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Centre launches Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain campaign, 2022
Posted on 06 Apr, 2022 10:24 AMJal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain campaign, 2022 launched during the 3rd National Water Awards
![Catch the rain where it falls, when it fall (Image source: IWP Flickr album). Photo for representation only](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-04/23489179856_dd4aea07f5_c%20%281%29.jpg?itok=5kTgaY8R)
Jal Shakti Ministry releases DPRs for the revival of 13 rivers
Posted on 24 Mar, 2022 09:13 AMCentre releases DPRs to rejuvenate 13 rivers other than Ganga
![River Mahanadi in Chhattisgarh (Image source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-03/39616070770_1dd6caac8e_o.jpg?itok=Y4w1Z8JL)
Mumbai sets a mitigation goal to achieve net-zero by 2050
Posted on 15 Mar, 2022 09:31 AMA recent study by Council on Energy Environment and Water indicates Maharashtra is the 3rd most vulnerable state in India and Mumbai is one of five distric
![The MCAP adopts a scientific evidence-based planning approach to mobilize resources and move from planning to implementation of strategic projects (Image: Deepak Gupta, Wikimedia Commons; CC BY-SA 3.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-03/Mumbai_Skyline1.jpg?itok=7xMYBX4s)
New Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2022 announced
Posted on 02 Mar, 2022 02:07 PMPlastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2022: Centre notifies guidelines on EPR for plastic packaging
![Plastic waste is causing havoc on drains and water bodies (Image source: IWP Flickr Album)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-02/9558453529_8cc3f51588_c.jpg?itok=eFykSkgU)
Budgetary trends for drinking water in Gujarat: Special focus on tribal communities
Posted on 28 Feb, 2022 01:31 PMThere is a myriad of government schemes and programmes working towards improving water access across the country. Tracking all these initiatives can be cumbersome. The priority that the centre and the states accord to various sectors through the budgetary allocations gives an idea about where the government’s priorities really lie.
![The SCALE project implemented in villages in semi arid regions enabled ultra-poor groups in project villages improve their access to drinking water (Image: European Union, Flickr Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-02/scale.jpg?itok=KFKiiPSA)
Jal Shakti Ministry receives an allocation of Rs 86,189 crore in budget 2022-23
Posted on 16 Feb, 2022 07:48 AMBudget 2022-23: Allocation to the Jal Shakti Ministry increased to Rs 86,189 crore, from Rs 69,052 crore the previous year
![Women fill water from a public tap in Karnataka (Image source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-02/8458064794_7dcf953d71_k.jpg?itok=0nMpI7PM)
Budgetary provisions for drinking water supply continue to get priority
Posted on 10 Feb, 2022 02:05 AMWater, sanitation and hygiene, which are major determinants of health and nutrition levels, have gained substantial visibility during the last two years because of the pandemic.
![Jal Jeevan Mission has picked up pace after two years (Image: Anita Martinz, Wikimedia Commons, CC-A-2.0 Generic)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-02/water-anita-martinz.jpg?itok=mpOLxNnu)
Meghalaya's participatory water projects exhibit scale and community empowerment
Posted on 01 Feb, 2022 03:28 PMMeghalaya exemplifies participation at scale and community empowerment in participatory water projects
![A water body in Meghalaya (Image source: IWP Photo via Flickr Album)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-02/3204902920_f18df874d9_o.jpg?itok=14hMzCdb)
Government to revoke the three contentious farm laws
Posted on 24 Nov, 2021 02:51 PMPM Modi announces the repeal of three farm laws
![Three farm laws to be repealed (Image source: IWP Flickr Photos). Image for representation only](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-11/13247877973_3f68a3cb40_c.jpg?itok=QqyZK0UP)
Jal Jeevan Mission App and Rashtriya Jal Jeevan Kosh launched
Posted on 06 Oct, 2021 11:10 PMPM Modi launches the Jal Jeevan Mission app and Rashtriya Jal Jeevan Kosh
![An overhead tank in Tamil Nadu that supplies water to a village (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-10/tank.jpg?itok=n2Tm5o8H)