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Frequently asked questions (FAQs) on Jal Jeevan Mission
Posted on 31 Mar, 2020 03:12 PMOn 15 August, 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), a time-bound mission-mode programme, to enable all rural household to have functional household tap connection (FHTC) i.e. Har Ghar Nal Se Jal by 2024.
![Women benefit the most, when potable water reaches straight to their homes (Image: Shree Padre via IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2384944460_82d7f1902a_c.jpg?itok=Hw45UH48)
A national action plan to ensure sustainable and responsible business on the anvil
Posted on 23 Mar, 2020 12:19 PMCentre to finalise National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights
![An industrial area in Chhattisgarh (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/23242374375_229a4cd22e_c.jpg?itok=YAsKvrqZ)
Under Har Ghar Nal Se Jal, states to open water testing labs
Posted on 12 Mar, 2020 02:39 PMDDWS orders states to open up water testing laboratories to the public
![Residents of a village testing their water (Source: Arghyam)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/5745669328_6f35b3414e_c.jpg?itok=YC3PPfQd)
Groundwater in 30 districts in Delhi-NCR contaminated, reveals 2019 data
Posted on 12 Mar, 2020 02:31 PM30 districts in Delhi-NCR had contaminated groundwater in 2019: Water Minister
![A resident in Delhi with her extracted groundwater (Source: IWP FLickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/residents_0.jpg?itok=eXsy8gee)
Mahadayi river water dispute receives final award
Posted on 05 Mar, 2020 02:05 PMKarnataka allowed to implement Kalasa-Banduri project
![The Mandovi river disputed between Karnataka and Goa (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/mandovi_rural_2_0.jpg?itok=9OhD2S67)
UP's Banda exemplifies water conservation efforts
Posted on 05 Mar, 2020 02:00 PMLimca Book of Records recognises UP's Banda for water conservation efforts
![Local women and men engaged in digging trenches (Source: IWP Flickr photos). Pic for representation only](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/7596563786_96d96665ea_c.jpg?itok=Pp19OXmM)
Sixty river stretches found polluted in the northeast: CPCB
Posted on 22 Feb, 2020 09:53 PMNortheast has 60 polluted river stretches: CPCB
![A river in Assam (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/3204968388_46ba61faf2_c.jpg?itok=1i_F20GH)
USD 450 million loan from the World Bank for Atal Bhujal Yojana
Posted on 22 Feb, 2020 09:39 PMWorld Bank to provide USD 450 million loan for Atal Bhujal Yojana
![Atal Bhujal Yojana aims to arrest the country's depleting groundwater levels (Source: IWP Flicke photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/groundwater_well_new_0_1.jpg?itok=vnCO6DaB)
Mumbai lost 71 percent of wetlands in last four decades: Report
Posted on 09 Feb, 2020 07:11 PMAmong 22 cities in India, Mumbai has lost the maximum number of wetlands: WISA
![The pink guests of Sewri wetland, Maharashtra (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/flamingoesi_0.jpg?itok=umHD8--Z)
Jal Jeevan Mission receives Rs 11,500 crore allocation in Budget 2020-21
Posted on 06 Feb, 2020 10:07 PMGovernment allocates Rs 11,500 crore to Jal Jeevan Mission for 2020-21
In the budget 2020-21, the Finance Ministry has allocated Rs 11,500 crore to the Jal Jeevan Mission for the year for 2020-21.
![Women filling water from a tap (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/_dsc0063es_0_0.jpg?itok=rSNYhabd)