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. …
TIRUNELVELI: Organisations or individuals, who have designed and executed effective mechanism to harvest rainwater to improve groundwater table can apply for two prestigious awards, both instituted by the Centre. According to Collector M. Jayaraman, the Union Ministry of Water Resources, with the objective of encouraging groundwater recharge activities across the …
In the high-altitude desert of the Indian trans-Himalayas, one man is buying time for villagers suffering from global warming by creating artificial glaciers. To view the slideshow click on the following URL: http://www.scientificamerican.com/slideshow.cfm?id=artificial-glaciers-to-survive-global-warming
JAIPUR: The Rajasthan Government has signed an agreement with the World Bank for extending the ongoing State Water Sector Restructuring Project funded by the latter for the next three years with the inclusion of some additional works. State Principal Water Resources Secretary Ram Lubhaya signed the agreement on behalf of …
K. Subramanian Being implemented in Perambalur district with World Bank aid PERAMBALUR: The Irrigated Agricultural Modernisation and Water Bodies Restoration and Management (IAMWARM) project now being implemented in Perambalur district with World Bank assistance will be completed by August this year. Official sources told The Hindu on Saturday that as …
ISLAMABAD: In the budgetary preparation process, the government is likely to allocate Rs 31.4 billion for water sector in the Public Sector Development Programme 2010-11, while last year the allocation was Rs 47.255 billion, showing 34 percent lower allocation than last year, sources told Daily Times on Thursday. Sources claimed …
Recognizing the value of wetlands and taking cognizance of the fact that there does not yet exist a formal system for conservation and management and wise-use of wetlands, the National Environment Policy (NEP), 2006 seeks to set up a legally enforceable regulatory mechanism for identified valuable wetlands to prevent their …
LUCKNOW: The ground water situation is fast deteriorating in the state. In the past four years, the areas under stress have almost doubled. In comparison to 138 blocks in 40 districts of UP under stress in 2004, the tentative figure of the blocks under stress has touched 218 blocks in …
PWD Is Digging Out Earth Used To Fill Up Lake For Flyover Neha Lalchandani | TNN New Delhi: Neela Hauz, the centuries-old water body at Aruna Asif Ali Marg near Vasant Kunj that was filled up to construct a flyover, may still have some hope for survival. With the flyover …
A bill to provide for the management, control and regulation of the conservation, protection and development of groundwater in the State and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. This Act may be called the Uttar Pradesh Groundwater Conservation, Protection and Development (Management, Control and Regulation) Act, 2010. It extends …
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet committee finally cleared the interceptor sewer project for Rs 1,357 under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) funding. With bids expected to be invited for it soon, Delhi government
Sarikah Atreya The Sikkim Government is set to notify working groups for preparation of a State-level action plan on climate change with support from German Technical Cooperation (GTZ). Briefing the media about the outcome of the two-day meeting held recently under the chairmanship of the Chief Secretary, Mr T.T. Dorji …
New Delhi: A discussion among Delhi Jal Board (DJB), resident welfare associations and civil society groups on the proposed groundwater bill on Tuesday brought to the fore several apprehensions. Residents pointed out that since DJB was proposing to charge for groundwater use, would the agency then be liable if groundwater …
Sunny Sebastian JAIPUR: Count your drops like you count your money for water auditing is coming! A strong plea was made for enforcement of a stricter regimen on water use for countrymen through both by legislation and societal pressure by a group of scientists, academicians, activists and policy makers who …
TTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan has said that public conscience should wake up against encroachment and destruction of water bodies. Achuthanandan was speaking after inaugurating the partial commissioning of the Japan International Cooperation Agencyassisted drinking water supply project for Thiruvananthapuram costing around Rs 407.2 crore, here on Tuesday. Apart …
