{"id":27407,"date":"2026-07-04T12:53:53","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T07:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=27407"},"modified":"2026-07-04T13:04:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T07:34:27","slug":"national-water-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/national-water-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"National Water Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>National Water Awards Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Ministry of Jal Shakti has launched the 7th National Water Awards on the Rashtriya Puraskar portal of Ministry of Home A\ufb00airs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About National Water Awards<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first edition of the National Water Awards was <\/span><b>introduced in the year 2018.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It aims to <\/span><b>sensitize the public<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> about the <\/span><b>importance of water and<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> motivate them to adopt the <\/span><b>best water usage practices.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These awards are instituted by the <\/span><b>Department of Water Resources<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, <\/span><b>Ministry of Jal Shakti.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Objective:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The objective of the National Water Awards is to encourage the stakeholders to <\/span><b>adopt a holistic approach toward water resource management<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the country as surface water and groundwater play a significant role in the water cycle.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Eligibility for the awards: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Any <\/span><b>State, District, Urban Local Body, Dam Own Agencies<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, &amp; Industry who have done good work in <\/span><b>the field of water conservation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and management is eligible.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Trophy and Citation:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Each winner would be provided a Trophy with a Citation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Categories:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> This year&#8217;s awards cover several categories, including Best State, Best District, Best Urban Local Body, Best Implemented Project in the Water Sector, and Best Industry for <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/corporate-social-responsibility-csr\/\" target=\"_blank\">Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)<\/a><\/strong> initiatives in the water sector.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/newsonair.gov.in\/jal-shakti-ministry-launches-7th-national-water-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">News On Air<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National Water Awards aims to sensitize the public about the importance of water and motivate them to adopt the best water usage practices. 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