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Drinking water supply through mobile tankers taxable at 18%: AAR

Supply of drinking water to the public through mobile tankers or dispensers by a charitable organisation is taxable at 18 per cent under the GST, AAR has ruled. The Andhra Pradesh bench of the Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR) has ruled -- in the case of Vijayavahini Charitable Foundation -- that since the organisation is supplying purified water, hence it is not fit for GST exemption. Vijayavahini Charitable Foundation had sought an advance ruling on whether the supply of groundwater after undertaking purification through Reverse Osmosis to the general public either through the dispensing unit or mobile tanker at a concessional rate is exempt from Goods and Services Tax (GST). The AAR said the principal supply undertaken by the organisation is a supply of purified water, which is taxable at 18 per cent, while the service of distribution through mobile units is an ancillary service and taxable at 18 per cent. "It is invariably a composite supply and the rate of tax of purified wat

111 million families in India's villages still await potable tap water

A third of villages don't have piped supply infra, another third does, but tap provision work to households hasn't yet begun. Govt has promised to spend Rs 50,000 cr to expedite the scheme

Bisleri eyes major e-commerce headway amid the coronavirus pandemic

The company had launched its e-commerce portal 'Bisleri@Doorstep' last year providing access to the full range of its products.

Renewed focus on health helps drinking water market flow the luxury way

Health experts are still divided over the superior properties of these waters

15-yr-old Indian-American Gitanjali Rao named first 'TIME Kid of the Year'

A brilliant scientist and inventor, Rao has been recognised for her astonishing work using technology to tackle issues ranging from contaminated drinking water to opioid addiction and cyberbullying

26 million families given piped drinking water under Jal Jeevan: PM Modi

Govt has so far provided over 58 mn tap-water connections, covering 30% of rural households. So far, Goa is the only state with 100% tap water coverage

PM Modi lays foundation stone of rural drinking water projects in UP

UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was present on the occasion

Cong Bihar poll manifesto promises drinking water, free education for girls

The Congress is one of the key partners in the opposition Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance) in Bihar

India-UK-Swiss team highlights arsenic risk areas for Indian drinking water

A team of researchers based in the UK, India and Switzerland have created a country-specific, country-wide model for finding arsenic in well waters in India

Andhra Pradesh to install piped water taps in 3.2 million households: Govt

Andhra Pradesh government will install piped water taps, faucets, in 3.2 million households at a cost of Rs 4,800 crore, said Rajya Sabha member Vijay Sai Reddy

A tap for every home: India adds 20 mn water connections in a single year

The challenge is bigger in some states, especially Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Assam, where less than 5 per cent population has access to tap water

Greater Noida residents to soon get drinking water from river Ganga

Also, 50 villages in Greater Noida will be soon connected with sewage treatment plants (STPs) for better waste management

Drinking water, electricity restored in most parts of Amphan-hit Kolkata

KMC personnel assisted by other agencies and a team from Odisha were busy clearing the roads even as vehicular movement resumed in most areas.

Prolonged coronavirus lockdown could make India's summer water crisis worse

For municipal and panchayat administrators in India, April is the month when bad news begins to pour in

This conservationist sets legal, social examples to save Delhi's wetlands

Arya filed a case against against the Noida Authority for causing the denudation and environmental distress

Delhi water row gets murkier: Kejriwal accuses Paswan of spreading lies

Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari shot off a letter to Kejriwal, claiming that people were 'deeply scared' and 'terrified' of drinking the 'poisonous' water being supplied in the city

Mumbai only metro where tap water is safe for drinking: Govt report

In the first phase, the BIS had found all the 11 samples drawn from Delhi did not comply with the quality norm and the piped water was not safe for drinking purpose

Saudi Arabia's thirst for water is creating a toxic brine problem

Saudi Arabia's desalination plants produce about 31.5 million cubic metres of contaminated water each day

Solar power-run RO plants quench thirst for safe drinking water

They provide an anchor load for the solar power plants especially during summers when water chilling facility is also used besides bundling up related businesses with power generation

Why govt's rural drinking water programme failed despite spending Rs 800 bn

The programme's target: Providing 35% of rural households with water connections. Less than half that target was achieved