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Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2025 introduced in Lok Sabha

Orissa, Aug. 18 -- The Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Shri Piyush Goyal today introduced the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2025 in Lok Sabha. The Bill was earlier approved by t... Read More


ODF PLUS VILLAGE UNDER SWACHH BHARAT MISSION

Orissa, Aug. 18 -- 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 wh... Read More


CONSTRUCTION OF COMPOST PITS, SOAK PITS AND GREYWATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

Orissa, Aug. 18 -- 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... Read More


HIGH LEVELS OF SELENIUM IN GROUNDWATER

Orissa, Aug. 18 -- 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 scientif... Read More


USING MODERN TECHNOLOGY FOR WATER MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION

Orissa, Aug. 18 -- 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 thems... Read More


WATER SCARCE DISTRICTS IN THE COUNTRY

Orissa, Aug. 18 -- Water, being a State subject, places the primary responsibility for the augmentation, conservation, assessment and efficient management of water resources with the respective State ... Read More


NON-COMPLIANCE OF BIS FOR DRINKING WATER QUALITY

Orissa, Aug. 18 -- 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 househo... Read More


WATER QUALITY MONITORING MECHANISM

Orissa, Aug. 18 -- 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 o... Read More


IRRIGATION FACILITY UNDER PMKSY

Orissa, Aug. 18 -- 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 & G... Read More


NHRC, India takes suo motu cognizance of the reported assault of a journalist by two police officers in Batala area of Gurdaspur district, Punjab

Orissa, Aug. 18 -- The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report about a journalist assaulted by two Punjab Police officers in full public in the B... Read More