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. …
Cries to protect river Sal from decay reverberated on the banks of the river at Khareband on World Environment Day as concerned activists and residents teamed up to save the once lifeline of Salcete. Activists carrying placards and colourful flags participated in a two-hour meeting which also had shocking photographs …
This is with reference to the article by M Dinesh Kumar et al (EPW, 30 August 2008) and the discussion by K V Rao et al (EPW, 9 May 2009). The authors of the article and the discussants later have overemphasised harvesting of rainwater through smaller structures (hereinafter, water harvesting …
Per capita water availability in Sri Lanka indicates that the country is well endowed with water resources and there is no water scarcity. However there is substantial temporal and spatial scarcity of water supply. Reservation and rehabilitation of small-scale abandoned tanks scattered in the Northern Province will be essential to …
THE Sethusamudram Ship Canal Project was being initiated without any study done on the potential impact of geological changes on the canal, Janata Party president Dr Subramanian Swamy said on Thursday. Union Shipping Minister G K Vasan
Athar Parvaiz : The already exist ing disputes between India and Pakistan over water-sharing are expected to exasperate further given the forecast that the impact of climatic changes, due to environmental degradation, would cause drastic depletion in volume of water in the Indus River system originating from Himalayan glaciers. Himalayan …
To quench the thirst of resident in the erstwhile seven CMCs, one TMC and 110 villages of BBMP, the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) has decided to drill 1,146 borewells at the cost of 60 crore. Disclosing this to reporters, Bangalore In-Charge Minister Katta Subramanya Naidu said that …
Expressing grave concerns over the rampant environmental degradation in the country, environmental experts have said that Pakistan, especially Sindh, is facing an environmental disaster. A survey carried out prior to the World Environment Day (WED) has revealed that due to the decreasing water flow in downstream Kotri Barrage, seawater has …
Indian defence scientists have found that temperature in the North-Western Himalayan range, spread over Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh and the source of most of Indus line rivers and their tributaries, have risen by nearly 1.4 degrees Celsius over the last 100 years. The average level of warming for …
Jangveer Singh The Punjab Preservation of Sub Soil Water Act has led to rise in water table in north Punjab but also saved on electricity and resulted in reduction in power subsidy figures. The Act, which prohibits sowing of paddy nursery before May 10 and its transplantation before June 10, …
Shipping and airlines could be tapped for money to help poor nations tackle and adapt to climate change, according to draft proposals to be presented to European finance ministers on Tuesday. Greenhouse gas emissions from the two sectors are expected to be addressed at a United Nations meeting in Copenhagen …
Construction Debris Chokes Glacial River D S Kunwar | TNN Nainital: What price electricity? Alaknanda, the majestic glacial river from the high Himalayas that gives Bhagirathi its immense volume and turns it into the Ganga, is drying up in large swathes (from six to 26 km) even before it meets …
Put the poor who have voted for this govt at the centre of reforms Sunita Narain / New Delhi June 5, 2009, 0:43 IST The new (old) government is back. The question is if it has learnt its most important lesson: How to join its political agenda to the agenda …
Neha Sinha Posted: Thursday , Jun 04, 2009 at 0141 hrs IST New Delhi: The good news: L-G has asked PWD to dredge out waste from lake as part of contract The bad news: Civic apathy sees private tanker stealing water from Neela Hauz Vasant Kunj residents Siddharth Varshney, 12 …
Paribesh Bachao Andolan (PBA) yesterday urged the government to form a high-powered commission to save rivers from encroachment and pollution and to increase navigability across the country. The demand rose at a PBA sit-in programme in front of Krishi Bank Bhaban in Motijheel. They also formed a human chain as …
Residents in the Matale district are perturbed about the contamination of the Nalanda Oya and other water resources in the area due to the activities of the local tourists. They pointed out that more than 3000 families in Dembadaoya, Walmoruwa, Mananwatta, Homapola, Thalwatta and Kirioruwa villages and another 2000 families …
The Kathmandu Valley Water Supply Management Board (KVWSMB), which falls under the Ministry of Physical Planning and Works (MoPPW), has started formulating a new Water Management Regulation policy for the Valley, officials said. According to Hari Prasad Dhakal, executive director at KVWSMB, the policy will come up with a definite …
For years, the residents of the slums along Manila's Zapote River have cursed the water lilies that clog up the waterway and cause flooding. Now, thanks to a handicraft project, they can't get enough of them. The lilies, which feed on the garbage that is dumped daily in the river, …
Mihir Mishra / New Delhi June 03, 2009, 1:15 IST As the new Union government takes its place in the saddle, the initial statements of intent by ministers have begun to create ripples. First up is Shipping Minister G K Vasan, who said upon taking charge that the United Progressive …
Ahmedabad : Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) is carrying out a drive to clean city ponds infested with vegetation located in different municipal zones. These ponds are potential mosquito breeding ground. Already, AMC has cleared Chandola lake in Danilimda and two other ponds in Ramol and Sarkhej. For the first time, …
Ranchi, June 2: Villagers and activists across the state worshipped rivers today and took oaths not to pollute them. Villagers also promised to save other water bodies, which are fast drying up due to various reasons, thus contributing to the depletion of sources of ground water. Thousands of villages under …
