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Bengaluru Lake Crisis: No Potable Water In India's 'Silicon Valley'
According to data published by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board, water quality analysis conducted across 147 monitoring locations between April and November 2025 shows that not a single lake in the city consistently met potable or safe bat
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Centre's 'Har Ghar Jal' Scheme "Inspired" By Telangana, Says KTR
Telangana is the first state in independent India to have launched a project called 'Mission Bhagiratha' to provide a potable water connection to every home, BRS Working President K T Rama Rao said on Thursday.
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11.5 Crore Homes Have Tap Water, 1.5 Lakh Villages Potable Water: Government Data
As many as 11.49 crore households now have tap water connections and over 1.53 lakh villages have potable water supply as the government doubles down on its efforts to make drinking water available to all, according to latest official data.
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Over 95% People Have Access To Drinking Water In Rural Areas: Government Report
A government survey has revealed that 95 per cent of people in rural areas and 97.2 per cent in cities are having access to improved sources of drinking (potable) water during 2020-21.
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No MLA Mother, No MP Father, Still I'm Minister: Nitin Gadkari
It was for the first time during the Atal Vajpayee tenure that the government began proactively thinking and implementing basic social welfare schemes like those of potable water, health, education and roads, Nitin Gadkari said.
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"Superhero": Anand Mahindra's Tweet For Delhi's 'Matka Man'
Anand Mahindra has shared a post of appreciation for Alag Natarajan aka 'Matka Man' - a Delhi man on a mission to provide potable water to the city's millions.
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Extreme Cold Freezes Taps, Plunges Village In J&K Into Water Crisis
Severe water crisis has gripped a village in Bhaderwah valley in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district, which is facing the harshest winter in years, freezing water pipelines and forcing residents to travel long distances in search of potable water.
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Unburdening Students: Education Ministry Suggests No Homework Up To Class 2, Regularly Weigh School Bags
No homework for students up to Class 2, providing lockers and digital weighing machines in schools, making available potable water on the premises and disallowing wheeled carrier bags are among the recommendations made by the Education Ministry in its new policy.
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No Proposal To Make Right To Water Fundamental Right: Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
There is no proposal to make access to potable water a fundamental right, Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat informed Lok Sabha on Thursday.
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Water In Delhi Is Not Potable, Says Union Minister, Citing Report
Amid Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's claim that the Delhi Jal Board is providing pure water to the residents of the national capital, a report by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has said that the tap water in Delhi is not potable at all.
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Bengaluru Lake Crisis: No Potable Water In India's 'Silicon Valley'
According to data published by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board, water quality analysis conducted across 147 monitoring locations between April and November 2025 shows that not a single lake in the city consistently met potable or safe bat
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Centre's 'Har Ghar Jal' Scheme "Inspired" By Telangana, Says KTR
Telangana is the first state in independent India to have launched a project called 'Mission Bhagiratha' to provide a potable water connection to every home, BRS Working President K T Rama Rao said on Thursday.
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11.5 Crore Homes Have Tap Water, 1.5 Lakh Villages Potable Water: Government Data
As many as 11.49 crore households now have tap water connections and over 1.53 lakh villages have potable water supply as the government doubles down on its efforts to make drinking water available to all, according to latest official data.
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Over 95% People Have Access To Drinking Water In Rural Areas: Government Report
A government survey has revealed that 95 per cent of people in rural areas and 97.2 per cent in cities are having access to improved sources of drinking (potable) water during 2020-21.
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No MLA Mother, No MP Father, Still I'm Minister: Nitin Gadkari
It was for the first time during the Atal Vajpayee tenure that the government began proactively thinking and implementing basic social welfare schemes like those of potable water, health, education and roads, Nitin Gadkari said.
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"Superhero": Anand Mahindra's Tweet For Delhi's 'Matka Man'
Anand Mahindra has shared a post of appreciation for Alag Natarajan aka 'Matka Man' - a Delhi man on a mission to provide potable water to the city's millions.
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Extreme Cold Freezes Taps, Plunges Village In J&K Into Water Crisis
Severe water crisis has gripped a village in Bhaderwah valley in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district, which is facing the harshest winter in years, freezing water pipelines and forcing residents to travel long distances in search of potable water.
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Unburdening Students: Education Ministry Suggests No Homework Up To Class 2, Regularly Weigh School Bags
No homework for students up to Class 2, providing lockers and digital weighing machines in schools, making available potable water on the premises and disallowing wheeled carrier bags are among the recommendations made by the Education Ministry in its new policy.
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No Proposal To Make Right To Water Fundamental Right: Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
There is no proposal to make access to potable water a fundamental right, Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat informed Lok Sabha on Thursday.
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Water In Delhi Is Not Potable, Says Union Minister, Citing Report
Amid Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's claim that the Delhi Jal Board is providing pure water to the residents of the national capital, a report by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has said that the tap water in Delhi is not potable at all.
