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 …
Small Scale Power Generation Sector through renewable energy sources such as wind power, solar power and biomass sources has contributed effectively to the generation of electricity in Sri Lanka and the country expects to reach a target of 20% of the power supply by renewable energy by 2020. Read more …
Laying emphasis on the need for interlinking of rivers, Union water resources minister Uma Bharti on Thursday said the ambitious project once completed would bring about 90 per cent of arable land under irrigation. “Interlinking of rivers would enhance irrigation facilities to 90 per cent of farm lands in the …
Uttar Pradesh has refused to give no objection certificate to some irrigation projects in Uttarakhand Despite the intervention of the supreme court, Uttar Pradesh has refused to settle its 14-year irrigation dispute with Uttarakhand. After the apex court order, the Union water resources ministry had asked the Uttar Pradesh government …
This paper examines the socio-economic impact of proposed dam on cropland productivity of Mahadayi project, Karnataka, India. Systematic appraisal of dam and their designing by categories of classes on the basis of physical and chemical characteristics of soil has been done in favour of development of agronomic conditions for the …
DHAKA : A project has been taken to give a further boost to agricultural production in the greater Sylhet region by over 86,000 metric tonnes a year through proper utilisation of ground and surface water by developing necessary irrigation infrastructures, reports UNB. The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council …
Climate change could have a critical impact on agriculture in Nepal due to changes in the variability of water availability and associated uncertainty. In this context, small-scale water storage—most notably ponds and tanks—can moderate this variability. This report explores the potential role of small-scale storage infrastructure in two subbasins within …
Poverty continues to be a major concern in Asia despite the region’s high economic growth and rapid rural transformation. Most of the poor live in areas where natural resource conditions are suboptimal and water-related constraints are the root cause of low production and increasing vulnerability to natural disasters and climate …
The silver lining is that in the bulk consumer sector i.e. irrigation sector consuming roughly about 80 percent, there lies tremendous opportunity of water savings. The prevailing water use efficiency in surface water resources schemes are typically low which can be substantially improved and water can be saved for the …
The government plans to build an irrigation scheme in Tharaka Nithi county worth Sh220 million. Mbogoni irrigation scheme will cover 100 hectares and serve 500 farmers. The project includes infrastructure development, drip irrigation systems, construction of greenhouses and establishment of a tree nursery with a capacity to raise 40,000 seedlings. …
Climate Change 2014: Impacts,Adaptation, and Vulnerability is the second volume of the Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) — Climate Change 2013/2014 — and was prepared by its Working Group II. The volume focuses on why climate change matters and is organized into two …
The big meal — fermented wild mushrooms and soybeans wrapped in leaves, boiled bamboo shoots, sticky rice, and pomelo — was ready long before the guests arrived. It was no trouble for Pan Chankaew to prepare such a feast for his guests from town. Living in Mae Khanil Tai village, …
Only 0.01 bcm water is available for future use in Delhi, whileit is negative in Gurgaon and in almost all districts of Haryana Groundwater resources in Delhi and neighbouring areas like Gurgaon, much of Haryana, and in Ghaziabad have now become “over-exploited” because of continuous unregulated extraction for domestic, industrial …
The worst is over, but good times are still some distance away. India broke out of slow growth and high inflation as the economy expanded at its fastest in 10 quarters in April-June and the wholesale price-based inflation cooled to its lowest in nearly five years in August. It should …
While the form of its successor organisation is not yet clear, the equanimity with which the end of the Planning Commission, as we've known it, has been received reflects a revolutionary change in Centre-state relations. It acknowledges dramatic economic changes in India since 1991, with the private sector playing a …
The proper management of water resources plays a key role in the socioeconomic development of Armenia. On average, Armenia has sufficient water resources. Taking into account all available water resources in the country, Armenia has sufficient resources to supply approximately 3,100 cubic meters per capita per year well above the …
A report from the UN and the CGIAR consortium reveals that land degradation due to salt build-up is causing damages in some 75 countries, estimated at more than US$27 billion per year. The study, carried out by the UN University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH), the International Center …
With India and Nepal now agreeing to construct the long-pending Pancheshwar dam project at the confluence of the Mahakali and the Saryu rivers in Uttarakhand's Champawat district, a long –awaited plan to construct a dam on the Saryu river at Chamgarh area that falls in the same Pancheshwar region takes …
Uttarakhand was awarded the Horticulture Leadership Award 2014 at the seventh Agriculture Leadership meet 2014 organised by the Agriculture Today group in New Delhi. Uttarakhand was awarded for commendable contribution in horticulture sector towards increasing cultivators and production, marketing, encouraging basic facilities and facilitating the establishment of horticulture based food …
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Farmers in State’s rice bowl take to other lucrative crops Though Palakkad district continues to be the traditional rice bowl of Kerala, having the largest acreage under paddy cultivation, there has been an alarming trend of rice growers gradually moving to cultivation of other crops that promise instant returns. As …
