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. …
Deep tubewells in Kandi districts will be installed soon to optimally use the groundwater and overcome the problem of potable water scarcity in the areas. This was stated by Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control Taj Mohi-ud-Din in reply to clubbed questions by MLAs Mir Saifullah, Sajjad Kitchloo and …
The people of Chikkaballapur and Kolar districts are reeling under the scarcity of water. Without irrigation facility, the farmers of both the districts are facing a lot of hardships, said Chikkaballapur district BJP President N M Ravinarayana Reddy. Speaking to mediapersons here on Wednesday, the BJP leader said both the …
Rs 420.66 lakh has been sanctioned under central government project to develop 40 lakes in Kadur taluk, said MLA K M Krishnamurthy. Speaking to presspersons in Kadur on Wednesday, he said under RIDF project, Nabard has sanctioned Rs 25 lakh to develop Bakinakere in Kadur-Birur hobli. Rs 25 lakh has …
The district Collector, Akash Tripathi, has said that minimum two works based on water conservation and greenery must be started in every village panchayat based on public participation under
New analysis of scientific data from a NASA instrument aboard the 2008 Indian moon mission Chandrayaan-1 has detected more than 40 ice-filled craters in the lunar north pole, reviving hopes for colonization of the moon by humans in future. The new data, published in the Geophysical Research Letters by US …
The district administration has prepared a project costing Rs 2,000 crore to revive water bodies as a long term solution to the drinking water problem in the district. Addressing mediapersons here on Tuesday, Minister of State for Railways K H Muniyappa said emphasis has been laid on desilting lakes, afforestation, …
G Rajasekaran | ENS The scheme is irrelevant in most parts of Tamil Nadu. Farm wells are recharged by seepage from the fields; there is no necessity to construct a pit -- C Vaiyapuri CENTRALLY-SPONSORED rain wa- ter harvesting scheme `Artificial Re- charge of Groundwater Through Dug Wells in Hard …
This document respond to the need to integrate climate risk-based approaches, which address climate variability and climate change, within water policy frameworks. It aims to provide guidance on how resilience and adaptation can be integrated into national-level policy and programmatic planning in the water sector. It is also for donor …
The state of Punjab has been left with less than 1% of the area under wetlands. About 30 wetlands, most of which are of natural origin were reported to occur in the state although some have already lost their wetland characteristics.
Mumbai: Villagers of Wagad are thrilled that their water association has won them the state award for managing the Meru Ling Kalva water body. Their effort of 10 years for effective water management has been acknowledged as a successful role model by the Maharashtra government. The Wagad dam has the …
The Outline Perspective Plan (OPP) 2010-2021 fulfils a long felt need of the country. In the past there were attempts to formulate Perspective Plan but without success. The eventful dawn of the twenty first century with the deepening of globalization, challenges of realizing Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the threat of …
The world is in desperate need of tools for sustainable water management. Some exist and are widely used, others are still under development. This guide is aimed at helping business identify which initiatives and approaches will most suit their needs, and to help developers of schemes understand opportunities for increasing …
International World Water Day is held annually on 22 March as a means of focusing attention on the importance of freshwater and advocating for the sustainable management of freshwater resources. UN-Water is dedicating World Water Day 2010 to the theme of water quality, reflecting its importance alongside quantity of the …
Concerns over the status of freshwater availability in the Caribbean region and in particular the eastern Caribbean states have been expressed for at least the past 30 years. There is a growing realization that availability will be vulnerable to extremes of climate behavior and increasing demand for water. Climate modeling …
Current policies on upland agriculture need reviewing in light of recent research that shows that slash-and-burn farming systems are not only more sustainable than other systems but could also play a better role in sustaining downstream hydropower and river delta rice-bowls. Partnerships between upland farmers and hydropower developers could help …
This report focuses on water, an increasingly strategic resource in the Central Asian region for economic and social development. Says that the region as a whole is relatively well endowed in water resources but lacks good national and regional management frameworks. There are significant
The project on Validating Community-Based Water Resources Management Approaches for Hill and Mountain Ecosystems is extension of the Pilot and Demonstration Activity on
Negotiate is a vital new resource for those interested in designing, leading, or participating in negotiation and consensus building on sustainable water resources management. Water practitioners are increasingly called upon to negotiate workable agreements about how to best use, manage and care for water resources. Negotiate makes the case for …
