irrigation

The government has ensured the adequate and timely availability of fertilizers across the country by increasing imports to bridge the gap between domestic production and rising demand.The Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers has stated that there has been a significant increase in imports...

Ludhiana, March 20 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann said on Friday that the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is necessary to revive agriculture and increase farmers' income, as traditional farming is no longer profitable.Addressing a Kisan Mela at Punjab Agricultural University...

Washington, March 19. India's water governance reforms, particularly in Maharashtra, could play a pivotal role in shaping how the world sustainably feeds 10 billion people, the World Bank said on Thursday, highlighting the state's regulatory model as a global example.In a new report, the World...

Kathgarh (Punjab), March 19 Punjab Cabinet minister Barinder Kumar Goyal inaugurated the Kathgarh Lift Irrigation scheme here on Thursday and said it will ensure irrigation for the dry and rain-fed lands of the Kandi region.The project will provide irrigation facilities to nearly 11,500 acres...

Hyderabad, March 18 Telangana’s irrigation minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy announced on Wednesday that a dedicated nodal agency will be constituted for ‘Flood Plain Zoning’ in the state.He promised to identify the first river reaches for demarcation with mapping of vulnerable pockets before the...

Chandigarh, March 18 – Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann stated on Wednesday that the government had ensured irrigation for fields equivalent to the Bhakra Canal in four years by unlocking 10,000 cusecs from seasonal rivers and reviving a collapsing canal network.The Chief Minister said that...

New Delhi, March 18 – The Lok Sabha on Wednesday voted on the demands for grants for the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare for the financial year 2026-27.The Ministry has been allocated ₹1,40,529 crore in the Union Budget, which represents a 5.4 per cent increase over the revised...

New Delhi, March 17 A 60-foot iron bridge over a drain collapsed in north Delhi's Roop Nagar area on Tuesday morning, killing a woman, officials said.Police said the bridge had been declared unsafe and was closed for public movement with barricades. Locals reported that the woman, who appeared...

Dharmapuri, March 17 Farmers in parts of the Dharmapuri district, particularly in the Harur and Pappireddipatti regions, have announced a boycott of the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, citing prolonged delays in the implementation of the Thenpennai Surplus Water Scheme.The protest...

New Delhi, March 16 The Delhi government will construct a new Flood Control Monitoring Centre to improve emergency response during the monsoon season, Irrigation and Flood Control Minister Parvesh Sahib Singh said on Monday.He laid the foundation stone of the centre at the LM Bund Office...

New Delhi, March 15 PWD Minister Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma said on Sunday that the stormwater drain project along Rohtak Road is in its final stage and will soon provide much-needed relief to thousands of residents in the area who face waterlogging during the monsoon season.During an...

Ahmedabad, March 15 Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for development projects, mainly irrigation schemes, worth Rs 1,100 crore in the tribal-dominated districts of Panchmahal and Dahod on Sunday.According to an official release, Patel launched...

Katni, March 14 Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Saturday said the state government is committed to the prosperity and development of farmers and was working for the welfare of all sections of society.Addressing a farmers' conference and agriculture festival in Barhi town here...

Bhopal/Vijayraghavgarh, March 14 – Vijayraghavgarh witnessed a major development push on Saturday as Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for projects worth over Rs 1,000 crore.The event, held in the town of Barhi, saw the presence of thousands...

Leh, March 14 Ladakh Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena on Saturday directed the administration to prepare a plan for creating at least 50 small water bodies across the Union Territory.During a meeting with Chief Secretary Ashish Kundra, the LG also directed that the locations be...

Bagalkote (Karnataka), March 14 – Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and State President, D.K. Shivakumar, said on Saturday that a meeting would be held in New Delhi with Members of Parliament from the State to discuss the objections raised by Andhra Pradesh over the third phase of the Upper...

Gandhinagar/Vadodara, March 14 – The construction of a dam across the Mahi River in the village of Poicha, in the Vadodara district, at an estimated cost of ₹349 crore, is currently underway. It is expected to provide irrigation benefits to nearly 29,000 acres of land, the state government...

Bhopal, March 13: In a proactive measure to combat the rapidly declining groundwater levels, Bhopal Collector Kaushalendra Vikram Singh has declared the entire district a "water-scarce zone" and imposed an immediate ban on the digging of new private borewells.The order, issued under the...

Jaipur, March 13. Hanuman Beniwal, the convener of the Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) and Member of Parliament from Nagaur, drew the attention of the Central government to several critical national and regional issues during the discussion in the Lok Sabha on the second batch of Supplementary...

New Delhi, March 13 Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta launched an amphibious excavator machine on Friday, which was procured for cleaning the Najafgarh drain.Gupta, who visited the Badusarai area for an on-site inspection, said that the new machines procured by the Irrigation and Flood Control...