Going organic
Showing a way to the farming community trapped in the vicious circle of chemical fertilisers, pesticides and debts, a small group of farmers in 21 villages of Roopnagar (Ropar) district has come out of
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At dam site, gains now mean more than 40 years of pain
Outrage has given way to expectancy in West Singhbhum, Jharkhand, where people are now waiting for the benefits that will come to them from a multipurpose project on the Subarnarekha, a venture that is
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Move to improve groundwater table in Tiruvallur district
Water scarcity may be a thing of the past in nearly 20 villages around Nallatur in Tiruvallur district. As part of its efforts to recharge depleting groundwater resources, the Water Resources Department (WRD) has proposed to construct another check-dam in Nallatur across the Kosasthalaiyar River. The check-dam, which would store water that drains into the sea, would also help irrigation in the surrounding areas. The proposed facility would supply water to an additional 225 hectares of lands.
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Assam Irrigation in a dismal state
GUWAHATI, June 1: The Assam Government often claims that it has achieved a lot in the field of agricultural development in the State. Though the State has seen some improvement in crop production, the
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Narmada water flow to bring prosperity to Madhya Pradesh
Narmada is the Life-line of Madhya Pradesh both literally as well as figuratively. One of the two rivers in the India which flow from East to West, Narmada originates in Amarkantak- an enchanting hill station and a place of pilgrimage in the Shahdol district of the state and covers a distance of 1312 km., before joining the Arabian sea in the gulf of Cambay.
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Only 7 per cent of farmers constructed artificial recharge system: CAG
The State government, specifically the Public Works Department (PWD), has no clue as to what the farmers did with Rs.75 crore of Central funding meant for creating artificial recharge systems (ARS) in their agricultural fields. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) report has found that only 21,214 out of 2.93 lakh farmers utilised the money to construct ARS, which defeated the objective, improving groundwater using rainwater run-off from their own agricultural fields.
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Govt subsidy for Self Help Groups hiked to 30%
KOLKATA, 17 MAY: Chief minister Mamata Banerjee today announced an increase in government subsidy from 20 per cent to 30 per cent to the Self Help Groups for various poverty alleviation projects while
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Rs 325 crore NABARD loan for water projects in State
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development(NABARD) has sanctioned an amount of Rs 325.41 crore as loan assistance to the Andhra Pradesh state government for implementation of irrigation
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NABARD finalises guidelines for implementation
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), along with the government of India, has finalised operational guidelines for the implementation of the centrally-sponsored scheme for
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National Rural Mission to link one woman from every poor family to SHGs
The National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) would connect at least one woman from every poor household across the country with self-help groups (SHGs) in five years, Union Minister of Rural Development Jairam Ramesh said on Friday. “The objective of the programme is to ensure that in a five-year period one woman from every poor household becomes a member of SHG. Today we have three crore women who are members of SHGs, and we have to raise it to seven crore in five years,” Mr. Ramesh said.
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State to amend Canal Act
Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today asked the Irrigation Department to moot a proposal for amending the Northern India Canal and Drainage Act to check the growing malpractice of water theft in the
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Irrigation Department eyes green revolution in Assam
GUWAHATI: The State Irrigation Department has geared up to implement new irrigation schemes in Assam and to also complete the schemes that are under construction within this year. Talking to mediapersons, Irrigation Department chief engineer Tilak Chandra Das said that out of the total 627 minor irrigation schemes under the Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP), 246 schemes has been completed, covering 89,669 hectares of agri land in the State.
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Rs 3,700-crore annual plan for 2012-13
Shimla: The government has proposed a Rs 3,700-crore annual plan for 2012-13, an increase of 12.12 per cent over the current year’s plan of Rs 3,300 crore. Stating this while initiating discussions with
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Jatakheda towers over villages in wind energy
Jatakheda, a small village in Sehore district of Madhya Pradesh is different from other villages of the State, as it has the distinction of being the first village to have its very own wind energy power
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Drinking water schemes for 3111 villages
Safe drinking water schemes will be taken up in about 3,111 villages in the Andhra Pradesh state this year by spending Rs 840 crore under NABARD and PMJY
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Government allots Rs 1,343 crore for road work
KOCHI: The PWD will soon start the road work for Rs1,343 crore allotted by the Finance Department, said Public Works Minister V K Ebrahim Kunju. After a review meeting of the top officials of PWD here
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PWD plans 50 projects in state
KOCHI: The Public Works Department (PWD) has formulated 50 projects which will be implemented in the state soon, PWD Minister V K Ebrahim Kunju has said. “Most of these projects have already begun.
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Operational guidelines for implementation of off-grid and decentralised solar applications sub scheme “Off-Grid and Decentralised Solar PV Applications” during 12th plan period
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy released the operational guidelines for implementation of off-grid and decentralised solar applications sub scheme "Off-Grid And Decentralised Solar Pv Applications"
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The national solar mission: a practitioner’s perspective
The development of an ecosystem- through economic, social, institutional arrangements- is of utmost importance in supporting technology dissemination and adequately serving the needs of a community. The
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Prosperity in a polyhouse
In less than three years, more than 9,500 polyhouses have replaced ‘terraces’ on nearly 100 hectares of cultivable land on the slopes of Himachal Pradesh. The innovative and lucrative method of farming