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. …
The government on Tuesday announced that it would drag the recalcitrant Indian government into international arbitration if appropriate compensation in the shape of money, or water, was not given to Pakistan for the damage done to matured crops in Punjab due to stoppage of Chenab water in August. "We want …
Chennai THE biggest impediment in reviving the ooranies in the state seems to be encroachments, which have rendered the water bodies dry. At least 70 per cent of the 431 village ponds in Madurai district are rain fed and the rest are fed with water discharged from the Periyar for …
An inter-departmental meeting is scheduled for Tuesday (today) in the Ministry of Water and Power to discuss legal options against India for violating the precept of the Indus water treaty by stopping Chenab water in August to fill Baglihar Dam, built in occupied Kashmir. "We do not have any complaint …
An inter-departmental meeting is scheduled for Tuesday (today) in the Ministry of Water and Power to discuss legal options against India for violating the precept of the Indus water treaty by stopping Chenab water in August to fill Baglihar Dam, built in occupied Kashmir. "We do not have any complaint …
There are really no excuses when temple tanks resemble garbage dumping yards and urinals, an outcome of people and officials closing their eyes and noses while walking past these groundwater recharge systems. Dhanya Matsa reports IN its policy note this year, the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR & CE) …
In north Tamil Nadu, small water bodies in villages are called kulams or kuttais. In the south, they go by the name ooranies. Lots of them have already been encroached upon, while a few have been revived. Swahilya visits a oorani that was revived recently. Here is what she found …
Rs 1,800 crore groundwater programme a non-starter A Rs 1,800 crore national programme for artificial recharge of groundwater through dug-wells was announced by finance minister P Chidambaram, in February 2007. It was to provide proper irrigation facilities to millions of farmers. But thanks to the delays on part of the …
A documentary film on how market forces are appropriating natural resources that belong to everybody. IN VARANASI, WITH the Ganga in the background. The documentary is part of a movement to expose the subterranean war going on for water. GLOBALISATION is the new omnipotent mantra of our age. Dissenters who …
Authorities Deny Existence Of Historic Lake, Invite Penal Action Pankaj Shah | TNN Lucknow: When irrigation minister Naseemuddin Siddiqui introduced the
Focus on empowerment: C. Ramasamy (second left), Vice-Chancellor of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, releasing a souvenir in Coimbatore on Monday. Jayanthi Murali (right), Head of Division (Land Use), State Planning Commission, Chennai, receiving the first copy. Coimbatore: The Self-Help Groups (SHGs) generate positive impact on the rural economy through empowering …
By Ginny Hill Yemen is projected to be the first Arab country that will use up all of its groundwater, but no-one knows exactly when the water table will dry out for human use. In a race to shape public opinion, the government has developed a national mascot to encourage …
Hyderabad, Sept 8: The state government on Monday kept in abeyance the orders reducing buffer zone near lakes across the state. The Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy was believed to have directed the Municipal Administration and Urban Development department not to implement GOs issued by former MAUD principal secretary …
GUWAHATI, Sept 7: Arunachal Pradesh Home Minister Jarpom Gamlin today said the situation in Arunachal has compelled the State Government to oppose the setting up of the proposed North East Water Resources Authority (NEWRA). Talking to newsmen, Gamlin said:
ANKUSH SINGH Posers on canal project Jamshedpur, Sept. 7: Four large and medium irrigation projects of the state water resources department in Kolhan have failed to take off in the absence of land clearance from the forest department. While the Sunwa, Jharjhara and Natki projects fall under West Singhbhum, the …
We have, over the last few days, been inundated with news about destruction being wrought by the Koshi River in Nepal and Bihar. The international electronic media has highlighted the plight of millions of flood affected people throughout this sub-region. Our domestic electronic media has also telecast reports of Teesta, …
It has been a hot, dry summer in the Middle East, and as water levels have plunged, political tensions have risen. In early July, Israel's Water Authority unveiled plans to combat what it called "the worst water crisis in the nation's history". Environmental campaigners responded by slating the Water Authority …
