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As of March 7, over 75% of rural households nationwide have been provided with tap water connections. This achievement includes 185 districts, 1,812 blocks, 1,00,044 Gram Panchayats, and 2,09,481 villages achieving the 'Har Ghar Jal' status.

Ventilators supplied to the States and the Union Territories (UTs) through the PM Cares fund and by the Union Ministry of Health has more than tripled the availability of ventilators in public hospitals in the country
 

The scheme will provide free-of-cost insurance cover to all residents of the Union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, the PMO said

India’s 8 beaches, spread across five states and two union territories, have been awarded the “BLUE FLAG” by an International Jury comprising of eminent members viz UNEP, UNWTO, FEE, IUCN

Jammu and Kashmir, Manipur, Nagaland and Uttarakhand have joined the 'One Nation-One Ration Card' scheme, taking the total number of states and union territories connected under the scheme to 24
 

Union health secretary Preeti Sudan has written to chief secretaries of all states and union territories designating them under categories of red, orange and green zones
 

As elaborated in his speech on March 24, PM Modi’s government has approved the 15,000 crore pkg for states and Union territories. 

The Central rules to the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009 have been amended and class-wise, subject-wise Learning Outcomes have been shared with all States and Union Territories.

The Supreme Court, which continues to hear the PIL on deportation of illegal Bangladeshis and Rohingyas has issued notices to the Union home ministry and chief secretaries of all states and Union territories in this regard and has posted the matter for further hearing on March 18.

The year 2019 saw several turning points in Indian history. From revoking Jammu and Kashmir’s special status through abrogation of Article 370 to the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), here are five events of 2019 that became the most prominent political issues in India.

The government introduced a bill in the Parliament to merge the Union Territories of Daman-Diu and Dadra-Nagar Haveli. The importance of this bill has been simplified by Supriya Krishnamurthy, with inputs from Vicky Nanjappa. 

Within months after the Centre announced its decision to scrap Article 370 and bifurcate the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir state into two Union Territories (UTs), Kashmir divisional commissioner Baseer Ahmad Khan said that the situation is getting better every passing day in the Valley

Swachh Bharat Mission has brought in a remarkable transformation and traceable benefits to the society as a whole. It is one of the largest cleanliness drives in the world. 
Over 10 crore household toilets have been built across India since the launch of Swachh Bharat Mission. 
Since October 2014, Over 6 lakh villages, 700 districts, 36 union territories or free states have been declared open defecation free. 

 

The study estimates the combination of hotter summers and more high-heat days will contribute to more than 1.5 million deaths each year by 2100. The projected death rate is as high as the current death rate from all infectious diseases in India today. 

The state of Jammu and Kashmir has now been converted into two union territories, 86 days after Parliament abrogated its special status under Article 370. Let's have a look at what the foreign media has to say.