The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
The Government of Odisha declared a State Agriculture Policy in 1996. After more than a decade, in 2008, the State Agriculture Policy was revised and its scope widened to cover many other aspects of the State’s agriculture. The State Agriculture Policy 2008 served Odisha well, and stimulated the growth of …
What does it say about the rest of India when Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi's pet project is reeling under corruption? Fake bills, inflated estimates, non-transparent contracts and sub-standard works have turned the Rs.7,466-crore Bundelkhand economic package into the latest multi-crore scam. Spread over 13 districts in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya …
GUWAHATI: Samaj Pragati Sahayog (SPS), an NGO, will start pilot projects for watershed management in Bokakhat and Dergaon of Golaghat district and Teok and Mariani in district. The go–ahead was given by Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi when the activists of SPS met him at his official residence recently, stated a …
Switch From Rain-Fed Crops To Cash Crops Hiware Bazar: For those who wonder if Maharashtra can tide over the current drought situation, Hiware Bazar, with its ‘yes we can’ spirit, is the answer. Notwithstanding the fact that Ahmednagar is facing its worst drought since Independence, Hiware Bazar in the same …
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has estimated the prioritised resource requirement for critical infrastructure needs at Rs 8,098.19 crore for Karnataka during the 12th Plan period. Nabard has adopted the theme "Critical Rural Infrastructure for agriculture and rural development" for 2013-14. According to Nabard, the critical infrastructure …
Itanagar: The Sulung (Puroik) community residing in East Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh at last got a reason to smile with Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh announcing to provide them roofs and hearths for survival. “The 400 odd Sulung families, which earlier worked as bonded labourers for the Nyishis …
The Government today signed a $60-million loan agreement with the World Bank to improve watershed operations in seven districts of Karnataka. “Government and the World Bank today signed a $60-million credit agreement for the Karnataka Watershed Development Project II (KWDP II) to further improve watershed planning and management in project …
Pune:The World Bank will assist the state government in spreading awareness among the rural population about judicious use of water and its conservation. The Union government’s integrated watershed development programme is active in the state since 2010. Now, the World Bank will work with the state to bring about a …
Forests are home to some of the world's poorest people. Forests also provide environmental services important to the agriculture sector such as hydrological regulation and pollination. Forests and trees on farms are an important source of fodder and enhance soil fertility. Forested watersheds, wetlands and mangrove ecosystems support the freshwater …
The Orissa government on Saturday announced the launching of a pilot project under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) to provide at least 150 days of work to poor people in the state. In the first phase, the project would be implemented in Bolangir and Nuapada districts which …
The Twelfth Plan proposes a fundamental change in the principles, approach and strategies of water management in India. This paradigm shift was the outcome of a new and inclusive process of plan formulation, which saw the coming together of practitioners and professionals from government, academia, industry and civil society to …
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) said various irrigation and watershed management technologies have been developed and being tested to meet future challenges. Dr Iftikhar Ahmad Chairman PARC in a meeting said PARC, ICARDA and USDA jointly held a meeting on ‘Rehabilitation and Irrigation Improvement in Pakistan’ in Karachi for …
Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today called on Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh in Delhi and urged him to ensure speedy completion of formalities related to construction of rural link roads in Punjab under the Pradhan Mantri Gramin Sadak Yojna (PMGSY). Official sources here said the Chief Minister demanded …
This report tracks a rich and diverse portfolio of over 200 programs worldwide in more than 30 countries that have found creative ways to finance safe drinking water and instream supplies and to address water risks and dependencies, such as drought, flood, etc. This report tracks a rich and diverse …
The World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) has released working paper, titled "Payments for ecosystem services schemes: project-level insights on benefits for ecosystems and the rural poor." The paper examines 36 payments for ecosystem services (PES) projects in which beneficiaries of ecosystem services make direct financial transfers to land owners and users …
Food and nutritional security (FNS) is a complex issue given its reliance on climatic as well as non-climatic factors that are intertwined and interdependent. When climate change is superimposed, it further worsens the situation as food production, one of the critical ecosystem services, is impacted the most. This position paper …
Water in semi‐arid context Maharashtra, India by Harish Daware, WOTR at CSE Climate change adaptation workshop: Towards Climate Resilient Communities in South Asia: Emerging Policies and Practices (New Delhi, December 13 - 14, 2012).
Farmers in Kannamangala village of Chikkaballapur district, 63 km from Bangalore, used to mainly grow ragi, tamarind and other traditional crops in the laterite soil that yielded very little. But of late, the income of farmers from this arid area has soared. For, the farmers are experimenting with various new …
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government on Thursday set a target to create irrigation potential for 12.78 lakh hectares through the Odisha Watershed Development Mission (ODWM) during the next seven years. A high-level meeting chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik reviewed the irrigation potential so far created in the integrated action plan …
This working paper summarizes research conducted as part of the AgWater Solutions Project in West Bengal between 2009 and 2012. Agriculture is the main livelihood for 70% of West Bengal’s population of 91 million. The state’s high population density and low per capita landholding make it important for farmers to …
