Bansal calls for transparent water pricing by regulators
July 11th, 2012 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) Union Water Resources Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal has called for moving towards "transparent and participatory mechanisms" of pricing of water by independent water regulatory authorities.He ... Read more...
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PM calls for regulating use of groundwater
April 10th, 2012 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Emphasising that India has nearly 17 percent of the world's population but only four percent of its usable fresh water, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh ... Read more...
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Water shortage affecting industries: FICCI
January 8th, 2012 - 12:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) After power shortage, water scarcity will be the next growth barrier in India. Inadequate availability of water is becoming an area of concern for industries, ... Read more...
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Cabinet approves comprehensive mission document of national water mission
April 6th, 2011 - 10:03 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 6 (ANI): The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the comprehensive mission document of the national water mission.The national water mission is one of the eight national missions, which ... Read more...
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Cabinet approves National Water Mission charter (Lead)
April 6th, 2011 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) In an effort to conserve water and ensure its optimum utilisation in the country, the union cabinet Wednesday approved a comprehensive charter for the ... Read more...
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Cabinet approves charter of National Water Mission
April 6th, 2011 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) The cabinet Wednesday approved the charter of the National Water Mission, one of the eight missions in the National Action Plan on Climate Change.The ... Read more...
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PM’s climate change council clears National Water Mission
May 28th, 2010 - 11:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) The Prime Minister's Council on Climate Change Friday gave in principle approval to the National Water Mission and suggested that its basic approach should be to ... Read more...
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Three states get funds for rural drinking water projects
April 9th, 2010 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) The central government has released grants to three states - Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab - to ensure safe drinking water facilities in rural areas, an official statement ... Read more...
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450 government schemes named after three people: Advani
March 3rd, 2010 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) What is in a name, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani asked Wednesday, taking objection to government schemes and institutions being named after members ... Read more...
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Irrigation improvement must for agriculture growth: PM
December 10th, 2009 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) Public investments will have to be raised to improve efficiency and spread of irrigation facilities, and thereby push growth in the agriculture sector, Prime Minister Manmohan ... Read more...
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Manmohan Singh calls for greater synergy between agricultural, water policies
December 10th, 2009 - 1:57 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 10 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today called for greater synergy between agriculture and water policies to achieve four percent agriculture growth which he said is the ... Read more...
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Government focuses on rural jobs in Interim Budget
February 16th, 2009 - 6:16 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 16, (ANI): Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday announced an allocation of Rs. 30,100 crore for the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme for the year 2009-10 and said ... Read more...
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Rs.1.31 trillion sanctioned for flagship programmes
February 16th, 2009 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) The government has allocated Rs.1.31 trillion (Rs.131,317 crore) for its flagship programmes in the coming fiscal.External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, while presenting the interim budget for 2009-10 ... Read more...
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Need to take water harvesting as a national movement: Soz
January 13th, 2009 - 11:29 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan.13 (ANI): Union Minister for Water Resources, Prof. Saifuddin Soz, has said that there is need to adopt water harvesting as a national mission or movement and the public ... Read more...
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India keen to address water resource challenge: Soz
January 12th, 2009 - 6:33 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 12 (ANI): Union Water Resources Minister Professor Saifuddin Soz today said the India is making serious efforts to address numerous challenges in water resources sector with due emphasis ... Read more...
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Budget proposes more funds for urban renewal
February 29th, 2008 - 7:43 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Feb 29(IANS) Lauding it as a flagship project, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram has proposed to increase allocation for the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) from Rs.54.82 billion in ... Read more...
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