Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari threatens lives livelihoods appearing in the Telangana Today dated 13.05.2025" dated 29/05/2025. The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari …
The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation has cut its global forecast for rice paddy production this year by 7.8 million tonnes to 724.5 million tonnes — the downward revision mainly because of less-than-average monsoon rainfall in India which is likely to affect the country’s output this season. In a …
New Delhi Scientists, farmer bodies and industry associations alike have slammed the parliamentary panel on agriculture for suggesting a probe into the go-ahead for commercial cultivation of Bt brinjal, India's first genetically-modified food crop. They have also criticised its recommendation for a ban on the field trials of such crops,terming …
Punjab will seek a package of Rs 5,000 crore from the Centre for the additional expenditure incurred by farmers on purchasing diesel and Punjab State Power Corporation limited on purchasing power to combat the drought-like conditions in the state. Official sources said the government was ready with a presentation, to …
To press claim before Sharad Pawar today. Chandigarh: Haryana is set to stake claim to a bigger special drought package than its neighbouring Punjab before Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar during his visit to the city tomorrow. Haryana will seek a special drought package of Rs 4,000 crore as against …
Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar on Wednesday said the State government has sought Rs. 11,489 crore from the Centre for drought relief measures. Participating in a meet-the-press programme organised by the Press Club of Bangalore and the Bangalore Reporters’ Guild here on Wednesday, the Chief Minister said the assistance sought from …
152 Of 225 Talukas Affected, State To Seek . 18k Crore From Centre Gandhinagar: A high-level cabinet sub-committee on Tuesday declared more than half of Gujarat – 152 talukas out of 225 – scarcity-hit. The committee, headed by finance minister Vajubhai Vala, concluded that scarcity condition prevailed in all these …
The empowered group of ministers (EGoM) on drought, headed by agriculture minister Sharad Pawar, is likely to meet on Thursday to review the drought situation in the country. It will be the second meeting of the EGoM and the first after the weather office officially declared deficient rains this year, …
MUMBAI: Admitting for the first time that genetically modified (GM)cotton may havehad an adverse impact on the state's farming community, the Maharashtra government has ordered a socio-economic study of the Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) cotton by the country's leading independent institutes. The survey will be carried out by the Tata Institute …
The government has declared seven more taluks as drought-hit in the State. With this, the total number of drought-hit taluks has gone up to 149. Deputy Chief Minister K S Eshwarappa told mediapersons here on Sunday that as many as 123 taluks were declared drought-hit in the first phase, followed …
Conditions In Pacific Moving To A Threshold New Delhi: The puzzle over this year’s truant monsoon may deepen with major forecasters now seeing the conditions in the Pacific approaching a threshold or borderline El Nino event — the weather phenomenon that is seen to cause drier conditions by disrupting the …
GANDHINAGAR: The state government has told Union agriculture minister Sharad Pawar that out of a total urban population of 2.57 crore in Gujarat, "nearly 2 crore people, 80% of the urban population , are likely to face drinking water crisis". Of this, 1.60 crore population belong to the eight municipal …
AHMEDABAD: The central government has announced Rs 320 crore aid for drought relief for Gujarat even though there was no demand from the State. Union agriculture minister Sharad Pawar and Jairam Ramesh came on their own on a two day visit to assess the situation. During a review meeting with …
OFF THE TRACK South-west monsoon short by 15%; drought may be declared by the end of season Admitting that drought-like situation could hit economic growth, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia has said that India’s GDP may expand only 6% in the current fiscal, dipping below the nine-year low …
The Union government on Friday granted Gujarat Rs.425 crore for rural drinking water supply and agreed to consider the State’s demand for an assistance of Rs.14,673 crore to meet the acute drought conditions. The Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) on drought, headed by Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, and Rural …
The southwest monsoon in India this year was expected to be 85 per cent of the long-period average (LPA), with Punjab, Haryana, Saurashtra and Kutch regions in Gujarat and western Rajasthan experiencing drought-like conditions, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Friday. The forecast has a model error margin of …
Pouring cold water on Karnataka’s face, the Empowered Group of Ministers on Drought has asked to scale down “huge” fiancial demand from the Centre and come up with a realistic proposal outlining specific requisitions on short term and long term plans. Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh and Union Agriculture …
Rural development ministry asks states to identify development projects under flagship MNREGA. The rural development ministry is preparing for a big push to its flagship employment generation programme as drought has depressed demand for farm labour. The ministry has written to state governments asking them to identify development projects under …
The government on Thursday directed the Karnataka government to submit a revised report on the severe drought prevailing across the state and funds required from the Centre to take up additional relief works. Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, who was here to assess the drought situation in Karnataka, said an …
MUMBAI: The central government's recently formed Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) on drought relief identified Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Maharashtra as the worst affected states this year, and released Rs 1,440 crore as immediate aid to these states. The group, which held its first meeting in Mumbai on Wednesday, announced …
JAIPUR: The state government has declared drought in Jodhpur, Nagaur, Barmer, Bikaner and Jaisalmer districts on Wednesday. The five districts have been worst-hit by deficit rain and will remain in the status of 'drought-affected' from August 1 to July 31 next year. As per the emergency relief plans, collectors of …
