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. …
Rapid environmental impact assessment and environmental management plan for the proposed cement plant, captive power plant at village Padhiarka, Taluka Mahuva, District Bhavnagar, Gujarat.
Nepal and India held a high-level meeting on Monday in Kathmandu to chalk out plans to harness water resources between the two countries in a comprehensive manner, including hydro-power generation, irrigation, flood control and other water-related cooperation.Nepalese Water Resources Secretary Shanker Prasad Koirala and his Indian counterpart, Umesh N Panjiyar, …
T. Ramakrishnan CHENNAI: At least 1.5 lakh artificial groundwater structures across the State are expected to be in place by October-end.The scheme will be implemented under the Central government programme of artificial recharge of groundwater through dugwells. The structures are to be installed in 232 groundwater-stressed blocks (over-exploited, critical and …
Tumkur Taluk is located in the southeastern corner of Karnataka state between 13o 06'30" to 13o 31' 00" North latitude and 76o 59' 00" to 77o 19' 00" East Longitude. The Taluk spreads over an area of 1043 sq.km falling within the semiarid region and frequently facing water scarcity as …
Under the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana, the Central government sanctioned 17,500 plastic-lined farm ponds in Maharashtra and allocated Rs 80 crore. To prevent the use of sub-standard plastic film, a committee was formed with representation from NABARD and various plastic technology bodies. The committee finalized three companies
Punjab has accused Rajasthan of not placing all relevant facts before the Ghaggar Standing Committee while seeking approval of schemes to utilise the waters of the Ghaggar, which it had no right to do. Punjab has asked Rajasthan to get the matter resolved, failing which it would be constrained to …
VILLUPURAM: Twenty-three delegates of the World Water Forum visited Villukkam in Tindivanam taluk on Tuesday to get firsthand information about the involvement of the local community in the water management system. The delegates were happy with the way in which the officials and the residents were coordinating to achieve the …
River Above Danger Mark But Many Refuse To Move TIMES NEWS NETWORK New Delhi: The Yamuna once again attained threatening proportions on Monday as the river crossed the danger mark of 204.83 m. Several low lying areas along the bank were evacuated and hundreds of slum dwellers took shelter along …
Coca-Cola Far East Ltd in partnership with Plan Bangladesh yesterday launched an innovative rainwater harvesting and drinking water project to ensure water sustainability and to provide safe drinking water at the schools. The project includes installation of Rain Water Harvesting (RWH) systems, storage tanks and water filters in five primary …
Ranchi, Sept. 19: Jharkhand receives a good rainfall but in the absence of a water conservation system, the water drains out. Hence, water conservation methods, like rainwater harvesting, are needed to increase awareness among masses. These points came to the fore during a seminar on the status of water conservation …
Hyderabad, Sept. 19: The government has decided to punish those who built illegal constructions upstream of Osamansagar and Himayatsagar. It is contemplating issuing an ordinance specifying penal action for the purpose. This was decided at a high-level meeting of the chief secretary and officials concerned with the implementation of government …
Nirupama Subramanian Water inflow has reduced because of low rainfall: India Pakistan may approach an expert through World Bank ISLAMABAD: The Chenab is down to a trickle on the Pakistan side, and with officials here in no mood to accept the Indian explanation of a
China's capital started pumping "emergency" water from its long-parched neighbouring province on Thursday, with officials speaking of a "grim" shortfall weeks after the Olympics when they said the city had enough water. Hebei, which surrounds Beijing, will pump 300 million cubic metres of water to the capital from three dams …
DH News Service, Bangalore: The State government has promised to protect all the lakes in the State including the live tanks in the City by fencing and increasing the green cover around them. Hearing a Public Interest Litigation by B Krishna Bhat, the division bench comprising Chief Justice P D …
BY RASHME SEHGAL NEW DELHI The Indian and Nepal governments have given the green signal to the construction of two mega dam projects to help rein in the tumultuous Kosi river. These two dams, called the Saptakosi and Sumkosi projects, will together provide 4,000 MW of electricity and will be …
Ramaswamy R. Iyer There is in Nepal a deep ambivalence about India, which many in India tend to misinterpret as anti-Indianism. India-Nepal relations have been badly mismanaged on both sides. The time has come to make a break with the past and explore new beginnings. In his article in the …
Gargi Parsai NEW DELHI: With the visiting Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal (Prachanda) signalling a desire to expedite work on the outstanding water projects between India and Nepal, the two sides on Tuesday agreed to set up a three-tier joint water management mechanism. There will be a ministerial-level Joint …
