Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …
The coastal district of Balasore too has not been spared of the migration curse. If lack of job opportunities was the reason for the exodus in KBK region, floods and resultant poor agricultural activities are the reasons in this flood-prone district. Despite the claims of proper implementation of national Rural …
Rapid industrialisation over North India has taken its toll on climate. A study conducted at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, says the northern part of the country has had a more rapid temperature change compared to the southern part. The study takes into account the gradual increase in temperatures …
A weak monsoon looks set to leave northeastern India high and dry. In a striking paradox, the region that boasts the once-wettest Cherrapunji and is nestled among verdant hills faces chronic rain deficiency. Manipur has a deficit of 67 per cent, while Arunachal Pradesh, the least affected, is deficient by …
There have been good crops in years of poor rain Surinder Sud / New Delhi July 28, 2009, 0:04 IST There have been good crops in years of poor rain and huge variations in years which have had similar rain. The prospects of a good crop are often linked to …
Gaumukh is the snout of the Gangotri glacier located at an altitude of 4000 m in the Himalayas from where the snow and glacier-fed Bhagirathi River emerges. Snow, ice, river discharge and rainfall samples were collected for stable isotope (? 18O) analysis along with other hydrometeorological data during the ablation …
The government, it seems, has decided to go slow on the Food Security Act, something it had promised to enact very quickly, just a month ago. An early indicator of the changed approach was evident in the Budget speech when the finance minister said that a draft of the legislation …
Keep aside your worries about a bad monsoon and turn it into a business opportunity instead, like some of these startups in the cloud seeding business did, says Ashish Agashe Every cloud has a silver lining. And Nishant Reddy refuses to draw the line. Here
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday demanded an additional allocation of at least 300 Mega Watt power for the State from the Centre to tide over the drought like situation in wake of poor monsoon.
Pune Heavy rainfall in the recent few days has been enough to turn the fortunes for the drinking water supply in city. It is another matter that it has not quite happened. This year, the city has five TMC more water than what it had during the corresponding period last …
Most of tube wells in Nandail upazila of Mymensingh district are not pumping waters even Monsoon and the people of upazila have been suffering from shortage drinking waters as the deep tube wells and shallow tube wells, which were used for irrigation waters during Boro season but now not pumping …
SAMBALPUR: Downpour since last night has thrown normal life out of gear in Sambalpur district. While Sambalpur district received an average rainfall of 150 mm, Jujumura block recorded the highest rainfall of 300 mm. In Sambalpur town, Housing Board Colony, Cheruapada, Danipali, SRIT Colony at Budharaja, Bahalpada in Sakhipada, Pt. …
Prices of dairy products up. Deficient rain this monsoon has affected milk production, particularly in the northern states of the country, driving up procurement cost of companies such as Mother Dairy and Amul by 10-15 per cent. Consequently, prices of dairy products such as ghee and skimmed milk powder (SMP) …
New Delhi: The finance ministry on Monday indicated that the government was preparing a back-up plan in case of failure of monsoon as it has already impacted crop sowing in a large part of the country. The finance ministry made an assessment of the drought-like situation recently and found that …
- Special seeds distributed, agriculture training proposed Krishi Vigyan Kendra at Balipur, Dhanbad. Dhanbad, July 20: A weak and erratic monsoon has spelt doom for farmers of Dhanbad district this kharif season, prompting a worried administration to mount efforts to tackle the crisis. Till July 18, the state received a …
Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar has admitted in the Lok Sabha that the country is facing a drought-like situation that will hit agricultural production but at the same time has allayed fears underlining that the government is well prepared to deal with the situation.
Reservoir levels rising, but storage below average Power availability in the country is likely to improve in the coming days, as water levels in various reservoirs have started going up following the resumption of monsoon. According to the latest data obtained from the Central Water Commission (CWC), water storage at …
NAYAGARH: As many as 27 villages have been marooned due to heavy rains in the district since yesterday. The villages have been inundated by the swelling Kuanria river, Brutang river, Mahisha and Besali rivulets. One of the worst hit area is Daspalla which has received 140 mm of rainfall. Water …
BHUBANESWAR: Even as the north coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh - Srikakulam and Vizianagaram - are being ravaged by floods because of the swelling Nagavali and Bansadhara rivers, a fresh warning of heavy rainfall in the two districts has sent the people and officials into a tizzy. All the 22 …
