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The raw sewage flows directly into the river, adding to the pollution load, from which the city gets 70 per cent of its drinking water.

Delhi's poor sewage infra killing Yamuna

Nearly 50 per cent of Delhi, comprising mostly villages, does not have any sewerage network.

16 July 2017 2:38 AM IST

2.1 billion people do not have access to clean water. (Photo: Pexels)

2.1 billion people lack safe drinking water at home: report

New research also reveals more than twice as many lack safe sanitation.

13 July 2017 6:13 PM IST

BJP to fight all 84 seats in Malegaon municipal polls

National Congress party had emerged as the single-largest party in the MMC polls in 2012.

8 May 2017 1:19 AM IST

Delhi High Court. (Photo: Twitter)

Delhi HC pulls up Metro over free water, sanitation

The court granted time to the petitioner to file an additional affidavit and listed the matter for August 21.

2 May 2017 2:00 AM IST

Villagers show their hands after drinking arsenic contaminated groundwater.

Reclaiming water in the arsenic zone

At Madhusudan Kati, the Sulabh Drinking Water project converts pond water into safe drinking water and is sold at 50...

2 May 2017 1:40 AM IST

Amit Manchanda, another resident, said that this is not the first time that these areas have received such poor quality water. (Representational image)

Remote border posts to get piped water

According to sources, the project will be implemented by the MHA with the help of the ministry of drinking water and...

24 July 2017 5:13 AM IST

In the Budget announced on Wednesday, the government said that the scheme of giving 20 kilo litres water free per month to each family will continue. (Representational image)

2017 target for drinking water in all households

The government has set a total expenditure of Rs 2,108 crore for water supply and sanitation in 2017-18.

9 March 2017 3:15 AM IST

About 84 per cent of the total 195 million population in Pakistan do not have access to safe drinking water. (Representational image/ PTI)

84 per cent people lack access to clean drinking water in Pak

The water from 14 per cent of supply sources in Sindh and Punjab were found to be heavily contaminated with arsenic.

8 March 2017 3:02 PM IST

Lok Janshakti Party president Ram Vilas Paswan. (PTI)

Centre asks states to ensure clean drinking water for all

The Indian Standard for safe drinking water provides the requirements and the methods of sampling, testing for drinking...

20 May 2017 1:18 AM IST

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. (Photo: PTI)

UP CM Yogi Adityanath to take road less travelled

Veer Bahadur Singh was the last UP CM who travelled by road. But after the shilanyas in Ayodhya in 1986.

3 Jun 2017 3:10 AM IST

Forest watersheds and wetlands contribute to 75 per cent of the worlds fresh water supply and one third of our cities drinking water.

Preserving our forests

More than 80 per cent of all creatures, animals, plants and insects live in these forests.

13 April 2017 12:44 AM IST

UP CM Yogi Adityanath. (Photo: PTI)

Yogi Adityanath's Rs 47 crore aid for parched Bundelkhand

A government spokesperson said that the chief minister was likely to visit the Bundelkhand region later this month.

4 April 2017 4:00 AM IST