The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
Jalahalli residents’ protest against officials enters third day The indefinite protest by the residents of Jalahalli, a village in Deodurg taluk, outside the office of the Jalahalli Gram Panchayat, entered the third day on Wednesday. Under the banner of the Forum of Progressive Organisations, the residents have been demanding action …
Giving itself discretionary powers on release funds to States under various Central schemes, the Planning Commission has decided to restructure 16 Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) into Additional Central Assistance (ACA) Schemes. The new funding pattern will be effective from 2013-14. While restructuring the CSSs will give more flexibility to the …
Power producer NTPC's 7 million tons per annum (mtpa) coal mining project in Orissa has been recommended for green clearance, but with certain riders, by a committee of Environment Ministry. "The Committee (Expert Appraisal) recommended the project for environmental clearance subject to... Conditions and subject to grant of Stage-I FC …
Government blamed for poor planning in implementing drinking water schemes Mismanagement and lack of proper planning led to unfruitful expenditure of Rs 37 crore sanctioned under Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission, besides denial of safe drinking water to the rural population, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report on …
ROING: According to the North Eastern Regional Institute of Water and Land Management (NERIWLM), six districts of the State have arsenic contamination in their water sources causing concern for the authorities. The six districts are Papum Pare, East Kameng, West Kameng, Lower Subansiri and Lower Dibang Valley and Tirap. In …
Distillation, reverse osmosis can help purify water Water samples were found with undesirable levels of nitrate in Bangalore rural areas. Borewells in Bangalore Urban and Rural areas have shown the presence of high levels of nitrate, total hardness, pH and fluoride content, according to a recent study conducted by the …
BEHRAMPORE, 6 FEB: Hundreds of community tube-wells that serve as a source of drinking water are lying defunct for years leading to a drinking water crisis in the drought-hit areas of Murshidabad where the alternative water points also run dry during summer months. A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been …
The specific objectives of the study were to: Assess the extent of coverage and access to improved services in the rural areas; Assess the institutional arrangements placed by the State Governments for implementation and performance of the mission; Evaluate the overall impact of the mission on the rural habitations, especially …
This article discusses the various components that impact effective water quality management in rural India. Experience suggests that redesigning of data management programme at village, district and at national level, upgradation of district-level laboratories and addressing technical, legal and institutional components should become the first steps in achieving effective water-quality …
The objective of this programme is monitoring and surveillance of all drinking water sources in the country by the community, decentralization of water quality monitoring and surveillance of all rural drinking water sources in the country, institutionalization of community participation and involvement of PRIs for water quality monitoring and surveillance, …
New Delhi: After receiving flak from different quarters on the delay in executing projects for 2010 Commonwealth Games, the organizers will now have to give a project-by-project progress report to the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG). Sources said the failure of authorities to award works in many key projects had …
Excerpts from Arun Shourie's speech in Rajya Sabha on Interim Budget Arun Shourie / New Delhi March 1, 2009, 0:12 IST Arun ShourieHaving stated in the Budget,
Portable drinking water will be provided from tanks to two regions in the Srinivaspur Assembly constituency under the Rajiv Gandhi Drinking Water scheme, at an estimated cost of Rs 60 crore, said legislator G K Venkatashivareddy. He was speaking at the Republic Day celebrations, on Monday, at the Government Women
The Accelerated rural water supply programme (ARWSP) has been renamed as the National rural water supply programme (NRWSP). This document details revised guidelines and the policy framework for implementation of the NRWSP. To provide every rural person with adequate water for drinking, cooking and other domestic basic needs on a …
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today laid stress on total sanitation for socio-economic uplift of the State's rural people. He also expressed the hope that the State would be able to achieve the total sanitation goals before 2012. The Chief Minister who was addressing a State level convention of total sanitation …
Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today said that the present government has augmented the supply of potable drinking water in 2,691 villages during the last three years. The government has also launched the Rs 206-crore Rajiv Gandhi Drinking Water Supply Scheme to augment water supply in Mewat area of southern …
