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. …
R. Krishnamoorthy Open defecation, dumping of waste have caused hygiene problems Bad condition: A view of Chettiyeri lake, which was a drinking water source for Ariyalur sometime ago. ARIYALUR: Once the main source of drinking water for residents of Ariyalur town, the Chettiyeri lake is in a state of utter …
Hyderbad, Sept. 22: A division bench comprising Justice Goda Raghuram and Justice Ramesh Ranganathan of Andhra Pradesh High Court on Tuesday stayed the construction of a thermal power plant at Bhavanapadu of Santhabommali mandal in Srikakulam district for three weeks. The bench directed the chief secretary to file authenticated maps …
Mangalore, Sept.22 There is a need to think of sustainable projects such as rainwater harvesting to tackle the water problem in drought-affected regions rather than implementing projects such as river diversion, according to Mr Shree Padre, an expert in rainwater harvesting. This suggestion came at a time when there is …
With filling season of Bhakra and Pong reservoir coming to an end today, both the reservoirs have more than 44 feet and 48 feet less water as compared to last year. Reservoirs with low water levels indicate a powerless winter ahead. The end of filling season means there are vague …
G. Mahadevan THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The National Spatial Data Infrastructure, initiative of the Department of Science and Technology, is preparing to offer to line departments of various state ground water departments the geo-spatial tools developed as part of the web-based database model for managing groundwater resources created by the Centre for Geo-Information …
NAGAPATTINAM: To ensure water availability for samba cultivation in the tail-end areas in the delta region, monitoring committees would be formed under tahsildars. This was decided at an emergency meeting of a special committee, chaired by A. Annadurai, District Revenue Officer, at the collectorate on Monday to ascertain the status …
A special meeting of the ground water experts will be held in 15 days to discuss the steps to be taken to conserve water table in Chikkaballapur and Kolar districts. K H MuniyappaIt will be followed by a three-day workshop, announced Union Minister K H Muniyappa. Speaking to media persons …
In progress: The channel to take Tamiraparani surplus water to Karumaeniyar and Nambiyar being dug near Pirancherry. TIRUNELVELI: The usually tranquil stretch south of Piraancherry near Palayamkottai is now busy with nearly a dozen humming heavy earthmovers and good number of tipper lorries carrying the excavated boulders as work on …
Rebecca Woodgate had no time for idle chat as her oceanography team scurried on the deck of their research ship during a recent mission in the Bering Strait, a crucial region for studying the impact of global warming. Woodgate, of the University of Washington's Polar Science Center, had much to …
Periyar had initially opposed toddy but later he supported it. In the case of river water integration project, a rethink is necessary CONGRESS leader E V K S Elangovan rejected Chief Minister M Karunanidhi's stand of supporting the river integration project. After garlanding the statue of Periyar at PS Park …
The broad objective of the report is to formulate technically viable proposal enabling funding agencies to implement a comprehensive and scientifically viable water conservation, artificial recharge and rain water harvesting program in the entire NCR, on loan/grant basis. The implementation strategy will have active community participation and awareness generation programs.
A physical survey to demarcate the river boundary on a seven-kilometre stretch began in Narayanganj on Wednesday. The Dhaka divisional commissioner, Khandakar Shawkat Hossain, inaugurated the survey to demarcate the boundary of the River Balu at Pashchimgaon of Rupganj in the district. A 15-member technical team, headed by Shawkat Hossain …
Speakers at a function here have said that the country had been experiencing dismal climate change causing a grave concern to agriculture, food, human health, irrigation, navigation, soil, bio-diversity, environment, livelihood and water levels. " The increasing trends of tidal surge, cyclone Sidr and hurricane, tsunami, fluctuation in temperature, irregular, …
People affected by Mangla Dam raising project have asked the federal government to fulfil its commitment by constructing a bridge in their area, threatening that if the pledge was not met, they would launch an agitation and hinder the storage of additional water in the reservoir. The warning came amid …
by Kari Lydersen WATER management is serious business in areas, where precipitation is scarce, irrigated agriculture is a major industry and new housing subdivisions spread across arid landscapes. "If you can't measure it, you can't manage it," water officials are fond of saying. But measurement
