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 …
Central Water Commission being the apex nodal agency in the water resources sector regularly bring out publications to cater to the growing needs of data on water resources and related aspects. The present publication "compilation of status of ongoing major and medium projects" is a revised version of the erstwhile …
Nainital: With Gaula river, lifeline of Haldwani, touching its lowest level in six years, threat of acute water scarcity looms large in the city and its adjoining areas. At present, the rate of flow in the river is 70 cusecs (cubic feet per second) as against 74 last year. The …
An irrigation officer said additional pumps would be required at Medigadda, Annaram and Sundilla to implement the proposal Hyderabad: Officials of the irrigation department estimate that the cost of the Kaleshwaram lift irrigation project will cross Rs 1 lakh crore if the decision of Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao to …
Between 2011 and 2017, CCAFS West Africa piloted how the dissemination of climate information services (CIS) to farmers in its climate-smart village sites (Lawra and Jirapa) in Ghana could help them avert risks associated with climate change and variability. The pilot was executed with 1000 profiled and geo-referenced farmers (33% …
Narsaigudem has limited water sources and they want to solve drinking water and irrigation problems in the village. Kothagudem: Locals of Narsaigudem of Bethampudi panchayat in Tekulapalli mandal in Bhadradri district have given an ultimatum to public representatives, political parties and officials that they would not participate in the elections …
Baringo County has entered into a Sh2.3 billion deal with the World Food Programme in a bid to fight perennial hunger resulting from drought. The partnership seeks to strengthen emergency preparedness and response as well as social protection of poor households. Governor Stanley Kiptis and WFP country director Anna Lisa …
Sophie Kemuma, a commercial dairy farmer in Kaptembwa area in Nakuru County in northwest Kenya describes the current dry spell as a totally different and unique situation for her. "I have never bought water for the cows in the last eight years but this time I am forced to because …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of The State of Rajasthan Vs State of Punjab & Others dated 12/04/2019 regarding physical possession of irrigation headworks at Ropar, Harike and Firozepur under Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB). The main issue under consideration is whether the Government of …
Farmers in the North West Himalayan region generally practise rainfed agriculture and have very limited scope for irrigation. Water scarcity is a major constraint for crop production in these areas. This problem exacerbates further during the Rabi season where vagaries of winter rain result in complete crop failure. This study …
Kampala — The government has warned of impending famine in most parts of the country, cautioning traders to limit food exports and families to start food rationing. Mr Christopher Kibanzanga, the State minister for Agriculture, issued the warning in an interview with Daily Monitor yesterday. He attributed the looming famine …
Machinga — Recent floods that hit some parts of the country have damaged five irrigation schemes in Machinga District, Malawi News Agency (Mana) has established. Some of the schemes damaged include Naming'azi, Mikoko and Nkhande in Paramount Chief Kawinga and Kamwaza Irrigation Scheme in Traditional Authority Ngokwe in the district. …
Moyo — Farmers under Robijame Farmers' Group in Palorinya East Village, Itula Sub-county in Moyo District, are set to benefit from Shs1.8b irrigation scheme project developed by Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) with support from the government of Japan. Speaking during the launch of the scheme on Tuesday at Palorinya …
Two years ago, Sohan Singh, a poor farmer with just 2.5 acres at Rurka Kalan village, used to irrigate his fields by paying for borewell water of his neighbour. Today, a 2-km-long pipeline supplies water for free to at least 104 acres in the village, two of which are Sohan …
Country's water footprint is 3,000 litres per day, highest in the globe, says report WaterAid report pointed out that India accounts for almost one-fourth of the total groundwater extracted globally India tops the list of countries with the most number of people living with water scarcity during at least one …
Kang'irisae Location Senior Chief John Ekwar and Kerio Delta MCA Peter Ekaru on Wednesday told the Nation that a man and a woman died last week as they sought food. "A woman from Lodoket-Engol village was on March 5 found dead six kilometres from Kang'irisae centre, where she had gone …
Tanzania and Malawi on Tuesday launched a joint commission on Songwe River Basin aimed at running irrigation and power generation projects worth 829 million U.S. dollars. The commission was launched in Kyela district in the southern highland region of Mbeya by Tanzanian Deputy Minister for Water and Irrigation Jumaa Aweso …
China's prestigious Tsinghua University is seeking to collaborate with Africa research institutes in order to improve soil fertility in the continent. Hou Deyi, associate professor at Tsinghua University told Xinhua in Nairobi that his institution has developed green and sustainable technologies to improve soil health. "We are seeking to partner …
Built atop the bones of the dead, Trapaing Thmar reservoir is largest irrigation project built by the Khmer Rouge regime. Today, it is running dry amid one of the worst droughts to hit Cambodia in living memory. In northwestern Cambodia, more than 400 kilometers from Phnom Penh, the vast protected …
African agriculture is fundamental to supporting rural livelihoods and bolstering economic growth, and can benefit from technology and advances in other development sectors. One solution to help Africa's agriculture can come from an unlikely sector: sanitation. Most of the work in Africa's agricultural sector is done by smallholder farmers but …
This paper conducts an assessment of the global costs for expanding, upgrading, and improving irrigation infrastructure in developing countries, along different future scenarios toward 2050. It uses the GLobal BIOsphere Management Model, a partial equilibrium model of the global agricultural and forestry sectors. It examines the impacts of irrigation expansion …
