China says it doesn’t recognise U.T. of Ladakh; spars with India over naming geographical features
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Summary
Spat comes 10 days after the Survey of India announced the standardisation of the names of specific relief features in Ladakh, including 11 peaks, five mountains, six land areas, two glaciers, two passes, one valley, one river, one lake, and one other water body
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TypeNews
SourceThe Hindu - National
PublishedTuesday, 13 October 2026
Affected Population~900 million rural households, 190 million lacking safe water
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Jal Jeevan Mission: Rs 60,000 crore/year
14.5 crore rural tap connections delivered
SBM 2.0: Rs 1.4 lakh crore outlay
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NDA IIIBJP-led NDA
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