Delhi—a city and union territory of India containing the country’s capital, New Delhi—continues to grow in population, posing challenges to civic agencies in the provision of citizens’ essential needs.
State Assembly recommends imposition of curbs on extraction of water by the plant. Taking a serious note of the alleged exploitation of groundwater by Pepsi, a committee of the Kerala Assembly today recommended imposition of curbs on extraction of water by the multinational cola giant
As relations with Bangladesh look up following Sheikh Hasina
The Left Government in Kerala seems to be bracing for another war on softdrink giants Pepsico and Coca-Cola. An Assembly panel, constituted to look into the ground water exploitation by the Pepsico bottling plant at Pudussery in Palakkad on Wednesday submitted the report in the House, suggesting that drawing of water should be cut drastically from seven lakh litres a day to 2.34 lakh litres.
THE mavens are beginning to study and report on the water economy like never before. A recent study calls for pragmatic action to address groundwater exploitation in India. As the report mentions, groundwater has become the primary source of water today with widespread use of private wells, and over 60% of irrigated agriculture and 85% of drinking water supplies dependent on it.
CHENNAI: The MDMK has threatened to block all roads leading from Tamil Nadu to Kerala on May 28, to mark the party
As Pakistan raises the water-sharing bogey against India, its own interprovincial battles over distribution of the natural resource
Anantapur, March 14: Anantapur district is likely to face a severe drinking water problem as groundwater levels have depleted to 14 meters depth due to summer. Rural Water Supply (RWS) officials identified worst affected habitations and 228 pending drinking water schemes be completed in the summer.
As many as 1,224 tanks from 9 districts will be developed at a cost of Rs 306 crore under the second stage of the Watershed Project, announced Minister for Smalla Irrigation Govind Karajol. He was speaking ata press meet here on Sunday. Under the world bank project following developing of 1224 tanks, 97,000 hectares of catchment area will be stabilised, he said.
With Pakistan raising the river water sharing issue during the Foreign Secretary level talks over a fortnight ago, officials here are trying to get to the bottom of the reason behind Islamabad
Minister for Science & Technology Senator Mohammed Azam Khan Swati on Saturday called upon the government to review the funds allocation to his ministry as science and technology was the lifeline for the country enabling its people to face the modern-day challenges. "It is unfortunate to note that the preservation of national assets is not on the government's priority.
