India, Aug. 18 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Ms. Bhavina Patel, Assistant Director with the Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), Regional Office, Ahmedabad, has brought immense pride to India by securing top honours at two prestigious international para table tennis championships, held in Spokane, Washington, USA. From 9th to 13th August 2025, at the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Para Elite event, Patel delivered a phenomenal perfo...
India, Aug. 18 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojna (PMKSY) is an umbrella scheme, consisting of two major components being implemented by the Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry of Jal Shakti, namely, Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP), and Har Khet Ko Pani (HKKP). HKKP, in turn, consists of four sub-components: (i) Command Area Development & Water Management (CAD&WM); (ii) S...
India, Aug. 18 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Since August 2019, Government of India, in partnership with States, is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) - Har Ghar Jal to make provision of potable water in adequate quantity of prescribed quality on regular and long-term basis to every rural household of the country. Drinking Water being a state subject, the responsibility of planning, approval, implementation, operation, and maintenance of drinking water supply...
India, Aug. 18 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Since August 2019, Government of India, in partnership with States, is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) - Har Ghar Jal to make provision of potable water to every rural household of the country. At the time of announcement of JJM, 3.23 Crore (17%) rural households were reported to have tap water connections. So far, as reported by States/ UTs as on 14.08.2025, around 12.45 crore additional rural households have be...
India, Aug. 18 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Water, being a State subject, places the primary responsibility for the augmentation, conservation, assessment and efficient management of water resources with the respective State Governments. However, the Central Government supplements the efforts of the States through technical and financial support. The Dynamic Ground Water Resources of the country are assessed every year from 2022 jointly by Central Ground Water ...
India, Aug. 18 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Water being a State subject, the aspects related to water resources including their conservation are studied, planned, evaluated, funded, and executed by the State Governments themselves as per their own resources and priorities. The Central Government supplements the efforts of the States through various technical, financial, and policy-level interventions. Under the Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain (JSA: CTR) camp...
India, Aug. 18 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: As informed by Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), ground water quality data generated on regional scale as part of their ground water quality monitoring program and various scientific studies. During 2019, CGWB has collected and analysed 5,956 groundwater samples for selenium from the 17 States/UTs of Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Gujarat, Haryana, Hima...
India, Aug. 18 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: As per the operational guidelines of Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) [SBM-G] Phase-II, villages must be provided with an adequate number of individual and community compost pits for biodegradable waste, segregation sheds and waste collection vehicles. For community level assets, financial assistance of up to rs 60 per capita is available for villages with a population of up to 5,000, and rs 45 per capita for those with...
India, Aug. 18 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The key criteria and process being used to declare all the villages in the country as Open Defecation Free (ODF) Plus are as under: - An ODF Plus village is defined as a village which sustain its Open Defecation Free (ODF) Status, ensures solid and liquid waste management and is visually clean. There are 3 progressive stages of ODF Plus villages: ODF Plus Aspiring: A Village which is sustaining its ODF status and ha...
India, Aug. 18 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Government is implementing various employment generation schemes/programmes in the country. The details of various employment generation schemes/programmes implemented by the Government of India is available at The rest of the document can be viewed at https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2157565 Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....