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. …
Goa-based National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) has been nominated by Union Ministry of Shipping to carry out environmental impact assessment (EIA) for new alignment of Sethu Samudram channel joining Southern tip of India and Northern tip of Sri Lanka. A press note by Press Information Bureau (PIB) reads that the …
Being acknowledged by the importance of water in human life and its decreasing ratio in the world, water conservation has become a major issue for most countries today. To understand media's role in this critical issue a seminar was jointly organised by India Water Portal and Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University …
Two-day Seminar will be organised under the aegis of Academy of Science Engineering and Technology from Jan 16 to 17 at Regional Museum of Natural History (RMNH). More than 250 scientists of environment and fisheries, National and International standard scientists from the country will be taking part in the seminar. …
Ahmedabad: India needs a robust framework of water policy through constitutional declaration of the place of water in Indian society, said Vinod Gaur, distinguished professor, Indian Institute of Astrophysics, and Centre for Mathematical Modelling (C-MMACS) Bangalore. Gaur was speaking on
Cape Canaveral (Florida): Nasa is finding it is not just mechanical glitches that make the International Space Station a tough place to operate. Engineers trouble-shooting a problem with the station
Entry level activities have commenced at an estimated cost of Rs.3.9 lakh THENI: Five micro watershed programmes covering nine villages have been taken in three blocks at an estimated cost of Rs.96.11 lakh. Entry level activities have commenced in these water sheds at an estimated cost of Rs.3.9 lakh. The …
RASHME SEHGAL NEW DELHI The ministry of forests & environment (MFE) has launched a massive National River Conservation Plan (NRCP) to revitalise 38 key Indian rivers. Extensive plans for the cleaning and rejuvenation of each of these rivers flowing past 167 towns have been drawn out. The NRCP will address …
Mumbai As per the proposal, corporates will fund and carry out the revival To tide over the ongoing water scarcity, MP Sanjay Nirupam has proposed the revival of six major lakes in north Mumbai on a build, operate and transfer basis. Nirupam was approached by NGO Raichel Joseph Foundation which …
A.V. Ragunathan Penniyar banks are getting spruced up for river festival on January 18 WAITING FOR D-DAY: The banks of Pennaiyar in Cuddalore readying for the January 18
Mohali: The Mohali district administration is spending Rs 170 crore on the installation of 30 new tube wells in rural areas across the district. The tube wells will be fully operational by March 31. Progress report on the project was reviewed during a meeting of the District Planning Committee chaired …
S. Ramesh SALEM: The Panamarathupatti Lake, a picturesque water spread located near the city, will complete 100 years this year. The lake, which has a massive water spread area of 2,139 acres, was built during the British period. The government in 1908 approved the scheme primarily to make it as …
Haroon Habib DHAKA: Bangladesh and India have agreed to resolve outstanding issues relating to water sharing and decided that they will jointly start work for the protection of banks of the common rivers. The consensus came at the end of the two-day crucial water talks at the Secretary level here …
Kolar MLA Varthur Prakash performed ground breaking ceremony for the construction of overhead tanks at Jangalahalli, Guragunjigurki and Nernahalli villages in the taluk on Monday. The tanks are being constructed under Rural Water Supply Scheme of Panchayat Raj Department. Speaking after performing ground breaking ceremony at Jangalahalli, Varthur Prakash said …
India and Bangladesh today launched their crucial two-day talks to hammer out a deal on sharing of waters of Teesta river, with Dhaka favouring an "interim agreement" on the issue if it is not possible to reach a long-term pact. The Secretary-level talks opened at the state guest house of …
Seminar on water harvesting in Jodhpur JAIPUR: Two Supreme Court judges emphasised the significance of revival of traditional sources of water as a step for water conservation and equilibrium in natural resources at a seminar on water harvesting and conservation in Jodhpur on Sunday. Justice Dalveer Bhandari and Justice G. …
Sharmistha Mukherjee / New Delhi January 5, 2010, 0:12 IST The Ministry of Shipping is nearly doubling the initial cost estimates of the controversial Sethusamudram Ship Channel Project, which aims to dredge a navigable channel through the Palk Strait between India and Sri Lanka.
