Bihar Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh on Thursday said that 25 of 38 Bihar districts are drought-affected. The state government, however, has not officially declared drought in the state.

JAMMU, July 26: Terming effective Panchayats as essential component for rural emancipation, Minister for Medical Education, R.S.Chib, today emphasized the need for stronger coordination between the

Chief Minister N Rangasamy told the Legislative assembly on Tuesday that the Puducherry administration is committed to protecting groundwater, the main source of drinking water and agriculture.

Agriculture minister M Chandrakasu said the administration was taking steps in regulating the construction of tube wells by industries to prevent depletion of water table. Tubewells can be constructed by industries only after obtaining permission from the state groundwater authority as per existing rules. Those constructing tubewells without permission are made to close the borewells with due notice by the State Groundwater authority besides imposing penalty.

Chandigarh: With a deficient monsoon jacking up input costs, farmers in Punjab are staring at a crisis.

In an effort to provide non-stop supply of potable water to the residents, more than 2,000 tubewells will be operated through solar energy by the Uttarakhand Jal Sansthan Department if everything g

Fatehabad: Women wielding lathis stood guard throughout the day on their land as the district authorities initiated a survey of crops, trees, tubewells and other structures on the land acquired for

Bathinda: Low to very high traces of uranium were detected in water samples taken from tubewells in 43 villages in Bhagta Bhai Ke, Mour, Nathana, Phul and Rampura blocks of the district.

The Punjab and Haryana High Court’s directive to Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA), stating that “builders should not be issued licenses for housing projects in Gurgaon if they don’t give

A total 965 arsenicsis patients have so far been detected in four upazilas of the district, including four Pourashavas.

Bhopal: Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan was felicitated at Kisan Mahapanchayat convened to make available loans to farmers of Madhya Pradesh at zero percent interest rate here today.