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 …
The State Agriculture Department deliberated over the draft of a novel Jharkhand Agriculture Policy 2015 in presence of Minister Randheer Kumar Singh on Thursday. This draft was centred on increasing agricultural growth rate in the State with an eye to sustainable growth in the sector. The foremost of the objectives …
Forecasting a serious threat to sustainable crop production, scientists have estimated that by 2050 salinity may affect about 20 million hectares of arable land, causing over three-fold increase in area under salt affected soil as compared to the current estimate of 6.73 million hectares. In a paper published on the …
Our only thought at the moment should be how more and more people can survive with dignity and equity, given the humongous change in the climatic conditions facing the state of Chhattisgarh. This was opined the experts at the day-long consultation on “National and State Perspective of Climate Change towards …
Punjab Government has set aside Rs120 crore for a novel project for harvesting rainwater through an underground pipeline system (UGPS) that has been used as a highly successful and time-tested alternative for efficient use water resources by developed countries. An outlay of Rs15 crore has been provided during current financial …
The resource being exploited for drinking, irrigation and industrial purposes Underground water is receding in eight valleys of Himachal where it was being exploited for drinking, irrigation and industrial purposes. The Central Water Board (CWB) for Himalayan region, an organization of Union Ministry for Water Resources, has been studying the …
PRATAPGARH/ALLAHABAD: After five years of collective work, over 10,000 people in nearly 50 villages of Pratapgarh and Allahabad districts have been successful in bringing the Bakulahi river back to its natural course. If Bihar's Dasrath Manjhi's resolve to break mountain was for carving out a road, these Manjhis from Mandhata …
Falling water levels in 91 major reservoirs to hit availability for irrigation & drinking The country is heading for a shortage of water for irrigation and drinking as water level in 91 major reservoirs has dipped 16% below normal, and is expected to deplete further with the monsoon on the …
RAIPUR: Keeping in view the immense scope of fishery in irrigation water reservoirs and anicuts, Chhattisgarh government has chalked out a special action plan. Fishery will be practiced through cage culture in water reservoirs and anicuts with more than two hundred hectares area. Department's guidelines state that cage culture unit …
COIMBATORE: The Indian Rice Research Institute, Hyderabad, has awarded a farmer from Dharapuram for adopting drip irrigation system in rice cultivation, thereby reducing water consumption by 60%. Parthasarathy M, 69, received the Innovative Rice Farmer Award on August 29. In all, 30 farmers from sixteen states were nominated for this …
A study recently conducted by the Institute of Soil Chemistry and Environmental Sciences at the Ayub Agricultural Research Institute (AARI) in Faisalabad says close to 65 per cent of agricultural land in six important cities of the province has become uncultivable because of farmers using water contaminated with industrial waste …
This book evaluates -using for the first time a single consistent methodology and the state-of-the-art climate scenarios-, the impacts of climate change on hydro-power and irrigation expansion plans in Africa’s main rivers basins (Niger, Senegal, Volta, Congo, Nile, Zambezi, Orange); and outlines an approach to reduce climate risks through suitable …
While Water Resources Minister M B Patil has been persistently denying on releasing water to Tamil Nadu from KRS dam, citing low reservoir level, water is being released to neighbouring state. The minister had recently said that the water level in the KRS reservoir is low and that the water …
KOLHAPUR: With less than 50% rainfall in the current monsoon season so far, experts foresee further depletion of groundwater levels. Though, Kolhapur district gets more than 1,700mm rainfall every year, its major source of water for drinking and irrigation purposes is wells and bore wells. If the rainfall remains inadequate, …
LUDHIANA: It is very unfortunate that a state like Punjab, which is known for its rivers, is facing shortage of water. "When I share this problem with the people of other states, they don't believe it and laugh it off. But in reality, conditions are becoming worse and there is …
A new open-access data portal to be developed by FAO will use satellite imagery to help water-scarce countries in the Near East and North Africa better manage this precious resource. Currently all countries in North Africa and the Near East suffer from severe water scarcity, with significant consequences for irrigated …
GOVERNMENT has adopted climate smart agriculture approaches into the agricultural development planning and investment strategies in light of the climatic conditions. Agriculture and Livestock Minister Given Lubinda said that Government was now promoting a climate smart agriculture approach which involves the direct incorporation of climate change adaptation. This includes the …
The law and policy frameworks for allocation or reallocation of water to different uses, or within a category of use, remain underdeveloped in India. This paper intends providing a starting point for a conversation on the law and policy dimensions of inter-sectoral water allocation. Focusing on a specific inter-sectoral water …
Union Minister of State for Forest and Environment Prakash Javadekar on Thursday declared that he would leave no stone unturned in removing hurdles, small or large, which held up inter-State North Koel Irrigation project for last 40 years. Admitting that several serious issues are involved in making Mandal Dam operational, …
Irrigated agriculture is placing increasing pressure on finite freshwater resources, especially in developing countries, where water extraction is often unregulated, un-priced and even subsidized. To shift agriculture to a more sustainable use of water without harming the food security and livelihoods of hundreds of millions of smallholders, substantial improvements of …
60 units have so far been set up in Dindigul district From now on, farmers need not wait on the corridors of Tangedco offices to check the waitlist of free power applicants to meet their irrigation needs as the Department of Agricultural Engineering has started establishing solar power pumps at …
