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. …
While the Haryana government refuses to give Delhi its share of 80 million gallons of water saved each day once the Munak Canal gets operational, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit maintains there is little to worry. The ball is now in the Prime Minister
In what is being seen as a larger attempt to erode the credibility of the 50-year-old Indus Water Treaty, a concerned India is baffled by the allegations being levelled from Pakistan over water sharing between the two countries. This sudden upping of the ante has its roots in surveys being …
Severe shortage of power in the rural areas and absence of water resources have delayed construction of houses for the flood victims. As many as 55 donors have committed themselves to construct over 63,000 houses. However, so far construction of only 13,500 houses have begun. Many donors who attended the …
This latest study released by Centre for Budget and Governance Accountaiblity & Oxfam India reviews the framework on adaptation in India and provides an estimation of the public resources devoted to this sector. Developing countries like India are saddled with huge developmental deficits with a significantly large segment of the …
Bilaspur: The World Bank financed Mid-Himalayan Watershed Development Project, which is being implemented in 602 gram panchayats of 10 districts in the state with active cooperation of villagers for uplift of their economy, has proved beneficial in solving various problems of the agrarian economy the state. Deputy Commissioner Nandita Gupta …
THANJAVUR: Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Trombay, is involved in solving the water problem in eight Himalayan sites using isotopes said K. Shivanna, Head, Isotope Hydrology Section, Isotope Application division, BARC, here on Monday. Speaking at the national-level workshop on
A two-day seminar on Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) organised by the Water Resources Department saw a consensus among all speakers that the apparent abundance of the precious water resource in the State hides the fact that there is just not enough of it to meet the needs of all …
Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) organised two-day workshop on Water Management and Hydrochemistry in the auditorium of Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology. The participating experts strongly recommended for proper rehabilitation of the areas of land degenerated by mining in the State. The experts also called for protecting anthropogenic population.
Divya Gandhi Bangalore: Plankton prairies, that generate much of the oxygen we breathe, the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, where currents have deposited the world
'Earth is not our planet, our home' was one o the wonderful thought conveyed during the fifth and final technical session on the third day today of the International Conference on Land, Water Resources, Bio-diversity and Climate Change' organised at the Bhopal School of Social Sciences. The day witnessed an …
CHANDIGARH: Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh will face serious challenges due to climate changes including scarcity of water and power, said Prodipto Ghosh, a member of the Prime Minister
Water might be locally renewable, but it is also a globally finite resource with shifting availability. Industry accounts for most of the water used in the U.S., yet industry-specific estimates of that consumption
JAIPUR: A sub-committee of the Rajasthan Cabinet has approved a new draft water policy for the desert State after detailed deliberations on its different aspects as well as methods to deal with large-scale paucity of water. According to an official release here, the draft policy will be submitted shortly to …
