NEW DELHI: The government will launch the auction of two offshore mineral blocks in the Andaman Sea on Friday, as part of its efforts to tap India’s offshore mineral potential and strengthen the country’s long-term resource security. The Ministry of Mines said the move assumes significance amid gro»»»

Residents of a village in southeastern Armenia continue to drink water from their taps, ignoring strict warnings by health authorities that detected mercury in it one month ago. The Armenian Health Ministry’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCP) collected samples from four locations in »»»

The accused were arrested for their alleged involvement in massive financial irregularities in the execution of ‘Jal Jeevan Mission’, an ambitious joint initiative of the central and state govts intended to provide functional household tap connections for safe and adequate drinking water supply. NE»»»