Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zone Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Gaurav Jain Vs State of Madhya Pradesh & Others dated 27/02/2024. The matter related to non-forest activities and non-compliances of environment clearance and forest clearance conditions by Larsen & Toubro Limited along with Narmada Valley Development …
CM should convene all-party meeting to address issue, says G. K. Mani The ruling party and the opposition parties should unite together to restore the rights of Tamil Nadu on Cauvery water dispute. They should meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi immediately to safeguard the State’s rights, said Pattali Makkal Katchi …
Maize is grown by millions of smallholder farmers in South Asia (SA) under diverse environments. The crop is grown in different seasons in a year with varying exposure to weather extremes, including high temperatures at critical growth stages which are expected to increase with climate change. This study assesses the …
RAIPUR: Chief minister Raman Singh conferred degrees on students and lauded them for taking up research and specialized course in agriculture while emphasizing on need to promote organic farming. He was speaking at the 8th convocation ceremony of Indira Gandhi Agricultural University where Union agriculture minister Radhamohan Singh was the …
Water consumption by irrigation, domestic, industry to increase by 50%. Hyderabad: Given growing urbanisation and industrial growth, AP is set to face severe water crisis in the coming days. Even though AP has 40 rivers, 12 of them being inter-state, there is a gap between the demand and supply of …
MADURAI: The land surrounding N Devaraj's farm in Rayapalayam near Thirumangalam appears to be parched and barren, but not his. Since the rains are occasional here, farmers have to depend on irrigation methods to water the fields, but Devaraj has managed to harness nature to his advantage. A graduate in …
MUMBAI: Union minister for water resources Uma Bharti has called for exercising restraint while exploiting groundwater. She said over-exploitation had led to a sharp decline in ground water level and deterioration of water quality in major parts of the country. Bharti said factors including an increasing demand of ground water …
In a major boost to 26 large but incomplete irrigation projects in Maharashtra, the Centre on Tuesday sanctioned a Rs 16,603-crore loan to the state. "This is the single largest assistance organised by the Indian government for the irrigation sector to one state,'' I S Chahal, principal secretary , state …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of State of Tamil Nadu Vs State of Karnataka & Others dated 05/08/2016 regarding Cauvery river water dispute. Mr. Naphade, learned senior counsel appearing for the State of Tamil Nadu contends that the State of Karnataka has not been complying …
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated the first phase of the Saurashtra Narmada Avataran for Irrigation (SAUNI) Yojana, which will see Narmada waters fill nearly 10 dams and reservoirs in Rajkot, Jamnagar, Morbi and other parts of Gujarat’s Saurashtra region. The R12,000-crore scheme was first launched in 2012 when …
The Chhattisgarh Government has plans of electrifying all rural branches of State Bank of India (SBI) in the State with solar power during the next two years, officials informed. The Government has also targetted to electrify all the 19,000 villages in the State with solar power during the next two …
Salinity and arsenic affect 60% of underground supply across vast Indo-Gangetic Basin, according to research published in Nature Geoscience Fifteen to twenty million wells extract water from the Indo-Gangetic basin every year amid growing concerns about depletion. Sixty per cent of the groundwater in a river basin supporting more than …
Farmers associations have called for a state-wide protest on Tuesday calling on the state and Central governments to facilitate release of water from the Cauvery River for cultivation of Samba crops. Apart from rail and road roko, the farmers have called for participation from the public.
Groundwater abstraction from the transboundary Indo-Gangetic Basin comprises 25% of global groundwater withdrawals, sustaining agricultural productivity in Pakistan, India, Nepal and Bangladesh. Recent interpretations of satellite gravity data indicate that current abstraction is unsustainable, yet these large-scale interpretations lack the spatio-temporal resolution required to govern groundwater effectively. Here we report …
Groundwater samples from alluvial aquifers of Bathinda district, southwest Punjab were measured for physicochemical parameters as well as major ion chemistry to evaluate the groundwater suitability for drinking and irrigation purposes and to present the current hydrochemical status of groundwater of this district. Original Source
Abuja — As part of measures to achieve the nation's set target in the water sector, the federal government has commenced the technical auditing of all ongoing projects in the water sector, with a view to assessing their viability, prioritising as well as determining the most appropriate options for their …
Climate change threatens agricultural productivity worldwide, resulting in higher food prices. Associated economic gains and losses differ not only by region but also between producers and consumers and are affected by market dynamics. On the basis of an impact modeling chain, starting with 19 different climate projections that drive plant …
Agreements to help irrigate 39 lakh acres in Telangana Unveiling a new chapter in the inter-State relations with neighbouring States, Telangana signed three agreements with Maharashtra in Mumbai on Tuesday with plans to utilise its allocated share of waters to irrigate 39 lakh acres of parched land by constructing three …
As drought sweeps many countries in Africa, an initiative led by water NGOs supports the use of underground aquifers. But the idea is controversial Despite recent heavy rains, Ethiopia is still reeling from the worst drought to hit the country for half a century, particularly in the livestock-dependent regions of …
Dryland regions in Sub-Saharan Africa are home to one-half of the region’s population and three-quarters of its poor. Poor both in natural resources and in assets and income, the inhabitants of drylands are highly vulnerable to droughts and other shocks. Despite a long history of interventions by governments, development agencies, …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Dr. Subhash C. Pandey Vs. Union of India & Others dated 19/08/2016 regarding standards for treated water from sewage and use of this water for irrigation. NGT directs MoEF to respond to the issue of upgradation …
