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. …
While the state is still awaiting adequate rainfall, most of the lakes, ponds and water bodies are driying up fast. What has made matters worse for the aam admi, mainly farmers, is the erratic power supply beacuse of which the government-owned tubewells have also come to a standstill. Under the …
LUCKNOW: The population of Lucknow has almost doubled in the past two decades and so has its demand for water. Today population of the city is nearly 30 lakh. A population of one lakh, including migrants, is being added every year. Although the Jal Sansthan says that water demand is …
Sustainable planning ensuring community participation is needed to face the challenges of safe drinking water during any disaster in the city, said the experts at a workshop yesterday. They said water crisis in the city might worsen and immediate attention is a must for adopting necessary policies and strategies. The …
Although over 50 affluent canals once used to flow through the capital and added to its lifeline, most of the water channels have been fully or partially choked, while the rest are under serious threat thanks to unabated encroachment. The Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Wasa) had earlier taken …
Economic stimulus cash flowing into the water sector will make this nascent $400 billion market an attractive alternative to traditional equity markets, a panel of water market experts said on Wednesday. Water shortages are on the rise, stemming from soaring demand, growing populations and rising living standards, and compounded by …
The State Government has prepared master plans for four rivers of the State to take care of future water deficiency. Water storage schemes would be implemented for Mandovi, Zuari, Talpona and Galgibag rivers with which, the water deficiency till 2050 would be taken care of. Speaking to Herald on Wednesday …
The City at present cannot depend on Cauvery for more water, said former chairman of Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board, B N Thyagaraja. Terming the final allocation of water to the City under the Cauvery Tribunal Board as
ollowing your News story 'Putting China's wetlands on the map' (Nature 458, 134; 2009) and the related Correspondence 'Time for China to restore its natural wetlands' (Nature 459, 321; 2009), we also wish to stress the need to manage and protect China's existing wetlands, and to remind delegates to the …
Pune While the city continues to battle against erratic water supply thanks to the irregular rains, the Wadia College under Modern Education Society is out with a community water conservation project, the first ever in the city, on their campus. The Rain Water Harvesting (RWH) project, which has been jointly …
K Narasimha Murthy,DH News Service,Kolar: The district may have received heavy rains, but the problem of water scarcity remains. Residents desperate for water - both for drinking and agriculture- have dug thousands of wells, but to no avail. Due to gross negligence, the people of this region have to depend …
As the water shortage continues to plague the city despite heavy rains, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has now turned to rain water harvesting. The civic body has taken up the construction of rain harvesting plants in 43 municipal locations across the city to meet the water scarcity. At a …
Zafar Futehally Opinion In the light of the manifest failure of the authorities to protect lakes from encroachment, the expertise and resources of civil society should be utilised, writes Zafar Futehally WHITHER BANGALORE'S LAKES? The Doddagubbi, a 50-acre lake was home to storks, egrets, blackwinged stilts, but today lies ruined …
A TOTAL of 727-kilometre canals and 710 ponds have reportedly been re-excavated under the 'Barind Rainwater Conservation and Irrigation' Project, initiated in 2004. It is likely to be completed by next June. Another 555 water control structures are also being built for keeping water in the canals and ponds. The …
MUMBAI/SHAHAPUR/NASHIK: While Saturday's heavy rains brought a smile to the faces of Mumbaikars, the city's six catchments did not get the showers that could lessen Mumbai's water woes. However, officials and former civic commissioners remained hopeful that Mumbai would not have a water shortage by the end of the monsoon. …
This latest report focuses on impacts of climate change and says that chronic hunger may become a norm for most of the world's population, particularly the poor. Combines the latest observations on climate change, with evidence from the communities in 100 countries. 'Suffering the Science' combines the latest scientific observations …
LUCKNOW: Pending since 2005, enactment of the UP Ground Water Conservation, Protection and Development (Management, Control and Regulation) bill will take some more time. The ground water department has decided to put the draft of the proposed law on its website for public objections and suggestions before starting the legislation …
A boat carrying used lubricants of motor launches dump the toxic waste straight into the Buriganga with little regard for the environment and the lifeline of Dhaka. The photo was taken at the Sadarghat in the capital.Photo: Shawkat JamilHelemul Alam Apart from untreated industrial and household wastes, burnt motor oil, …
As the United States takes its first steps toward mandating that power companies generate more electricity from renewable sources, China already has a similar requirement and is investing billions to remake itself into a green energy superpower. Through a combination of carrots and sticks, Beijing is starting to change how …
