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JAIPUR: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and his Haryana counterpart Bhupinder Singh Hooda met here on Friday in what appeared to be an effort by the heads of two Congress-ruled States to thrash out the vexing issue of sharing of river waters in a friendly atmosphere. Apart from being Congress …
Punjab has to use available water resources more productively under the motto 'more crop per drop', as the productivity of water used in agriculture has declined in the past three decades while it would not be easy to increase its supply through physical means. This has been claimed in the …
Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Friday assured his Rajasthan counterpart Ashok Gehlot that his Government would initiate steps to provide Rajasthan its share of water from river Yamuna under the 1981 Water Agreement. Hooda arrived here on one-day visit with a team of senior officials to sort out …
Claiming that the water resources of Goa are in a dangerous state, former Union law minister Ramakant Khalap today said Goa needs to re-demarcate its eastern border with Karnataka to solve the water issues.
Land fertility in Rangpur region comprising Kurigram, Gaibandha, Nilphamari and Lalmonirhat districts is falling alarmingly due to shortage of green manure, sulphur and zinc in the soil. Unrestricted use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides were also contributed in reducing fertility of lands, agricultural experts here said. They said green and …
LUCKNOW: In order to tackle acute shortage of water and manage the available one in a pooled manner, the government has decided to set up water management committees at gram panchayat level all over the state. An order to this effect was issued to all district magistrates and officials concerned …
Researchers Want To Analyse Dust Cloud For Traces Of Vapour In the hunt for water beyond terra firma, Nasa scientists are preparing to launch a space mission carrying a missile that will fire a hole deep in the surface of the Moon. The aim of the mission to be launched …
In a move which can open up old wounds in India, China has come down heavily on Asian Development Bank (ADB) for approving a $2.9 billion loan to India which, it said, meant interference in the political affairs between the two countries. Beijing was earlier said to have opposed the …
Out of 103 works taken up, 88 had been completed, nine were on track while six were not found feasible CHENNAI: A sum of Rs.200 crore has been allocated this year for the artificial recharge programme, Public Works Minister Durai Murugan told the Assembly on Thursday. Answering a query from …
A delegation from Kadur met chief minister and submitted a memorandum urging him to take steps to provide drinking water to Kadur town from Hebbe water falls. Kadur Taluk BJP President Kamanakere Shashidhar said that CM has responded to the demand positively. Addressing a news conference on Tuesday, he said …
Dipping Groundwater Levels Prompt Administration Move Sumi Sukanya | TNN Gurgaon: Alarmed at the fast depleting groundwater level, the district administration imposed a ban on drilling new borewells in Gurgaon on Wednesday. The ban, which became applicable with immediate effect, will, however, have some exceptions in special cases. The decision …
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SUDHIR K. SINGH BHOPAL With the monsoon continuing to play truant, things are getting desperate for the Shivraj Singh Chouhan regime. In fact, this is for the first time when the hitherto unseen scarcity of water and power may compel the government to make a formal public appeal on the …
MUMBAI: Here's why the BMC's claims on rainwater harvesting don't hold water. Although its notification making this compulsory for all new projects came into force in October 2002, the civic body itself will practice what it preaches only next year. It has finally made concrete plans to carry out rainwater …
Ponds and other water bodies are being filled brushing aside environmental aspects in Sherpur town, which graduated to a district town from a thana town even after the liberation of the country. Filling the ponds and water bodies, the residents of the town are making houses and other infrastructures. During …
Farm output will fall and poverty will rise, spelling 'disaster' for the Sylhet region if India's proposed Tipaimukh dam and Fulertal barrage are built, maintain experts. "The dam will cause water flow to slow down while the barrage will ensure their full control of water resources," former director general and …
US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry has warned that climate changes in South Asia could further deteriorate relations between the region
