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. …
To be implemented in five coastal districts at a cost of Rs. 6 crores Seeing is believing: A delegation of European Union interacting with farmers at Sithudayan in Ramanathapuram district on Tuesday. RAMANATHAPURAM: The European Union (EU) is sponsoring water conservation project in five coastal districts with an objective of …
Hyderabad, Feb. 16: The Krishna Water Dispute Tribunal report is likely to lose importance amidst ongoing Telangana agitation and the appointment of Srikrishna Committee. The tribunal
Soot-coated glaciers on a melting spree. Climate scientists have tagged the Himalayan glaciers to disappear by the end of this century. The Tibetan glaciers are in a bigger hurry to disappear, apparently. Courtesy: soot or black carbon that is increasing the sunlight-absorption capacity of the snow. With its strategic location …
Plumbers who have put in place water and sanitary connections in houses need to personally convince the residents on the need to instal Rainwater harvesting (RWH) structures in them, said Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board Chairperson P B Ramamurthy. Taking part in a function at the State Youth Centre …
The revised National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) Guidelines 2009-2012 issued by Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission, Department of Drinking Water Supply has shift the focus from
Shoumojit Banerjee PATNA: A plan to integrate the river system in Bihar with the aim of preventing a recurrence of the Kosi deluge was mooted on Thursday by former President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam who is now on a visit to the State. Speaking at the third Bihar Science …
Research and Development session of INCOH begins (From left) INCOH chairman A.K.Bajaj, Union Minister of State for Water Resources Vincent H. Pala and IIT-M deputy director V.G.Idichandy at the inauguration of a research and development session of the committee in Chennai on Wednesday. CHENNAI: The impact of climate change on …
Loss of wetlands increasing at an alarming rate in Tamil Nadu, says Minister nice: Forest Minister N. Selvaraj releasing a book brought out by the Forest Department during a national workshop in Tiruchi on Wednesday. TIRUCHI: The loss of wetlands is increasing at an alarming rate in Tamil Nadu and …
Continuously receding water levels in the majority of rivers has alarmed the authority to find out more avenues for increasing power generation in hydel projects in the State. In order to meet the daily electricity demands of the State, plans are in the pipeline for sensitising masses about the need …
Agartala, Feb 9: Bangladesh has finally agreed to allow Tripura to use the water of Feni River and decided that a joint survey for setting up water treatment plant in the southern Tripura town of Sabroom would be carried out on February 12. Chief Engineer (Drinking Water and Sanitation) Tapan …
Residents in low lying areas in and around Padubaikadi in Haradi Gram Panchayat near here are striving for drinking water as salt water from the sea started gushing into farms and ponds at various places. The unscientific construction of salt water dike at Padubaikadi and the lack of maintenance are …
Ramaswamy R. Iyer The Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal was established in 1990, under the Inter-State Water Disputes Act, at a specific direction of the Supreme Court. Ironically, and despite a constitutional and statutory bar on jurisdiction, the court has made it very difficult for the Tribunal to function in accordance …
Mumbai: With the city facing one of its worst water crises, proposals to alleviate the problem are aplenty. One such proposal is by a city-based firm that claims it can produce water out of thin air. Watermaker (India) Pvt Ltd claims it has the technology that can suck moisture from …
A ten-member delegation of Bangladesh will arrive Sarboom in South district on Monday to inspect the proposed water treatment plant at Anandapara, 6 km from Sabroom town. The 6.5-lakh-gallon water treatment plant, which was mulled six to seven years back, could not be implemented due to opposition from the Bangladesh …
Former deputy speaker Ramachandra Panda will launch a nine-day padayatra from Kashinagar tomorrow to create awareness among the pepole about the need of Mahanadi- Rushikulya-Bansadhara river linking project . For a long time, Panda has been demanding a barrage on Mhanadi river at Subalaya to link dry Rushikulya river through …
