Policies, Laws and Regulations
Budget allocation to Jal Shakti ministry reduced by 9.4 percent
Posted on 10 Jul, 2019 12:01 PMGovernment cuts budget for Jal Shakti Ministry by 9.4 percent; increases funds for rural drinking water mission
Government launches Jal Shakti Abhiyan to tackle water crisis
Posted on 02 Jul, 2019 04:59 PMCentre launches Jal Shakti Abhiyan
High Court takes note of acute water crisis in Chennai
Posted on 26 Jun, 2019 11:36 AMHigh Court raps Tamil Nadu government over water crisis in Chennai
Slow monsoon causes countrywide rainfall deficit of 44 percent
Posted on 26 Jun, 2019 10:53 AMMonsoon makes slowest progress across India in 12 years (source: Times of India)
Piped water to all rural households by 2024: Government
Posted on 18 Jun, 2019 08:04 PMGovernment to launch rural piped water scheme
Ensure adequate water to Delhi: HC to Haryana
Posted on 12 Jun, 2019 12:24 PMHC orders Haryana government to supply adequate water to Delhi and monitor Yamuna through live Google maps
Jal Shakti ministry formed to tackle water woes
Posted on 04 Jun, 2019 09:34 PMJal Shakti ministry formed by merging water ministry and drinking water ministry
Anti-drought works unsatisfactory: Govt
Posted on 29 May, 2019 11:04 AMNearly 790,000 anti-drought works under MGNREGA incomplete or abandoned
Drought advisory issued to western and southern states
Posted on 22 May, 2019 11:30 AMCentre issues drought advisory to six states
Groundwater depletion: NGT raps green ministry on inaction
Posted on 15 May, 2019 11:40 AMNGT raps green ministry for failing to curb depletion of groundwater
