State airs grievances over share of Narmada Water
Madhya Pradesh has registered its opposition with Narmada Water Dispute Tribunal for neglecting interest of the State in benefits from Narmada river water share among partner States. Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh has registered its opposition with Narmada Water Dispute Tribunal for neglecting interest of the State in benefits from Narmada river water share among partner States. Madhya Pradesh
Keeping in view of fragile condition and small holding in hilly region, State Government has decided to set up cluster-based modern polyhouses in Uttarakhand.
Members of the Gola Sangharsh Samiti, staged a protest against alleged 'illegal mining and stocking of riverbed materials' by various stone-crusher companies alleging that the stone crushers owners in connivance with the mining department have caused losses worth crores to the State exchequer and demanded inspection of these companies. Thus supply of riverbed materials from the river Gola virtu
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has permitted to fill water up to 310 metres in the upper Veda irrigation project dam in tribal dominated area in the western part of the State. The decision of the court paved the way for irrigation project that will irrigate 24,500 acres of agriculture lands in this tribal dominated area facing an abysmal ignorance for a long time. The upper Veda project is on
With a view to improving the life of women farmers in the State and bringing consistency in them, arrangements have been made in all districts to provide training to the women farmers which would help them choose farming technique with lesser cost, to understand and also for adopting it.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is all set to launch GSAT-5P, a communication satellite to replace aged INSAT-2E, on December 20 from Sriharikota using a geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle (GSLV). According to ISRO director for publications and PR S Satish, this is the heaviest satellite ISRO is launching using GSLV, with a Russian engine. Satish told The Pioneer,
China will provide India with real time flood data of Sutlej river during monsoon, according to an agreement signed between the two countries. Under the five year agreement, China will set up a special station in Tibet to monitor rainfall and flood situation to enable India get advanced warnings. In turn, India will pay Rs 12 lakh per annum to China.
The meeting of the Union Cabinet on Wednesday witnessed a few moments of heated debate over Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh
Despite Delhi Government spending lakhs of rupees to develop rural areas, several green trees are being cut down daily for illegal trade. Concerned over the rising illegal tree-cutting incidents, people living in the areas and social welfare organisation have written to the Delhi CM to take action against those including the errant officials, who are ignoring the tree-cutting. Anand Rana, pres
With an extension of the Kyoto Protocol appearing bleak and in absence of any legally binding commitment by the participating nations on mandatory carbon emission caps in the Cancun agreement at the annual UN climate talks, experts fear a crash in the carbon market, one which could make a tangible impact on India
Taking a position that was diametrically opposite to that of its Government in the Centre, the Congress in Kerala demanded a nation-wide ban on Endosulfan, the killer pesticide that had caused over 400 deaths and mysterious diseases to more than 9,000 in Kasaragod district. After a meeting of the executive committee of the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee, State party president Ramesh Chennith