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. …
BHUBANESWAR: In tune with a subtle shift in the policy of the State Government to give emphasis on agriculture and rural development, the allocation under the Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP) has been raised to Rs 1,153 crore for 2009-10 from Rs 800 crore in the previous year. As development …
K. Raju Villagers contribute funds and participate in every activity; landless families engage in construction of farm bunds Farmers in 14 villages of Oddanchatram and Vedasandur blocks augment groundwater table Dry lands are turned into cultivable lands and soil fertility is improved, says a farmer
The High Court yesterday issued a set of directives for the government to save the rivers around the capital from encroachment and pollution. It directed the deputy commissioners of Dhaka, Narayanganj, Gazipur and Munshiganj to determine the exact boundaries of Buriganga, Shitalakhya, Turag and Balu rivers by November 30. The …
The projected 40 per cent shortfall in water flows for ongoing Kharif season is bound to have serious impact on crops and make growers of Sindh to suffer more in economic terms. The growers believe that after cut in water flows Sindh will receive hardly 3,500 cusec from Taunsa-Panjnad link …
President Zillur Rahman on Thursday called upon all to join the ongoing plantation programme to make the country more greenery for facing the adverse affects of climate change. "We all would have to be more sincere in preserving and developing plants for the greater interest of the nation," he said …
The Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) today decided to reduce water supply for irrigation to Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan in the wake of the delayed monsoon and inadequate melting of snow. Describing the situation as
The High Court (HC) yesterday asked the government to accurately demarcate Dhaka's river system conducting cadastral survey within four months, for protecting the boundaries of the city's major rivers. At the same time, the government has been asked to form a committee to make recommendations to protect all navigable rivers …
Water Release To 4 States Reduced By 5,000 Cusecs Chandigarh: Starved of rains, the fast-drying Bhakra from Thursday will reduce water released for irrigation by as much as 5,000 cusecs. The decision by the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) was taken in consultation with the five governments of Punjab, Haryana, …
Many people seem to have a vague notion that bottled water is healthier than tap, but it is not a major reason that they buy it, a small study finds. UK researchers found that among the 23 gym-goers they interviewed, many thought that bottled water was more "pure" and healthful …
In a move that may heighten the bitterness between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa on Thursday said his State will not be able to release Cauvery waters to its southern neighbour in June, as the water level in all reservoirs of the river basin had hit …
BHUBANESWAR: The much awaited Integrated Coastal Zone Management Plan (ICZMP) will get a boost in the near future with a strategic approach to include the livelihood, safety, gender and local issues in its implementation stage through a coordinated way to benefit all the stakeholders. The ICZMP, which will be implemented …
With the Pagladiya project suffering inordinate delays, the Ministry of Water Resources (MoWR) is toying with the idea of shifting the project to upper reaches to neighbouring Bhutan. This idea was discussed at a meeting between Chief Minister, Tarun Gogoi and Union Minister of State for Water Resources, Vincent H …
Almost 29.1 percent of the drinking water supplied to people in the Wayamba province go waste due to negligence. If there is proper water management it would obviate the need to open new water supply schemes in the Province, said Rural Industries and Self Employment Promotion Minister S. B. Nawinna. …
Hamirpur: Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said the government would soon set up a water management development board by amalgamation of all government departments involved in water conservation and ecological development. He said this here last evening after holding a meeting with Hamirpur district administration officials. Dhumal said,
): Punjab Chief Minister, Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said that provision of potable water to save the masses from hepatitis and other water-borne diseases is the top priority of the government, and in this connection a number of projects are being executed expeditiously, utilising all available resources. He stated this …
Water Levels Dip Below 10-Year Avg; Tehri On Verge Of Collapse Sanjay Dutta | TNN New Delhi: The extended dry spell is going to cause power shortage in the north if it continues much longer. The Tehri hydel plant, which supplies substantial power to Delhi, is doddering on the verge …
K. Balchand NEW DELHI: Against the backdrop of a looming below-normal rainfall this monsoon, the Union Ministry of Water Resources on Wednesday issued new directives to provide water to the needy areas and called for reports from the States on the progress of creating of water sources under various schemes. …
New Delhi: Grappling with a severe power and water crisis, Delhi is on a short fuse. There were five protests over water or power shortage in the last two days, one of which took an ugly turn when angry protesters vandalized a DTC bus at Ambedkar Nagar on Wednesday morning. …
