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. …
The initiative taken by the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) in collaboration with Coke India Limited to create awareness and educate the hotel industry about the need to conserve water turned out to be a wasteful exercise as only a handful of hoteliers attended the event. The CII had invited …
A revised draft for National Water Mission (NWM) that provides a major thrust on water management plan has gone to Prime Ministers Office for final clearance. Sources said that the revised draft has identified five major areas to create a sustainable and viable roadmap for national water management in the …
Egypt is working alongside other Nile Basin countries to reach a framework on use of river water for all states but will not compromise its historic rights, the country's water minister said on Monday. Under a 1929 agreement, heavyweight Egypt has the right to veto projects upstream on the Nile …
Russia complained about a major Chinese river project on Monday which it says will harm the Russian environment, the latest sign of strained relations between the two countries. In a statement, Russia's Environment Ministry expressed "serious concern on information about the continuation of construction in China of drainage canals, which …
After a delayed monsoon, showers are here but the rainwater is literally going down the drain. Reason: Rain Water Harvesting (RWH) system is still an emerging trend in the city. Housing societies like ISRO Colony in Vikram Nagar and Shiromani Apartments on Satellite Road are among the rare ones where …
A weak monsoon looks set to leave northeastern India high and dry. In a striking paradox, the region that boasts the once-wettest Cherrapunji and is nestled among verdant hills faces chronic rain deficiency. Manipur has a deficit of 67 per cent, while Arunachal Pradesh, the least affected, is deficient by …
Sunamgonj in Bangladesh, a few kilometres from the border with India, looks stirred up. On June 21, the town citizenry gathered at the public library to listen to five speakers from India's northeastern state Manipur and a social activist from Dhaka. The meeting continued till well past 11 pm. The …
The Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority has planned to install 50 more deep tube-wells to lift water from the deeper aquifer as groundwater level in the city has fallen drastically. WASA sources said they have already installed 45 tube-wells to lift water from 700-1000 feet beneath the ground, which …
Swiss fund management company Sustainable Asset Management (SAM) said on Friday it planned to raise up to $300 million for a fund that would invest in companies involved in water-related businesses. The new fund, which it plans to launch this year, would be in addition to SAM's mainstream water fund, …
Even as the City is reeling under acute water scarcity, a vital source of water located in the heart of the City is in a state of utter neglect. IN RUINS: Nagarakunte, a waterbody lies in a state of utter neglect in Kolar. DH photoNagarakunte, a waterbody adjacent to Nanjundeshwara …
There is every likelihood that in the coming months residents of Bhopal may get uninterrupted and regular supply of water. Uninterrupted supply of water is possible from Upper Lake if its level crosses 1662 feet mark. As the situation stands today only 4.20 feet water is needed for the level …
The maximum quantity of water on earth belongs to oceans - 96.5 per cent of the total. Only 0.2972 per cent of the total is freshwater, which is needed for meeting human needs, and it comes mainly from lakes, river flows and groundwater aquifers. These water systems perform numerous ecosystem …
Gaumukh is the snout of the Gangotri glacier located at an altitude of 4000 m in the Himalayas from where the snow and glacier-fed Bhagirathi River emerges. Snow, ice, river discharge and rainfall samples were collected for stable isotope (? 18O) analysis along with other hydrometeorological data during the ablation …
This article describes the estimation of natural recharge and determination of aquifer parameters of a watershed located in coastal belt around Tuticorin town, Tamil Nadu, India, using radioactive tracer and pumping test methods. Recharge measurements were made at several spots to weathered gneiss, shale limestone, quartzite and coastal alluvium formations …
Three major rivers of the country---the Jamuna, the Ganges and the Padma---devoured 1,58,780 hectares of land, rendering about 20 lakh people homeless since 1973, a research organisation working with river and water resources said here on Wednesday. A study report of the Centre for Environment and Geographic Information Services (CEGIS), …
China will adjust water pricing because the treatment of sewage is now too cheap and water resources should be used more efficiently, the Chinese central planning agency said on Thursday. The National Development and Reform Commission said local governments would need to implement the changes gradually and cushion the impact …
All buildings, including residential, built on 60x40 and above dimension sites and new ones planned on 30x40 and above dimension sites in Bangalore, will have to adopt rainwater harvesting, if the Legislative Council approves a bill in this regard. For, the Legislative Assembly, on Thursday, approved the Bangalore Water Supply …
Greater Kalakhuwa is a famous historical place under Moran constituency of Dibrugarh district. The historic Raidangiya Doul and pond are situated near Kalakhuwa Chariali, 6 km from Checha Tiniali on NH 37. As per history, Ahom King, Pramatta Singh, in the 17th century, built the Raidangiya Doul, dug a pond …
