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. …
US $1 TRILLION WORTH OF MINERALS Afghanistan is suddenly richThe Pentagon recently announced that Afghanistan is sitting on mineral wealth worth US $1 trillion—about 1,000 times the government’s annual revenue. The untapped mineral deposits, including iron, copper, cobalt, gold and lithium, a key raw material for laptop, cell phone and …
THE OIL SPILL IN THE GULF OF MEXICO China's hydropower plans are a test of its avowed good neighbourliness IN YUNNAN in south-west China the biggest floods in a dozen years have ended a long, brutal drought. For months here in Xishuangbanna, a glassy Mekong had merely sauntered towards the …
K. V. Prasad Rain water harvesting models, right from the Mohenjo-daro and Harappa civilisations, will be on display at a two-day exhibition at the V.O.C. Grounds here on July 17 and 18. Former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam will inaugurate the event on July 17. Siruthuli, a public initiative to conserve …
Hyderabad, July 13: Water is becoming an endangered resource in many parts of the world today. More than 1.1 billion people lack access to clean water, and 2.6 billion people lack access to basic sanitation. Only one per cent of water on earth is drinkable, as 97 per cent is …
K.V. Prasad Finding a Solution:Project Co-ordinator of Siruthuli K. Mylswami explains how the rain water harvesting structure put up at the Coimbatore District Collectorate functions.
BHUBANESWAR: While Opposition parties are crying foul over largescale diversion of water for industries, the current industrial demand for water in the State is only 4.2 per cent of the annual average flow. The State Government has signed memoranda of understanding with 86 industries while water has been allocated to …
The row over distribution of river water among provinces in Pakistan has erupted into a major crisis with the announcement by acting chairman of the Indus River System Authority (IRSA) for opening the Chashma-Jhelum link canal releasing 10,000 cusecs of water to Punjab. IRSA members representing three smaller provinces, Sindh, …
Jamshedpur, July 8: Rotary Club of Jamshedpur in association with Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Pvt. Ltd today inaugurated a rainwater harvesting system at Little Flower School, Telco, the 35th such school where the system was introduced. The project
Bokaro, July 8: Built in the late 60s to supply water to Bokaro steel plant and the township, Tenughat dam is now looking to increase capacity by more than 40 per cent to fulfil growing demand from new industries, Dhanbad and even parts of Bengal. Tenughat dam, whose concrete canal …
The Sukhna Lake has filled up with the recent rainfall, but all is certainly not well with it. We need to look beyond the immediate future and find out ways in which this landmark of Chandigarh can be salvaged, The Tribune canvassed experts and sought their advice. Here are suggestions …
Sukhna looks beautiful these days, with fresh water shimmering in the sun, but what lies beneath the water? An ecological crisis, unless afforestation of catchment areas, desilting and de-weeding is done, systematically and earnestly. The Tribune campaign recently showed the need for concerted action and while three days of rain, …
Ahmedabad: This billionaire Amdavadi family has the option of importing mineral water for the household consumption. But instead, Priti and Gautam Adani have prudently installed rainwater harvesting system for their daily needs. The Adanis moved into their Shantivan Bungalow three years ago and one of the first things they did …
Paul John | TNN Ahmedabad: The state urban development department is planning to make rainwater harvesting compulsory for even smaller houses. It has been consulting seven municipal corporations in the state on the issue. Earlier, the Gujarat development control regulations (GDCR) had made provisions of making rainwater harvesting compulsory for …
Rain water harvesting is one of the most important measures needed to be undertaken, states FREDDY DIAS Goa gets about 3,000 millimetres of rainfall annually. Out of this, only about one-fourth of this is actually usable, as the rest runs off into the Arabian Sea. The State has a storage …
