Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Amit Kumar Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 28/05/2025. The applicant has raised a grievance against setting up of a tyre pyrolysis plant by M/s Adideva Carbon LLP. According to the applicant, the tyre pyrolysis plant has …
Experiments were conducted in the farmers' field on the loamy soil in coastal Orissa for two consecutive years (2005-07), to evaluate the economic feasibility of drip irrigation with black LDPE mulch in a cashew crop planted during July 2000. Actual evapotranspiration for cashew crop was estimated using Pan Evaporation method. …
Beijing is facing a shortage of water. Because of downward trend in rainfall, surface water is gradually drying up and the level of groundwater is declining. This decline in availability of water is affecting urban agriculture in the city. Innovations are being sought by both the government and farmers focusing …
Secondary salinisation is the most harmful and extended phenomenon of the unfavourable effects of irrigation on the soil and environment. An attempt was made to study the impact of poor quality ground water on soils in terms of secondary salinisation and availability of soil nutrients in Faridkot district of Punjab …
Gargi Parsai NEW DELHI: The Narmada Control Authority (NCA) has declined to give permission to the Gujarat government to install piers and gates in the Narmada dam, which would take the height of the dam to the final 138.68 meters from 121.92 meters. The NCA in its meeting, chaired by …
China will build a US$300 million hydroelectric power plant in neighbouring Tajikistan to help alleviate frequent energy shortages in the Central Asian nation, Tajik Energy Minister Sherali Gul said on Wednesday. The agreement was reached during talks between Chinese leader Hu Jintao and Tajik President Imomali Rakhmon, he said. Hu …
Karimnagar, Aug. 27: In an effort to expedite the ongoing development works in the vast Manthani division comprising several backward villages, which hitherto remained the citadels of the Naxal outfits, the district administration has laid focus on executing works including the soon-to-be launched lift irrigation scheme at Kaleshwaram in Mahadevpur …
The state government is contemplating hiking stamp duty to generate revenue to complete irrigation projects across Maharashtra which is reeling under severe water and agriculture crises. What has compounded the problems for the state is the long dry spell because of delayed monsoon which led to a loss of kharif …
Sudheer Pal Singh / New Delhi August 25, 2008, 0:49 IST The country's energy deficit is likely to improve as hydro power stations are in a position to ramp up their generation capacity following healthy rainfall in the second fortnight of July, wiping out initial shortfall in rains. The cumulative …
Khammam, Aug. 24: The farmers of the Nagarjunasagar project left canal second zone ayacut wanted the government to announce the date of releasing water to their zone. The government started releasing water to the first zone on August 13 but did not announce the details of the second zone water …
More than 100 growers of Imam minor, Sobhodero taluka staged a sit-in on Sobhodero-Saghiyoon Road on Saturday in protest against irrigation water shortage since last four months. They also burnt tyres and raised slogans against the authorities. Later, they reached the press club and observed hunger strike. Arab Mangnejo, Khadim …
A large number of farmers celebrated the irrigation water supply after a decade's suspension to 30 villages situated at Moongi distributary of lower Gogera branch canal near Gojra on Thursday. Farmers arranged a reception for DCO Chaudhry Muhammad Ashraf and irrigation department officials at the Moongi rest house. Addressing the …
The Punjab Water Council (PWC) has demanded dismissal of Irrigation Minister Raja Riaz allegedly for working against interests of the province. Raja Riaz who is the senior PPP minister in the Punjab government categorically stated here on Wednesday that Punjab should forget construction of the controversial mega Kalabagh dam on …
Huzra (Jagraon): After Mattewara, about 120-foot-high dhussi dam here was washed away yesterday night due to strong water pressure. The damage started on Tuesday with little erosion, but by last night a part of the dam was eroded. Repair work has been started. Four villages along the bank, Bhagpur, Kaniya, …
The jute growers in Narsingdi are facing problem in rotting their harvested jute plants due to lack of sufficient water in canals, ponds and ditches. Rotting of jute plants need at least three-foot depth of water but the local water sources such as canals, ponds and ditches lack the required …
Kadapa, Aug. 18: Though the Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy, with a big intention to make the agricultural fields green, had sanctioned Rs 3,402.93 crore for various irrigation projects, the works on various projects were going at a snail's pace, allegedly because of the lackadaisical attitude of the government …
The Sindh Chamber of Agriculture said on Sunday that the water rotation programme being followed despite swelling Indus River, had led to complete destruction of standing sugarcane crop on thousands of acres of land in Khairpur Gambho at the tail-end of Naseer Canal. A meeting of the chamber chaired by …
Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa today launched the World Bank funded project 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 Sri Lanka in Polonnaruwa today. World Bank has approved a US$65.33 …
DH News Service, Madikeri: "If the localites do not oppose, then we do not have any objections for small hydel power projects,' said Deputy Speaker K G Boapaih and MLA M P Appacchuranjan. Speaking at a discussion on the development of Kodagu at Patrika Bahvana in Madikeri on Tuesday, they …
Visakhapatnam, Aug. 12: The district collector, Mr Sanjay Kumar, asked the agriculture officials to focus on the drip irrigation. Talking to the officials at a review meeting held here on Tuesday, the collector told them to encourage farmers to cultivate cashew, mango and orange through drip irrigation as per the …
