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. …
Mexico is suffering from its driest year in 68 years, killing crops and cattle in the countryside and forcing the government to slow the flow of water to the crowded capital. Below-average rainfall since last year has left about 80 of Mexico's 175 largest reservoirs less than half full, said …
LUCKNOW: The state capital is losing six lakh litres of groundwater reserves daily because of indiscriminate extraction. This poses threat of massive land subsidence in next 15 years. Apart from Narhi, Charbagh and Rajajipuram, on the top of the list of areas under danger zone is Gomtinagar, one of city's …
TO conserve water and electricity, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit announced that rainwater harvesting is mandatory in all Delhi government schools and asked the principals to white wash the rooftops of school buildings to conserve electricity. The Directorate of School Education (DSE) has already allocated Rs 50 crore for implementation of …
SHILLONG: Chief Minister DD Lapang on Wednesday called for conservation of the catchment areas to prevent sources of water from drying up in view of the problem of drinking water in the State. Mr Lapang made the appeal to the public while inaugurating the Tura Phase III Water Supply Scheme …
The public should use water effectively and know water management, said CMC Vice President V K Rajesh in a press release here. Staging protests, dharnas regarding water crisis are welcome but, the public should also see to it that drinking water is not used for other purposes, the Vice President …
Disappearing ground water could be the mother of all crises A study based on satellite imagery, by the US National Aeronautical and Space Administration (Nasa), says that North India
The State government has "instructed" the officials at KRS dam to release water to Tamil Nadu. outpour: Water being released from gate numbers 37 and 38 of Krishnaraja Sagar reservoir in Srirangapatna taluk of Mandya district on Tuesday. DH PHOTO The state started releasing over 12,000 cusec water into the …
Water from rivers across north Bengal has started receding following less rainfall in the hills and the plains, save a couple of places. After incessant rain was reported in the sub-Himalayan Bengal in the past two days, there was less downpour in Darjeeling, Gangtok and Kalimpong and also in Siliguri …
Jamshedpur: Water is a precious resource and should be treated on a par with oil, with stress laid on conservation, reducing wastage and preventing its contamination. Speaking at a one-day training programme on
New lakes will be dug and reservoirs built, while old ones will be renovated by the Haryana government to fight drought in the future, the state's Finance Minister has announced. The Haryana government has decided to dig big lakes and will renovate the old ones in the state to provide …
Mumbai: Using Nasa satellite data, scientists have found that groundwater levels in northern India have been declining by as much as 33 cm (one foot) per year over the past decade. Researchers have concluded that the loss is almost entirely due to human activity, says a news release from Nasa
Mumbai: Using Nasa satellite data, scientists have found that groundwater levels in northern India have been declining by as much as 33cm (one foot) per year over the past decade. Attributing the loss almost entirely to human activity, Nasa
Panel to monitor devp projects SHILLONG: Union Minister of State for Water Resources Development Vincent H Pala has said that a Core Committee to monitor implementation of major development projects like railway, bye-pass and flyover would be formed in Meghalaya soon. "The Core Committee to be formed shortly would specifically …
S Lalitha,Bangalore, DH News Service: Flooding of the City during rains, the depleting groundwater level and the presence of contaminants beyond permissible limits; all of these issues can be easily managed if a simple improvisation is made by the BBMP when constructing stormwater drains (SWDs) in the City, stated water …
This latest study based on NASA satellite data says that groundwater levels in northern India have been declining by as much as one foot per year over the past decade and the loss is almost entirely due to human activity. Shows that more than 26 cubic miles of groundwater disappeared …
Groundwater is a primary source of fresh water in many parts of the world. Some regions are becoming overly dependent on it, consuming groundwater faster than it is naturally replenished and causing water tables to decline unremittingly. Indirect evidence suggests that this is the case in northwest India, but there …
