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. …
GUWAHATI, Dec 21: The wetlands by the side of the DTO office, Ulubari has been a dwelling ground for Asiatic Cranes. The wetlands have contributed a lot to maintaining the ecological balance of the region. The cranes survives on the waste that gathers at the waste land. In these way …
Huge blocks of flats in cities can provide supplementary water requirement, manage floods and reduce pollution of the environment Simple techniques: Storing rain and rooftop water in apartments has now become easy Apartments are mushrooming all over our cities with the boom in the housing sector. These apartments place a …
Nellore, Dec. 19: The number of migratory birds arriving in the Nelapattu bird sanctuary has come down in the recent past because of the decline of biodiversity in the Pulicat Lake. The birds are drawn to these sanctuaries mainly because the Pulicat Lake used to be an inexhaustible source of …
Minister for Water Resources Basavaraj Bommai has called for a review of the 11th Five Year Plan to enhance the allocation of funds for water resources. Delivering the inaugural address at an international seminar on
K. Lakshmi Detailed project report sent to Centre The project will include works on straight cut canal from Maduravoyal lake to Cooum Alternative lands identified near Avadi for residents evicted from waterbodies CHENNAI: The proposal to rejuvenate waterbodies in and around the city is expected to be approved by the …
NAMAKKAL: The district administration will initiate immediate efforts to de-silt the Arur Lake, a major water spread in Mohanur block in the district. The lake, which has a water spread area of 120 hectares, can be used effectively for rainwater harvesting and to improve the ground water table, Collector U. …
The Mhadei Bachao Abhiyan (MBA) today alleged that the Karnataka Government is continuing with the Mhadei water diversion at Kankumbi against the direction of the Supreme Court. MBA convenor Nirmala Sawant, who earlier in the day conducted a site visit at Kankumbi, told Herald that the work is on round-the-clock …
Groundwater authority removed checks on water extraction revised guidelines of the Central Groundwater Authority, or cgwa, allowing sinking of bore wells in overexploited areas have not only disturbed critics but also worried states. On November 17, the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi met officials of the central authority responsible for monitoring …
JAIPUR: The Centre will shortly release Rs.259 crore for two ambitious projects for conservation and pollution control in the world-famous Pichola lake of Udaipur and Chambal river of Kota district in Rajasthan under the National Lake Conservation Project (NLCP). The Centre had earlier sanctioned funds under the project for conservation …
An online trading system might forecast the availability of water more accurately than the best computer models used by environmental scientists, say its developers.
The Secretary, Urban Development Department (UDD) has submitted a comprehensive report in connection with the protection of the Gottigere lake on which the Bangalore Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC) planned to build its road. In the submission, UDD stated that following a meeting with the Public Welfare Departments (PWD), Karnataka State …
The halubidda kere is a familiar landmark in most of our villages. It is important that our tanks and lakes are revived, points out S V Upendra Charya Janagere, Arishinakunte, Challakere, Nagarabhavi, Bheemasamudra, Chamarajasagara (TG Halli), all have the lake or tank connection. The state is dotted with hundreds of …
Biofuels are being touted as a solution to rising fuel prices, growing energy demands, and the need to curb emissions of greenhouse gases. Governments have good reasons for promoting biofuels. Yet, a headlong rush into growing biofuel crops will bring its own problems. Unless planned properly, biofuel crops are likely …
NEW DELHI: Delhi BJP president Harsh Vardhan on Thursday demanded that the Lieutenant-Governor cancel the order banning withdrawal of groundwater and said ideally the decision on this issue should have been taken after the formation of the new Government in Delhi. Stating that this order would lead to both mental …
Assam Governor SC Mathur has stressed the need for creating a national authority to tackle problems like floods and erosion. He also expressed the view that law-and-order situation should not be a handicap for attracting investors to Assam. Talking to The Assam Tribune, the Governor said that creation of a …
