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Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat is a senior Indian politician from Rajasthan and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He currently serves as the Union Cabinet Minister for Culture and Tourism in the
...Read more- Critical stretches of three rivers to be assessed for maintaining environmental flow
Ramganga is in Uttarakhand, while Mahanadi and Bharathapuzha are in Chhattisgarh and Odisha, and Kerala respectively.
- Govt launches rural sanitation survey
Around 700 districts and over 17,000 villages will be covered under the survey that will be conducted across 34 states and union territories.
- Centre has sanctioned 298 projects under Clean Ganga drive: Govt
The Minister said the initiatives include 100 per cent funding under central sector scheme and dedicated allocation to ensure adequate finances to take up comprehensive interventions.
- Govt sets target of providing clean drinking water to all by 2024
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his poll campaign, had promised to integrate all ministries that look after water-related issues into one ministry -- the Jal Shakti Minsitry. The BJP had also promised to provide clean drinking water to all households in the country.
- Modi Govt 2.0: What is the Jal Shakti Ministry?
The ministry will focus on safe drinking water and sustainability of water supply
- Lotus will bloom again in desert state: Union minister
The BJP had Sunday released its first list of 131 BJP candidates, which has repeated 85 sitting MLAs and has 25 new faces, including family members of prominent state leaders.
- BJP steps up attack on Congress over Karnataka hawala racket issue, asks Rahul Gandhi to come clean
With Gandhi consistently targeting the Narendra Modi Government over a host of issues like the Rafale deal, Shekhawat accused him of making "irrelevant allegations" to divert attention from the hawla case.
