haryana is mainly affected by fluoride, iron, nitrate and alkalinity. Lab on wheels is a ..

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AMRUT scheme completes 5 years of success

Created: June 26, 2020

On June 25, 2020, the AMRUT scheme completed its 5 years of successful implementation. In order to commemorate the success of the scheme, the Ministry of Urban Affairs launched an online event. The event highlighted the success of AMRUT. Highlights ..

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Highest Allocation to MGNREGA

Created: June 9, 2020

The Government of India has allocated Rs 1,01,500 crores under the MGNREGA programme in the year 2020-21 so far. This is the highest provision of funds allocated for the scheme since its launch. Highlights The Government of India has already ..

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Arunachal Pradesh to provide Tap connection to all by March 2023

Created: June 3, 2020

On June 2, 2020, the National Jal Jeevan Mission approved the Annual Action Plan of Arunachal Pradesh. Under the plan, the state is to provide tap connection to all the rural households in the state by 2023. Highlights In order ..

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Jal Jeevan Mission: Funds allocated to Assam and Bihar

Created: June 1, 2020

The Central Government has allocated Rs 1,832 crores to Bihar and Rs 1,407 crores to Assam under Jal Jeevan Mission. Assam In Assam, the Jal Jeevan mission aims to provide tap connections to over 13 lakh rural households by 2020-21. ..

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