Shortage of water hurts adolescent girl students’ health at Govt institutions

ADILABAD: The acute shortage of water is seriously hurting the health of adolescent girl students at the government residential schools and colleges in the Adilabad district. Protests were staged by some 200 students at the Telangana ST Gurukula School for Girl students in this context. The school is run for the students of Class V…Continue Reading

HYDERABAD: Several peripheral areas in the city are facing drinking water shortage due to irregular supply. Some localities receive water only once in a week. Complaints are pouring in against the erratic supply by Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) from across the city. While irregular and insufficient water supply has been an…Continue Reading

Representative imageAMSTERDAM: President Ram Nath Kovind is scheduled to visit the Netherlands this week as both countries mark 75 years of diplomatic relations with four key drivers — water, climate change, agriculture and energy — bolstering this association. Taking the relationship forward, India and the Netherlands signed a strategic water partnership (SWP) at the ministerial…Continue Reading

The funding comes after Iqalummiut spent nearly two months last year unable to drink from the city’s water supply due to fuel contamination.Federal leaders beamed in to Iqaluit city council chambers Friday for a funding announcement. Minister of Northern Affairs Dan Vandal, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Nunavut MP Lori Idlout appear on screen. Iqaluit’s…Continue Reading

Ministry of Jal Shakti Water Treaty/Agreement Posted On: 21 MAR 2022 7:53PM by PIB Delhi  Government of India has signed water treaties/ agreement with our neighbouring countries in the past for mutual benefits in the field of water resources. Indus Waters Treaty was signed in the year 1960 with Pakistan concerning the use of waters of…Continue Reading

Ministry of Jal Shakti Water Treaty/Agreement Posted On: 21 MAR 2022 7:53PM by PIB Delhi  Government of India has signed water treaties/ agreement with our neighbouring countries in the past for mutual benefits in the field of water resources. Indus Waters Treaty was signed in the year 1960 with Pakistan concerning the use of waters of…Continue Reading

Last Updated: 12th March, 2022 14:40 IST New Delhi, Mar 12 (PTI) The water quality of two stretches of the Ganga passing through Bihar and Uttarakhand, which were polluted earlier, has now improved and is of bathing standard with the biological oxygen demand (BOD), which ascertains the health of a river, found to be in…Continue Reading

Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying Cold Water Fisheries Posted On: 11 FEB 2022 6:23PM by PIB Delhi The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying is implementing a flagship scheme namely Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) with a highest ever investment of Rs. 20,050 crore for a period of…Continue Reading

Water technology centre inaugurated at KPR Institute

Ekki Pumps and KPR Institutions on Friday launched Ekki – KPR International Water Technology Centre, set up at a total cost of ₹50 lakh, at the KPR Institute hereA press release from Ekki said the centre, inaugurated by German Consul General Karin Stoll, is a centre of excellence for pumps and water-related technologies. It will…Continue Reading