The Maha Kumbh, billed to be the world's largest gathering, ends on Wednesday as it began 45 days ago, with lakhs of devotees surging towards the waters of the Sangam, the confluence of the Ganga,......
Search and rescue operations continued in Nepal for the third consecutive day on Monday after monsoon-induced floods and landslides killed more than 200 people in one of the worst rain-related......
A hotter than normal summer is expected in 2023 with temperatures likely to reach 2-3 degree Celsius above normal in some parts of Indo-Gangetic plains and eastern India during the last week of......
The Global Hunger Index exaggerates the measure of hunger, lacks statistical vigour and has problems on multiple counts, Union health ministry sources said Tuesday after India stood 107th out of......
A new 'Jal Shakti' Ministry, in which the erstwhile ministries of Water Resources and Drinking Water and Sanitation will be merged, has been formed with Gajendra Singh Shekhawat at its helm.......
Not all listed companies above a threshold have spent on corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the way they were required to do. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The aggregate unspent......
The ministry of jal shakti was formed by merging the ministry of drinking water and sanitation, with the ministry of water resources, river development and Ganga rejuvenation, on May 31, 2019. The......
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman spelled out water, its management, clean rivers as one of the 10 points of vision for the next decade. The Jal Shakti Ministry, which is executing the......
Former Drinking Water and Sanitation Secretary Parameswaran Iyer, who spearheaded the Swachh Bharat Mission, was on Friday appointed as the CEO of Niti Aayog, according to a government order.......
Money allocated for rural India has increased, but expenditure of panchayats is not adequate and inconsistent, say Prachi Salve & Saumya Tewari of IndiaSpend.com. Panchayats (village councils)......
IMAGE: The AFI has asked all the coaches to ensure social distancing between athletes during training. Photograph: Neeraj Chopra/Twitter No handshakes or hugging, no spitting and no visits to......