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. …
Mars may have once been both cold and wet, researchers said Wednesday, suggesting a freezing Martian landscape could still have produced water needed to sustain life. There has been debate over the issue because with some researchers believing water likely formed many features of the planet's landscape and others pointing …
Rain water harvesting project in schools have been insured in the district. This is the first of its kind in the State. School heads should pay a sum of Rs 100 for the insurance, said ZP CEO K Sundar Nayak. Speaking at the
The government has been served with a legal notice to take immediate steps to stop encroachment, earth-filling and construction of illegal structures on Buriganga and Turag rivers around Dhaka and Shitalakkhya river in Narayanganj. Human Rights and Peace for Bangladesh (HRPB) tendered the notice demanding that the authorities concerned take …
Indiscriminate discharge of liquid waste by the industries in and around Konabari industrial zone has ruined a large part of the Turag river and Baimail Jheel, causing immense suffering to residents living on the banks. Industrial liquid waste and black smog created by brick kilns have doubled the sufferings and …
The underground water-level in Thakurgaon and nearby areas have gone down following unplanned lifting of water by deep and shall tube wells to irrigate crop lands. As a result, now the shallow tube wells are even not pumping out waters. The irrigation network in the region is totally dependent on …
Expressing concern over degradation of forests and water bodies in the state, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has called for a large-scale afforestation by using innovative measures to reclaim denuded and depleted forest areas. He said in the present age climate change issues got the prime focus, given the fact that …
Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) will launch a campaign tomorrow (Wednesday) to provide free stock solution to every household to purify water in all 46 union councils of Rawal Town, said WASA Managing Director (MD) Islamul Haq in a press statement. He said though the agency was providing chlorinated water …
This voluntary organisation in Dhar-wad has shown that it is possible to achieve progress without seeking any support from the government. Kalghatagi is one of the most backward regions of Dharwad district. But its people don't seem to be distraught. They have taken up positive action to solve their problems. …
Agriculture, the biggest sector of the economy, is under serious threat as gradual sale and lease of large patches of lands to foreigners is being carried out in a very quick and secretive manner, the Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) said here on Sunday. The idea of corporate farming has evoked …
The biggest seawater desalination plant in the Western Hemisphere, north of San Diego, can begin construction by year's end after a six-year effort to win regulators' approval, the developer said on Thursday. The San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board voted unanimously on Wednesday to approve permit revisions for the …
K. Lakshmi It is also being used to store water from Veeranam tank Seeking Attention: Most parts of the Porur lake have turned green due to the growth of aquatic weeds. CHENNAI: The Porur Lake, which is used as a storage point for city water supply, presents a pathetic picture …
By Prasenjit Chowdhury India's supply of water is rapidly dwindling mainly due to poor handling of water resources. The United Nations designated 2003 as the year of fresh water. There is some grim irony in the huffing and puffing over the impact of the climate change and the danger of …
Coastal states have now made their bids for vast new areas of continental shelf You never know what may come in handy. That is the principle behind the rush for the seabed that reached a climax of sorts this week with the deadline on May 13th for lodging claims to …
America is missing out by being stand-offish towards the law of the sea. So is the sea You do not see many milestones on the floor of the ocean, but one was passed this week. May 13th was the deadline for the submission of new claims to the seabed, and …
Bangladesh Water Development Board has signed an agreement with National Engineering Services Pakistan (NESPAK) Joint Venture for carrying out feasibility study and preparing detailed engineering design of Ganges Barrage Project. The other partner of NESPAK is Development and Design Consultants of Bangladesh. A spokesman of NESPAK said that the Ganges …
Jalandhar Reacting to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi advocating linking of rivers at a recent NDA rally, the SAD today said it has always opposed such a proposal and would register its protest at an
