Patna: Shortage of infrastructure in schools in Bihar was a 'major challenge', state Minister for Education PK Sahi said on Saturday adding there was no drinking water facility in around 13,000 government schools. Addressing a seminar 'Right of Children and Law', Shahi said several schools had no toilets, even for girl students. "We have laid stress on improving infrastructural facilities in schools and ensuring quality education," he said. Implementation of...
04:49 PM, May 05, 2012
London: British scientists claim they are developing a unique device which can turn used toilet waste into drinking water. A team at Manchester University, led by Sarah Haigh, says the innovation -- which has been funded by billionaire Bill Gates -- could transform the lives of millions of people in the third world. In fact, the scientists plan to have a prototype ready to demonstrate by 2013, the 'Daily Mail'...
05:40 PM, Apr 09, 2012
Jammu: In order to address the need of drinking water of Jammu, the state government will tap water from Chenab river. Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control, Taj Mohi-ud-Din said that to provide adequate drinking water to Jammu city, the government has envisaged a scheme for lifting of water from river Chenab. He said once the project report would be completed same would be submitted to Asian Development Bank...
05:29 AM, Feb 26, 2012
New Delhi: In the upcoming budget to be presented on the March 16, Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation may see a hike in allocation that could be anything between 40 to 60 per cent, which means that the allocation could go up from approximately Rs 9500 crore to at least Rs 14,000 crore. Speaking at the 2nd meeting of National Drinking Water and Sanitation Council, the minister for Drinking...
09:59 PM, Feb 21, 2012
Citizen journalist, Indrani Chaterjee exposes the lack of clean drinking water. ...
01:40 PM, Apr 30, 2011
Eight-hundred-eighty-four million people worldwide lack access to safe drinking water and over 2.6 billion people do not have access to basic sanitation. ...
10:54 AM, Jul 29, 2010
A lot of waste is present in the water you drink. ...
07:45 PM, Sep 26, 2009
The normal water supply to Mumbai is around 3400 million litres per day. ...
01:22 PM, Jun 17, 2009
Astronauts finally ran a successful test on Wednesday. ...
06:19 PM, Nov 26, 2008
Bisleri eyes the international premium packaged drinking water space. ...
11:30 PM, Jun 12, 2008
London: More than a month after quitting the the England team midway through the World Cup due to depression, all-rounder Michael Yardy returned to competitive cricket for his county side Sussex. "I would like to take this opportunity to thank the supporters and all those who have sent personal messages for their support over the last month, and the media for giving me and those close to me the privacy ...
08:34 PM, Jan 21, 2008
Village women used to walk long distances to fetch water, but at Bhikhnathori they walk into a foreign country. ...
08:20 AM, Jan 11, 2007
Hot weather and a severe drought have left millions of people short of drinking water and crops damaged in China. ...
07:02 PM, Aug 19, 2006
Water, water everywhere... | Half of Bihar submerged, 30 lakh suffer ...
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