First food: business of taste
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. …
Villagers intrigued by sweet water well
It's back to basics for residents of coastal villages in Dumas area, who lift water manually from wells. Manual lifting of water from the wells has been made mandatory as the water drawn using electric motor pumps was saline. And ever since the voluntary ban was imposed, the villagers have …
UP plans ban on free water boring
The Uttar Pradesh government is seriously contemplating a ban on free boring in regions where there has been a rapid depletion in the groundwater table. In a written reply to a question asked by BJP MLA, Dr Narendra Singh Gaur, parliamentary affairs minister Mohammed Azam Khan said the state government …
Pabbar scheme will redress Shimlas water woes
Mr Virbhadra Singh, Chief Minister, said the gravitation water supply scheme for Shimla town from Pabbar river would solve water problem for next 50 years. Addressing a meeting at Gumma, he said requirement of drinking water had increased for Shimla town manifold and many small schemes had been added to …
Rajasthan, CII sign MoU to set up water institute
The Rajasthan government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) to set up a water institute in Jaipur. The MoU was signed by Water Resources Principal Secretary SN Thanvi and Rajasthan State Council CII Chairman Shripal Choudhari here on Wednesday. The water institute …
