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Haryana "Deliberately", "Illegally" Halting Water Supply To Delhi: Atishi
Delhi Water Minister Atishi on Tuesday accused the Haryana government of deliberately and illegally halting the water supply to the capital.
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Waterman Of Jabalpur, Serving Those In Need Of Water
Meet 68-year-old Shankarlal Soni, known as the 'Waterman of Jabalpur, who has been providing drinking water for free, riding a bicycle through the streets of the city
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40 Lakh In 2 Years: How Maharashtra Farmer Grew Apple In Drought-Hit Latur
A farmer from a hot and water scarcity-prone area in Maharashtra's Latur district has earned about Rs 40 lakh in the last two years by taking up cultivation of custard apple, which requires low investment.
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Fights, Injuries, "Every Man For Himself" In India's Battle For Water
When the water truck finally chugged into the Delhi slum, there was a stampede. It is a scene repeated daily across the country as temperatures rise and the vital resource gets ever scarcer.
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'Water Train' To Maharashtra's Drought-Hit Latur Completes 100 Trips
Heavy rains in most parts of Maharashtra notwithstanding, the parched Latur city and surroundings continue to be supplied drinking water through the 'Jaldoot' special train operated by Indian Railways, an official said in Latur on Saturday.
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Battling Water Crisis, Rajasthan Works To Make Villages Self-Reliant
Under the scorching Rajasthani sun of the Mehru Kalan village in Ajmer district, 300 volunteers are hard at work trying to bring water to a settlement that hasn’t had adequate groundwater in the last 5 years. Almost entirely reliant on water tankers, Mehru Kalan is one of the 13,500 villages in the state where the groundwater level has been deple...
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In This Drought-Hit Village, Women Scoop Water From Pits To Survive
The District Collector, who now promises to help, dodges the question on why the help reached so late.
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In Drought-Hit Latur, Teen Stops Father From Suicide
"Education is the only way forward for us," said his daughter Sonali, 22. "There is too much uncertainty in farming and not enough returns."
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Centre Must Intervene To Handle Drought In Rajasthan: Sachin Pilot
Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Friday demanded the intervention of Central government to handle the drought situation in Rajasthan while accusing the state government of ignoring the state of affairs.
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Day After Controversy, Haryana Chief Minister Tweets On Water Crisis
With Haryana facing a water shortage, the state government has issued directions to deputy commissioners in all districts to prevent misuse of drinking water for gardening or washing cars.
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Haryana Chief Minister Faces Heat For Wasting Water
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has been embroiled in a controversy over use of around a thousand litres of water to prepare a helipad, at a time when the state faced water shortage. Around a thousand litres of water were reportedly used in preparing a helipad for Mr Khattar's chopper in Yamunanagar on Wednesday.
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President Backs 'Locally Feasible' Solutions To Meet Drinking Water Needs
Many communities still lack drinking water facilities and locally feasible technologies should urgently be introduced in such places to allow people to work towards economic progress instead of pursuing this basic need, President Pranab Mukherjee said on Friday.
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Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Breaks Treated Sewage Water Stigma After Drinking Sample
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today advocated the need to have hundreds of 'toilet-to-tap' sewage treatment plants to meet the burgeoning water needs of the residents of the national capital, which he said could not be met by conventional methods.
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Haryana "Deliberately", "Illegally" Halting Water Supply To Delhi: Atishi
Delhi Water Minister Atishi on Tuesday accused the Haryana government of deliberately and illegally halting the water supply to the capital.
-
Waterman Of Jabalpur, Serving Those In Need Of Water
Meet 68-year-old Shankarlal Soni, known as the 'Waterman of Jabalpur, who has been providing drinking water for free, riding a bicycle through the streets of the city
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40 Lakh In 2 Years: How Maharashtra Farmer Grew Apple In Drought-Hit Latur
A farmer from a hot and water scarcity-prone area in Maharashtra's Latur district has earned about Rs 40 lakh in the last two years by taking up cultivation of custard apple, which requires low investment.
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Fights, Injuries, "Every Man For Himself" In India's Battle For Water
When the water truck finally chugged into the Delhi slum, there was a stampede. It is a scene repeated daily across the country as temperatures rise and the vital resource gets ever scarcer.
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'Water Train' To Maharashtra's Drought-Hit Latur Completes 100 Trips
Heavy rains in most parts of Maharashtra notwithstanding, the parched Latur city and surroundings continue to be supplied drinking water through the 'Jaldoot' special train operated by Indian Railways, an official said in Latur on Saturday.
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Battling Water Crisis, Rajasthan Works To Make Villages Self-Reliant
Under the scorching Rajasthani sun of the Mehru Kalan village in Ajmer district, 300 volunteers are hard at work trying to bring water to a settlement that hasn’t had adequate groundwater in the last 5 years. Almost entirely reliant on water tankers, Mehru Kalan is one of the 13,500 villages in the state where the groundwater level has been deple...
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In This Drought-Hit Village, Women Scoop Water From Pits To Survive
The District Collector, who now promises to help, dodges the question on why the help reached so late.
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In Drought-Hit Latur, Teen Stops Father From Suicide
"Education is the only way forward for us," said his daughter Sonali, 22. "There is too much uncertainty in farming and not enough returns."
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Centre Must Intervene To Handle Drought In Rajasthan: Sachin Pilot
Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Friday demanded the intervention of Central government to handle the drought situation in Rajasthan while accusing the state government of ignoring the state of affairs.
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Day After Controversy, Haryana Chief Minister Tweets On Water Crisis
With Haryana facing a water shortage, the state government has issued directions to deputy commissioners in all districts to prevent misuse of drinking water for gardening or washing cars.
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Haryana Chief Minister Faces Heat For Wasting Water
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has been embroiled in a controversy over use of around a thousand litres of water to prepare a helipad, at a time when the state faced water shortage. Around a thousand litres of water were reportedly used in preparing a helipad for Mr Khattar's chopper in Yamunanagar on Wednesday.
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President Backs 'Locally Feasible' Solutions To Meet Drinking Water Needs
Many communities still lack drinking water facilities and locally feasible technologies should urgently be introduced in such places to allow people to work towards economic progress instead of pursuing this basic need, President Pranab Mukherjee said on Friday.
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Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Breaks Treated Sewage Water Stigma After Drinking Sample
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today advocated the need to have hundreds of 'toilet-to-tap' sewage treatment plants to meet the burgeoning water needs of the residents of the national capital, which he said could not be met by conventional methods.
