Topic: water management
AMRUT 2.0 – Revitalising Indian Urban Spaces
The Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) 2.0 was launched on October 1, 2021, which aims to enhance the self-sufficiency and water security of Indian cities....
Haryana- Israel Agreement on Water Management
Recently, Israel and Haryana government signed a joint declaration in capacity building and integrated water resources management. Highlights The joint declaration is a significant milestone as India and...
National Water Awards
The National Water Awards is presented annually by Union Ministry of Jal Shakti. The third round of the awards, for the year 2020 was recently announced. State Awards...
What is a ‘Sponge city’ in Water Management?
Chennai is all set to adopt innovative water management strategies and transform into a sponge city to curb the urban flooding. Key Points Sponge city concept seeks to...
New Innovation Challenge by Jal Jeevan Mission
The Jal Jeevan Mission and the Department of Industry and Internal Trade Promotion have launched an innovation challenge to develop portable water testing equipment. The challenge is called...
What are the five technologies recommended by the Technical Committee of Jal Jeevan Mission?
A Multi-disciplinary Technical Committee that was set up under the Jal Jeevan Mission has recommended five technologies in order to provide field level solutions to the states. What...
India-Israel Water Attache: Key Facts
Israel is to establish a “Water Attache” in India. It is to operate from January 2021 under the Israel Embassy in India. The Water Attache division will share...
Cha-Chai Art Work inaugurated at National Museum by Portuguese president
The Portugal President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa is on a four-day visit to India. On February 14, 2020, he along with the Minister of Tourism, India Prahlad Singh...Portugal President’s 4-day visit to India
The President of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, undertook a four-day state visit to India from 13 to 16 February 2020, marking a significant step in strengthening bilateral...
Report on Central and State Water Departments based on Efficiency Targets: Gujarat leads
The Ministry of Jal Shakti recently launched rankings of Central and state governmental water departments based on their efficiency targets. According to the report, Gujarat topped the ranking...
Ministry of Coal forms Sustainable Development Cell
On December 15, 2019, the Coal Ministry announced that it is to establish “Sustainable Development Cell” (SDC) to promote environment friendly and sustainable coal mining. The main objective...
