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: As Gujarat high court on Tuesday began hearing on review petition against its order to give green signal to Nirma Ltd to put up its cement plant on Mahuva
Tango with nature India has been using lakes, ponds and baolis (step wells) since ancient times ('What monsoon means', July 16-31, 2010). Delhi was once replete with water bodies. In the past 50 years, government agencies started disbanding natural ponds, lakes and baolis, declaring their water untested, and therefore, unfit …
Bhubaneswar: The Congress on Monday demanded a white paper from the chief minister Naveen Patnaik, on the steps taken by his government to discuss the Polavaram issue with the Centre and the Andhra Pradesh administration. Briefing newsmen here, senior Congress leader Umesh Chandra Swain urged the state government to make …
C Shivakumar | ENS OVER 100 acres of agricultural lands would be lost if the government goes ahead with its plan to build a new truck terminal on 120 acres of land in Karunakaracheri and Annambedu villages along the proposed Outer Ring Road, according to official sources. CMDA area development …
Pumps will be made available for irrigation to the beneficiaries of Kapildhara wells. For this objective, camps will be organised in the districts covered under Bundelkhand package. A beneficiary farmer will himself select the pump to be given to him. Giving this information, Panchayat & Rural Development and Social Justice …
Nothing to panic about: BBMB Relentless rains and heavy inflows this season led to the tilting of the upper part of the Bhakra dam by more than one inch today, forcing the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) authorities to announce an immediate stop on any further filling of the reservoir. …
When three Chinese scientists plunged to the bottom of the South China Sea in a tiny submarine early this summer, they did more than simply plant their nation
In a ceremony held on September 14, 2010, the High Commission of India handed over to the Government of Sri Lanka a project on Artificial Recharge of Ground Water Resources at the Export Processing Zone, Katunayake. The ceremony was attended by Mr. Manish, the Commercial Counsellor, High Commission of India, …
It will assess ocean current patterns and will be completed by middle of 2011 SCIENTIFIC SPIRIT:Rajendra Kumar Pachauri, Director-General TERI, laying the foundation stone for MARG Science Park near Marakkanam on Thursday. G.R.K. Reddy, chairman and managing director of MARG Group, is in the picture. CHENNAI: A year-long Environmental Impact …
Plan prepared by district panchayat Inputs from an expert seminar held in June Kozhikode: The significance of protecting ponds and lakes, man-made or natural, and to make use of them for irrigation and drinking water purposes have been emphasised in the development guideline
Water erosion caused by accelerated anthropogenic activities has been perceived as the major source of sediment flow in Himalayan catchments. Keeping this in view, the sediment flux data measured at the outlet of the Sainj and the Tirthan watersheds in the Lesser Himalayan region was analysed. Rainfall behaviour coupled with …
MUMBAI: The state cabinet on Wednesday approved a Rs 826 crore project for coastal protection and management. The programme is funded by the Asian Development Bank and will be implemented in three phases. The ADB will give Rs 480 crore and the state government will raise Rs 265 crore while …
Kohima, Sept. 8: The department of geology and mining today conducted a seminar on artificial recharge to groundwater through rainwater harvesting, in Dimapur. Regional director, Central Ground Water Board for Northeast region, G.C. Saha, said groundwater extraction was very high in different states in India, reducing density of water which …
Jaipur: The Jaipur Development Authority has converted six non-functioning tubewells and three old wells to water harvesting structures. The effort is claimed to have saved nearly 6.7 crore litres during this monsoon.
This document prepared by Gandhi Peace Foundation, is a blueprint of the Himalayan People's Manifesto. The manifesto has been brought out with the help of various documents prepared by various people and organisations at different times. It will be finalised by the next Himalayan Day on September 9, 2011. This …
Novel scheme being implemented in the district: Chairman Review:S. Sivaraj, Chairman of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Committee on Public Accounts (centre), at a review meeting in Dindigul on Tuesday. DINDIGUL: The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Committee on Public Accounts will recommend to the government to extend linking of all tanks …
