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. …
The water level of country's major reservoir- Tarbela dam on Tuesday reached the dead level of 1369 feet. According to Indus River System Authority (Irsa), water inflow at the dam was recorded at 19,500 cusecs while outflow was 22,800 cusecs. The water level at Mangla dam was recorded at 1045.10 …
STRESSING ITS NEED: Tiruvallur Collector Rajendra Kumar speaking at a function to launch water bodies' adoption programme at SRM Eswari Engineering College recently. In an initiative seeking to make protection of ponds, tanks and lakes a mass movement, 10 water bodies across Tamil Nadu were adopted recently by Neer Exnora. …
Starting with the Taxation Enquiry Commission (1953) to the Committee on Pricing of Irrigation Water (1992) we have routinely heard discussions on improving the management of irrigation systems. However, no progress is possible unless these systems are de-bureaucratised, and distanced from political interference argues an essay included in Governance of …
The World Bank said it has approved US$ 65.33 m credit for the Sri Lanka Dam Safety and Water Resources Planning Project to support the country's efforts to ensure public safety from risks of ageing dams and to manage its water resources. The Government is contributing US$ 6.33 m, the …
THE taps are beginning to run dry in the Capital, although summer's scarcely begun. It's symbolic of a deep-seated problem in the water sector. The plain fact is that India needs a lot more water infrastructure. As the finance minister P Chidambaram noted in his Budget speech last month, "massive …
World Bank yesterday approved a US$65.33 million credit for Sri Lanka to improve the operational efficiency of some 80 ageing dams and to establish sustainable institutional arrangements for safety management and operations and maintenance of major dams in the country. Under the Dam Safety and Water Resources Planning Project improving …
The Forest Department has spent Rs 2.5 million on digging 27 new ponds and de-silting another 13 in the Cholistan desert. Water ponds are lifeline for humans and animals of Cholistan desert, sprawling over 6.4 million acres of land in Bahawalpur division, Pakistan Television reported. At the moment little water …
Wastelands occupy 20% or more of India. Since these wastelands are neither in agricultural or urban use, they would fall in the undeveloped category. In other words, they have under them an invisible resource
Pots labelled after major rivers and lakes in the State were lined up, symbolically representing the death of these water bodies. This scene was created by the members of the Tamil Nadu Environment Council (TNEC) here on Tuesday, as a part of their protest demanding a separate ministry for water …
Water experts and economists on Monday called upon the authorities concerned to make best use of water resources, the lifeline of Bangladesh's agricultural economy, to meet future challenges with climate change threats looming large. They warned that the country might face serious crisis unless a compatible approach was taken for …
Acute shortage of water at Kotri Barrage has pressed the panic button in the Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa) Hyderabad, to replenish it's water lagoons for 15 days keeping in mind the fact that existing shortage, according to irrigation officials, is going to persist for around three weeks. When contacted, …
This report summarizes the state-of-the-art of science on the subject of “Climate Change as a Security Risk”. It is based on the findings of research into environmental conflicts, the causes of war, and of climate impact research. It appraises past experience but also ventures to cast a glance far into …
Global energy consumption is expected to grow by 50% by 2030, squeezing already scarce water resources. Mike Hightower and Suzanne A. Pierce recommend ways to integrate water and energy planning. March 20, 2008
India is considering an ambitious plan to link the majority of its major river basins through a vast network of canals, diverting billions of litres from the country's more water-rich river basins to those that are water-deprived. Directed by India's National Water Development Agency (NWDA), the first canal of the …
In parts of the world already facing unreliable food supplies, an uncertain climate adds to the future stress for soils, plants and people. March 20, 2008
Climate change, growing populations and political concerns are prompting governments and investors from California to China to take a fresh look at desalination. March 20, 2008
The water shortage that threatens humanity will have wide-ranging consequences for agriculture and energy production, requiring significant shifts in the way this precious resource is managed. (editorial) 20 March 2008
The Central Ground Water Board, Union Ministry of Water Resources, North Eastern Region, will observe the World Water Day on March 20 at the Institution of Engineers hall, Panbazar. The theme of the function will be
The ambitious North East Water Resources Authority (NEWRA) may be gasping for breath but not dead. The Centre has decided to continue with services of the High Level Group (HLG) constituted to look at various options. The proposal ran into rough weather after Arunachal Pradesh objected to it. The Arunachal …
