Central to the achievement of the Agenda for Sustainable Development is an adequate, equitably distributed and fully supported health workforce. Nurses are the largest occupational group and represent an indispensable force with which to combat inequities in access to health services and progress towards health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), while …
The State government on Sunday decided to set up a legal and a technical committee to hold talks with neighbouring Maharastra and Andhra Pradesh over the Krishna river water sharing issue. After an all-party meeting presided over by the chief minister, Water Resources Minister Basavaraj Bommai said the committees have …
An institution of shared well irrigation has existed for long in Punjab since the days of the Persian wheel about which there is little information available. This institution which is based on the intertwined relations of social structure and physical aspects of irrigation continues to be a significant part of …
CHANDIGARH: Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said on Tuesday that Ganga water should be used for meeting the demand of drinking water for Delhi and the National Capital Region. Speaking to media persons after inducting former Minister Kirpa Ram Punia into the Congress, Mr. Hooda said the first concern …
CHANDIGARH: Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said on Tuesday that Ganga water should be used for meeting the demand of drinking water for Delhi and the National Capital Region. Speaking to media persons after inducting former Minister Kirpa Ram Punia into the Congress, Mr. Hooda said the first concern …
K Narasimha Murthy, Kolar The travails of Yaragol project seems to be far from over. Forest Department has shot off another letter to Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Drainage Board stating that the first proposal for the ambitious project is incomplete. Still born: Forest land proposed for construction of dam …
Karnataka BJP State President and former irrigation minister K S Iswarappa has accused the Centre of favouring Goa on the Kalsa-Bhandura water diversion project. He was addressing the state BJP executive meeting that is being held at Belgaum. The two-day meeting is being held to discuss issues related to rising …
The use of water is not based on what can be expected to become available because of the economic cost and the lowering of the water table. There is a need to lower the use of water for personal hygiene and to develop dry systems of hygiene.
Bench directs Government to file a counter affidavit by June 15 Agriculturists of Periyar River Basin Circle may lose 4,000 mcft due to change in procedure
JAIPUR: The Rajasthan Government has signed an agreement with the World Bank for extending the ongoing State Water Sector Restructuring Project funded by the latter for the next three years with the inclusion of some additional works. State Principal Water Resources Secretary Ram Lubhaya signed the agreement on behalf of …
women in Bikhnatori village in Bihar are jubilant they no longer have to walk hours to fetch water. For the first time since Independence, the border village is getting potable water supply. The Bihar government started supplying 3,000 litres of water daily through a tanker from March 25. Down To …
May 6: There is a shortage in the share of Krishna waters as the Karnataka government is allegedly stealing water. Many agricultural lands have become barren due to water scarcity. State government is not in a position to utilise Krishna waters as awarded by the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal. As …
Mumbai The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is constructing an auditorium-cum-museum to showcase the water supply system in the city, through models and pictures. Besides the auditorium, a Japanese theme garden is being constructed at Panjrapur, around 60 kms from Mumbai. Panjrapur is an important node of the water supply system …
The Karnataka government may allow Tamil Nadu to take up its drinking water project near Hogenakal, if the neighbouring state accords permission to the State in implementing the power generation project at Shivanasamudra. Disclosing this to reporters on Monday, Home Minister V S Acharya said Karnataka is working towards an …
The Orissa government is acquiring land for "Anil Agarwal Foundation" for the proposed Vedanta University just at a distance of 30 meters from the boundary of Balukhand-Konark Sanctuary, though there is a strict bar for any process of operation like the above within a belt of five kilometre width from …
Karnataka Government planned to hold talks with Tamil Nadu for an amicable solution to the contentious Hogenakkal drinking water scheme and a hydel power project utilising the inter-state Cauvery waters, Home Minister V S Acharya on Friday said. Hogenakkal fallsKarnataka has reservations on the Hogenakkal project being implemented by Tamil …
Pune The Professional Party of India (PPI) has demanded installation of water meters in the city just like it has been done in Pimpri-Chinchwad. The move will ensure equitable distribution of water and check mismanagement of water, the party said.
No headway in making the neighbour part with 80 MGD of additional water Delhi was banking on additional water to be released from Munak Canal Haryana now denies having agreed to give any extra water to the Capital NEW DELHI: After several rounds of meetings, some chaired by officials of …
