Jal Shakti ministry to host World Water Day conclave; over 700 delegates to attendThe Jal Shakti ministry will host the World Water Day Conclave 2026 in Delhi on March 23, expecting over 700 delegates. The event will focu...
21 Mar, 2026, 03.01 PM IST
India to invest over $240 billion in water sector: Jal Shakti minister ShekhawatSustainable Development Goal 6 is about "clean water and sanitation for all". It is one of 17 Sustainable Development Goals established by ...
24 Mar, 2023, 09.51 AM IST
Major Himalayan rivers like Indus, Ganges and Brahmaputra will see their flows reduced as glaciers recede: UN ChiefIn Asia, 10 major rivers originate in the Himalaya region, supplying freshwater to 1.3 billion people living in its watershed. "As glaciers...
23 Mar, 2023, 07.50 AM IST
Justice will be done in Hafiz Saeed's case: AkbaruddinIndia's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin said justice will be done in the case of Mumbai attack mastermind Haf...
18 Dec, 2018, 03.55 PM IST
Narendra Modi shows Ranil Wickremesinghe rendition of Gandhi's favourite bhajan by Lankan artistesA clip of Modi showing the video to the Sri Lankan premier and his wife after delegation-level talks was posted by Ministry of External Aff...
20 Oct, 2018, 11.06 PM IST
Palestine blames Israel for its sanitation woes at Swachh meetPalestinian water minister Mazen Ghunaim’s presentation during the conference raised a few eyebrows, given the political attack on Israel.
15 Oct, 2018, 07.22 AM IST
India on way to becoming major global power: Former US ambassador to IndiaThe second edition of the two-day conference was themed "Make in India-The India Story" and it drew to a close on March 9.
11 Mar, 2018, 09.02 AM IST
India becomes second largest steel producer in the worldIndia’s stainless steel production rose to 3.32 million tonne in 2016 showing an impressive growth of about 9% over 3 million tonne it prod...
22 May, 2017, 04.59 PM IST
Sustainable urbanisation not only developing nations issue: IndiaWith half of the world's population already living in cities, India has said sustainable urbanisation is not a developing countries' issue ...
19 May, 2016, 11.43 AM IST
Researchers raise Goa's environmental concerns at conferenceVarious environmental issues concerning Goa were highlights of a international conference in Kochi where researchers discussed ecological t...
22 Feb, 2016, 11.47 AM IST
What Bangladesh can teach India about toilet trainingIndia still struggles with its sanitation targets. 38 % of South Asia defecates in the open, and India is responsible for a full 30%, despi...
18 Jan, 2016, 11.09 AM IST
Usage of toilets must for success of 'Swachh Bharat': Union Minister Birender SinghChaudhary Birender Singh today said as he urged social groups and communities to work towards the goal of making India open defecation-free.
07 Dec, 2015, 12.51 PM IST
Peace and communal harmony must be ensured: President Pranab Mukherjee"Every Indian looks forward to the Constitution as the guarantor of liberties, freedom and equality," he said.
11 Feb, 2015, 03.57 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s sanitation campaign in Gujarat gets CAG lashesTSC was launched by the Union Ministry of Rural Development in 1999 for sustainable reforms in the rural sector through a time bound campai...
12 Nov, 2014, 06.07 AM IST
India yet to exhibit capacity for renewing democracy: Jairam RameshUnion Minister for Rural Development Jairam Ramesh today said the country is yet to exhibit the capacity for renewing democracy.
21 Jan, 2014, 10.57 PM IST
NASA includes two Indian innovators on waste managementNASA, the US space agency has included two Indian innovators for its conference on waste management.
21 Jul, 2012, 06.24 AM IST
- UNICEF hails start of international year spotlighting need for better sanitation
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has started the International Year of Sanitation 2008 which draws attention to the plight of ov...
02 Jan, 2008, 01.01 PM IST