According to the latest data released by the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), a total of 7.81 crore rural households have been connected to tap water supply lines since it was launched in 2019, when 3.23 crore rural households had permanent water connection.

The global economy is poised to slow this year, before rebounding next year, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said while pointing out that growth projections actually for India would remain unchanged from its October projection. Releasing the January update of its World