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. …
RAMANATHAPURAM: Collector T.N. Hariharan on Thursday appealed to the fishermen to extend cooperation to the maritime scientists for undertaking studies for the Sethu Samudram Ship Channel project. In a statement, the Collector said that the scientists have planned to carry out studies with various instruments, some of them might be …
By tracking usage in business activities. Suresh P. Iyengar When manufacturing companies are busy counting their carbon footprint, Jain Irrigation has embarked on an innovative initiative to trace its water footprint. The company, for the first time in India, will track the quantity of water used in its products and …
Hydrogeological and geomorphological parameters have been quantitatively correlated with groundwater availability. Weathered rock thickness has the highest control on availability of groundwater followed by lineament density whereas drainage density is seen to have minimum influence. A poor correlation is noticed between borewell depth and yield. The amplitude of seasonal variations …
An integrated database has been designed to cater to the data collected by different agencies on various aspects of biological and geophysical data, as part of the coordinated programme on
The present study attempts to delineate aquifers in the piedmont zone of Himalayan foothill region in Pathri Rao watershed, district Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India by using integrated hydrogeologic and geophysical techniques. The geophysical techniques included vertical resistivity soundings, two-dimensional resistivity image profiling and electromagnetic surveys. Nuclear isotope studies have been carried …
There is a need to analyse the rain water before recharging the ground water using rain water harvesting methods, said Marine and Coastal Survey Division Geological Survey of India DDG P V Sukumaran. Mangalore University in charge VC Prof K K Achary lighting the lamp at a seminar on
Himanshu Kaushik | TNN Gandhinagar: The biggest bird sanctuary near Ahmedabad, Nal Sarovar has only three feet deep water this year, a phenomenon which is being blamed on the construction activities in the catchment area of the lake. With several construction projects coming up just five km from Nal Sarovar, …
Mumbai The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) have approached the Union Urban Development Ministry once again for financial assistance to the Mithi river rejuvenation project. The joint proposal was sent to the Ministry in the last week of December. The demand is for …
The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has decided to impose heavy fines on the residents wasting water in the federal capital. The decision was taken in an emergency meeting presided over by CDA Chairman Imtiaz Inayat Elahi at CDA Headquarters to review the situation arose due to shortage of water and …
Gandhinagar: The water situation in Gujarat is grave and could become alarming in the next few years if exploitation of groundwater and depleting water quality because of uncontrolled industrialisation and unplanned urbanisation is not checked. This concern was raised by BN Navalawala, the advisor to chief minister Narendra Modi on …
Satellite data and geographical information system (GIS) should be applied to locate the groundwater zones for the purpose of harnessing this resource to meet the drinking water demand of the people. This was the observation made by Dr S K Subramanian, Head of the Hydrology Division of the National Remote …
ISLAMABAD: The city managers have evolved a plan for harvesting domestic and rain run-off and initiated several measures to keep water clean by not allowing activities that caused pollution in the catchment areas. Rainwater harvesting is being practiced as an alternative and supplementary source of water in many parts of …
People shower flower petals on river and offer prayers Bullock cart race held as part of celebrations NAMAKKAL: Over 2,000 people from different parts of Namakkal district participated in the Pongal celebrations organised by the district administration on Saturday and took a pledge to protect River Cauvery. The celebrations began …
An emergency meeting of the Odisha Jala Suraksha Janamanch was held here on Saturday. It was observed at the meeting, presided over by Manch president Akshaya Kumar Das, that the abundant natural water resources of the State are being illegally captured and going to be totally controlled by vested interests …
Ahmedabad: The ambitious Kankaria Lake Front Development (KLFD) project looks like a runaway success for the city municipal body. According to KLFD authorities, 47 lakh people visited the Kankaria lake between January and December 2009. The KLFD was inaugurated in December, 2008 coinciding with the week-long Kankaria carnival, during Christmas …
Nashik: Atleast 225 mcft water from the Nandurmadhmeshwar dam near here was flown away after a hole developed in it, official sources said today. The 100-year-old dam, which was renovated by the state government last year, developed a hole yesterday resulting in water-logging in nearby fields, causing threat of water …
