Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court on Monday dismissed the review petition filed by a group of farmers against the court verdict giving green signal to Nirma Ltd to construct a cement plant along Mahuva’s coastline. Shree Mahuva Bandhara Khetiwadi Pariyavan Bachav Samittee, which had fil-PIL in the high ed the …
Hyderabad, Sept. 27: The much talked about 100-storey trade tower by the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group in the city outskirts has got a breather after it overcame a major environmental hurdle. The Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority recently reported that the Manchirevula village, where the tower has been proposed, did not …
Hyderabad, Sept. 27: Climate change is said to be the reason behind the sudden surge in the rainfall and flooding. After the deadly 2009 floods, the state government started a climate change cell to study the impact on the river inflows. The state irrigation department in collaboration with the ministry …
The Punjab government in response to an ongoing public interest litigation (PIL) demanding protection of Sukhna Lake from deterioration today submitted that
A religious ceremony in connection with a programme to provide potable water and toilet facilities to 1500 temples in remote parts of the country was inaugurated at the Kataragama Kiriwehera and the Hunupitiya Gangarama worksite yesterday. The project has been implemented under the guidance of the Chief Incumbent of the …
Climate change is threatening to bring down all the previous achievements of Bangladesh in water and sanitary sectors and making it harder to meet the millennium development goal. State Minister for Environment and Forest Dr Hasan Mahumud said it yesterday at a dialogue calling to integrate climate change issues with …
Moots district task forces for implementation of Act Kottayam: Congress leader V.M. Sudheeran has called for setting up task forces at the district-level for effective implementation of the provisions of the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wet Land Act. Inaugurating a workshop on
Chandigarh: As if the retreating monsoon fury was not enough, Bhakra dam registered another, albeit, disturbing record on Thursday, by registering its highest ever deflection, a tilt in layman
Latest draft has triggered fears of indiscriminate construction along shorelines Twenty years, 25 amendments, several committees and notifications after, the issue of regulating development along India's coastlines remains under debate. The latest to run into a roadblock is the draft notification of the Coastal Regulation Zone 2010, allowing slum redevelopment …
KOTTAYAM: The Rubber Board has decided to grant financial assistance to set up demonstration plots for soil protection and water harvesting in small holdings. According to a release, the scheme intends to set up such demonstration plots in a total area of 1,000 hectares, spread over traditional and non-traditional rubber …
The Balram Talab Yojana is proving to be a great boon for score of farmers in Madhya Pradesh, where the scheme is helping them reap rich benefits by adding to the profitability of the exercise. Meet Sushila Patidar of village Bhamesar in Manasa development block of Neemuch district, a determined …
Environmental degradation and waning natural resources threaten U.S. security in the 21st century, in a shift from "kinetic" security threats, defense experts told a Capitol Hill briefing Wednesday. The loss of renewable natural resources, including forests, fresh water, fish and fertile soils, can drive political instability and conflict in the …
The Arab world will be one of the regions worst hit by climate change but still lacks any coordinated response to its potentially devastating effects, experts said at a conference this week. With hotter, drier and less predictable climates, the amount of water running into the region's streams and rivers …
JAMMU, Sept 22: Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control, Taj Mohi-ud-Din, today inspected the construction work on auto mechanically operated gated barrage in Nikki Tawi and Waddi Tawi for creation of prestigious project of artificial lake which would be completed at an estimated cost of Rs. 110 crore. The …
Ganapavaram, Sept. 22: Villagers living in and around Kolleru lake appealed to the members of the Central committee on Kolleru to recommend to the Centre to reduce the Kolleru sanctuary limits to third contour from the existing fifth contour to help them eke out livelihood. The panel members led by …
THE Hindustan Coca Cola beverages limited is planning to go water neutral by next year, according to Ajith Jha, Vice President-Corporate Affairs of the company.
