Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Are missing palm trees causing more lighting deaths in Bihar appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 29.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Are missing palm trees causing …
This manual for drought management suggests a system for drought management policy and programmes to be followed by the Government of India and State Governments. It focuses on the general/common elements of drought management at the national level, while allowing the states to include their specific schemes and interventions and …
Mangalore, Sept.22 There is a need to think of sustainable projects such as rainwater harvesting to tackle the water problem in drought-affected regions rather than implementing projects such as river diversion, according to Mr Shree Padre, an expert in rainwater harvesting. This suggestion came at a time when there is …
Monsoon this year has failed most of India, causing drought in even well-irrigated and rainfed areas. Read this latest Down To Earth report on how our food preferences are making us vulnerable to drought. To read the full story click here: http://www.downtoearth.org.in/cover.asp?foldername=20090915&filename;=news&sid;=39&sec;_id=9 See Also: Feature: Rain Shocked www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/node/277687 Report: Drought …
Monsoon this year has failed most of India, causing drought in even well-irrigated and rainfed areas. Ravleen Kaur reports how our food preferences are making us vulnerable to drought Hari Achal Singh has been a farmer for as long as he can remember. And that
Sept. 4: The government has formed an inter-ministerial group, headed by agriculture secretary T. Nanda Kumar, to oversee the implementation of various decisions taken by it to manage drought. Agriculture ministry spokesman Manoj Pandey said, the inter-ministerial group (IMG) met on Thursday and reviewed the situation. He said that the …
Sujay Mehdudia NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said the effects of the global meltdown had begun to wear out and asserted that UPA II was in a commanding position to tackle drought. Terming the pessimism about the economy unwarranted, Dr. Singh, chairing the first full-fledged meeting of …
New Delhi: With more states and districts joining the growing list of drought-affected regions, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday once again appraised states about the enormity of the problem and asked them to jointly work to mitigate the suffering of people, mainly farmers. This was the third time in …
Activists of Bharatiya Kissan Sangha, district unit staged a protest here on Monday, demanding to make arrangement to combat dry spell and also for the fulfilment of their various demands, in front of assistant commissioner
This latest document details short term strategy to moderate current drought impact and medium or long term strategy needed to negate such calamities in future. See Also Report: Crisis management plan: drought www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/node/279400 Feature: Rain Shocked www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/node/277687 Feature: India must focus on rainfed farming www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/node/39882 Report: National water mission under …
The crisis management plan outlined in this document is part of overall spectrum of drought management plan but is restricted to the management interventions required during the time of Crisis. It does not replace the emergency procedures or contingency action plans already drawn by different agencies, but has been developed …
As we observe Earth Day tomorrow, it becomes imperative to learn from micro-level examples of drought proofing in Karnataka. Governments must believe in communities, says Shree Padre
The Prime Minister has unveiled the National Action Plan for Climate Change on 30-06-2008 wherein eight missions including National Water Mission were launched. This Report is formed for the Sub-committee on Policy and Institutional Framework as established by the High Level Steering Committee of the National Water Mission headed by …
Under the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana, the Central government sanctioned 17,500 plastic-lined farm ponds in Maharashtra and allocated Rs 80 crore. To prevent the use of sub-standard plastic film, a committee was formed with representation from NABARD and various plastic technology bodies. The committee finalized three companies
The monsoons came late over the semi-arid regions of central India this year. While several farming villages suffered from drought, Kothapally village in Ranga Reddy district of Andhra Pradesh had water in their wells for drinking and irrigating crops. Empowering people The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics …
