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. …
With the demand of water growing by each passing day, water management is gaining importance. The management of water resources should be formulated in spirit and not on paper, as it was a critical issue for long term sustainability of the economy. This was stated by Ravindra Kumar of State …
Impending ecological disaster in Haryana is serious THE alarm bells had begun ringing across the country over reports of drying up of Badkhal Lake in Haryana. The state government, however, went ahead with the auction notice of mining in Sirohi and Khori Jamalpur in Faridabad district. In both areas mining …
HC Ruling Today Could Shape Fate Of Aravalis Faridabad: If still more evidence was required, here it is. A large lake, that till two years ago brimmed with water, has also dried up completely in Dhauj, just 3km from the Sirohi and Khori Jamalpur mines, ramming home yet again the …
LUCKNOW: What Arjun did to provide water to a thirsty Bhishma in Mahabharata, is being recapitulated by a group of scientists in Bundelkhand these days to quench the thirst of parched denizens. In their unique initiative, scientists have blown up sub-surface hard rocks with the help of dynamites, to create …
The state Cabinet today accorded approval for the enactment of the Punjab Preservation of Sub Soil Water Act, 2009, in order to stop the depletion of water level. Ground water is depleted on account of early sowing of paddy in the months of April and May. This will now be …
Civic engineers are exploring the possibility of laying an underground pipeline from Subhas Sarobar to the Hooghly, alongside the proposed East-West Metro tunnel, to solve the waterlogging problem in the city proper. Over 20 waterlogging-prone city pockets, from Camac Street to Shyambazar, could benefit from the project, according to the …
NEW DELHI: An alumni forum of the Indian Institutes of Technology established to preserve the heritage and ecology of the Ganga has demanded suspension of the Loharinag Pala hydro-power project in Uttarakhand. The forum, called
TAMBARAM: A number of lakes, tanks and ponds in the southern suburbs of Chennai continue to receive huge quantity of untreated sewage and effluents, turning them into reservoirs of filth. A prayer in a public interest litigation filed in the Supreme Court relating to removal of encroachments, based on which …
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has issued notices to the Delhi Government demanding the status of the marsh areas of Jahangirpuri in North Delhi and the Mayapuri Lake. The order follows a public interest litigation that was filed in the court by an NGO last week for the protection …
Chandigarh: UT Administrator Gen S F Rodrigues (Retd) had ordered to set up a task force to immediately tackle the problem of managing water resources, with focus on water conservation and its further utilisation. The order follows a study on storm water drainage system in the city, based on which …
Everybody knows about the condition of City of Lakes. Drying lakes are giving pathetic view and water crises is increasing day my day. Now every citizen should work seriously for water conservation. With regular appeals from the state government, people have become aware and they are saving water during use. …
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The only water palace in Eastern India may crumble any day, as the lake on which it stands is slowly shrinking-------- The only water palace in Eastern India may crumble any day, as the lake on which it stands is slowly shrinking As the winter chill eases out, Sadhan Das …
