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Jal Shakti

Water Bodies: First Census Report

The Ministry of Jal Shakti conducted its first-ever census of water bodies in India between 2018-19. The objective of this census was to collect comprehensive data on all...

April 25, 2023

Swachh Sujal Shakti Samman 2023

The Ministry of Jal Shakti is commemorating International Women’s Day by honouring women who have contributed to various programs of the Ministry through the Swachh Sujal Shakti Samman...

March 6, 2023

Jal Jeevan Mission achieves 11 crore tap water connections

Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently applauded the Jal Jeevan Mission for achieving 11 crore tap water connections. The mission was announced by the PM in 2019. The main...

January 25, 2023

JALDOOT App

The Indian government recently launched the JALDOOT App and JALDOOT App e-brochure. Key facts The JALDOOT application was jointly developed by union ministries of Panchayat and Rural Development....

September 28, 2022

J&K Agricultural Land Regulations 2022

The Administration of Jammu and Kashmir recently notified Jammu and Kashmir Agricultural Land (Conversion for Non-Agricultural Purposes) Regulations 2022. Legalities of the rules The rules were notified under...

January 15, 2022

JSA II: Catch the Rain Awareness Generation Campaign

The Jal Shakti Abhiyan II: Catch the Rain Awareness Generation Campaign was recently launched in New Delhi. The campaign was launched by National Water Mission. It was launched...

December 24, 2020

IDEAthon launched by Jal Shakti ministry

On May 2, 2020, the National Mission for Clean Ganga operating under Ministry of Jal Shakti launched “IDEAthon”. It focuses on “The Future of River Management” to explore...

May 3, 2020

Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Monsoon steps begun

The Jal Shakti Abhiyan has taken all measures to boost the rural economy and combat present health crisis created by COVID-19. Also, the scheme is to use large...

April 29, 2020

Scientific Disposal of COVID-19 waste by National Green Tribunal

The National Green Tribunal has directed the states and the union territories to closely monitor the transport, handling, storage and disposal of COVID-19 waste. Highlights The Biomedical waste...

April 25, 2020

Environment Flows and Assessment Workshop

Union Minister for Jal Shakti inaugurated the International Workshop on Environment Flows. Highlights The Minister released the Guidance Document on Environment Flow Assessment. It is the first of...

October 23, 2019

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