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. …
The Assembly Committee on Petitions has called upon the Kerala government to assess the socio-economic damage sustained by the people of Plachimada on account of the operation of the Hindustan Coca-Cola unit there and take steps to realise compensation from the company. In its 11th report tabled in the House …
NEW DELHI, 18 MARCH: As the two-day water talks began here, Bangladesh today hoped to reach an interim agreement on the vexed issue of Teesta river water sharing at the meeting being held after a gap of five years while India insisted on sorting out certain technical issues first.
Even as the city reels under severe water crisis, authorities at the Jijamata Udyan zoo at Byculla are set to cope with hard times ahead. After an intensive survey to tap inert water sources within its premises, the zoo authorities have revived five borewells to supply water to its ponds …
Mangalore: The Karnataka Government has been asked to drop the idea of diverting west-flowing Nethravathi river to the east. A resolution passed by a one-day workshop on
London: Pakistan is reportedly considering to rope in a Pakistan-born London lawyer, Kaiyan Homi Kaikobad, in the event it approaches International Court of Arbitration to arbitrate on India
DJB Contracts Company For Job, Treatment Plant For Village Will Be Built New Delhi: Delhi may not have drinking water but come October, athletes coming to the Commonwealth Games will be getting water of
State Assembly recommends imposition of curbs on extraction of water by the plant. Taking a serious note of the alleged exploitation of groundwater by Pepsi, a committee of the Kerala Assembly today recommended imposition of curbs on extraction of water by the multinational cola giant
The Left Government in Kerala seems to be bracing for another war on softdrink giants Pepsico and Coca-Cola. An Assembly panel, constituted to look into the ground water exploitation by the Pepsico bottling plant at Pudussery in Palakkad on Wednesday submitted the report in the House, suggesting that drawing of …
THE mavens are beginning to study and report on the water economy like never before. A recent study calls for pragmatic action to address groundwater exploitation in India. As the report mentions, groundwater has become the primary source of water today with widespread use of private wells, and over 60% …
Anantapur, March 14: Anantapur district is likely to face a severe drinking water problem as groundwater levels have depleted to 14 meters depth due to summer. Rural Water Supply (RWS) officials identified worst affected habitations and 228 pending drinking water schemes be completed in the summer. They have requested the …
As many as 1,224 tanks from 9 districts will be developed at a cost of Rs 306 crore under the second stage of the Watershed Project, announced Minister for Smalla Irrigation Govind Karajol. He was speaking ata press meet here on Sunday. Under the world bank project following developing of …
With Pakistan raising the river water sharing issue during the Foreign Secretary level talks over a fortnight ago, officials here are trying to get to the bottom of the reason behind Islamabad
Close to the Pandai river that runs along the India-Nepal border lies Bikhnathori. The near-dry river bed is full of pebbles. At some distance shine the Himalayan peaks. This seemingly calm village calls itself orphan. Nepali people across the river call its residents water smugglers. The village in West Champaran …
Minister for Science & Technology Senator Mohammed Azam Khan Swati on Saturday called upon the government to review the funds allocation to his ministry as science and technology was the lifeline for the country enabling its people to face the modern-day challenges. "It is unfortunate to note that the preservation …
In this study we use long-term satellite, climate, and crop observations to document the spatial distribution of the recent stagnation in food grain production affecting the water-limited tropics (WLT), a region where 1.5 billion people live and depend on local agriculture that is constrained by chronic water shortages. Overall, our …
