irrigation

New Delhi, April 4 The Delhi government will deploy two weed harvesting machines at the Najafgarh Drain—one of the biggest contributors of pollutants to the Yamuna—as announced by Water Minister Parvesh Sahib Singh on Saturday.According to officials, by targeting the problem at its source...

Raichur (Karnataka), April 4 Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy said that he would always stand with the Karnataka government on matters related to development, stressing that politics and development should be treated separately.He was speaking after inaugurating a...

Davanagere (Karnataka), April 4 Karnataka BJP president and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra claimed on Saturday that the Congress is likely to lose the Davanagere South and Bagalkot seats, and alleged that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is “struggling” to cope with the prospect of defeat.Addressing a...

Bagalkot (Karnataka), April 4 – Leader of the Opposition R. Ashoka launched a sharp attack on Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday, alleging that Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar could replace him after April 20.Addressing a press conference here, Ashoka said, "After April 20, it is...

Amaravati, April 2 Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday hailed the completion of the crucial 1,372-meter-long diaphragm wall as a key milestone in the Polavaram project.The mega irrigation project aims to irrigate lakhs of acres of agricultural land and provide...

New Delhi, March 13 The Delhi irrigation and flood control department plans to construct a three-kilometer-long wall along the Mungeshpur drain in the Outer Delhi area to protect against flooding, officials said on Tuesday.Last year, a section of the drain was damaged, allowing water to flow...

Jaipur, March 31 Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma announced that farmers in the Dausa and Karauli districts will soon receive electricity for irrigation during the daytime in two blocks, extending the facility to 24 districts in the state.The announcement was made by the chief...

Gandhinagar, March 30 – The Gujarat government has outlined a set of proposed measures targeting irrigation support, farm equipment regulations, and crop protection, following consultations with farmer organizations, Agriculture Minister Jitu Vaghani said on Monday.The minister said that the...

New Delhi, March 29 – Cooperation between India and Israel in agriculture has received a major boost following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Jerusalem last month, during which the decision was announced to establish more Centres of Excellence as high-tech agricultural hubs, and to...

On Saturday, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, along with AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal, inaugurated 109 new Aam Aadmi Clinics for the state's residents.This initiative, a key focus of the AAP's healthcare strategy in Punjab, has already expanded the state's network of such clinics...

Thane, March 28 Two officials from the irrigation department in Maharashtra's Ratnagiri district have been arrested for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 2 lakh from a contractor to release pending payment for work carried out on a dam, an official said on Saturday.The Anti-Corruption Bureau...

New Delhi, March 26 IIT Ropar's Annam.ai – a Centre of Excellence in artificial intelligence for agriculture – has deployed 100 advanced weather stations in Punjab, aiming to develop a scalable weather intelligence network for India.These AI-based weather stations, provided free of charge...

Rupnagar, March 25 Punjab Agriculture Minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian said on Wednesday that the future of farming lies in innovation and technology adoption, and artificial intelligence is here to empower farmers."Given the rising climate risks, it is now essential to combine knowledge of the...

Raipur, March 25 Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai transferred ₹495.96 crore digitally into the bank accounts of 4,95,965 beneficiaries under a financial assistance scheme for landless agricultural laborers.The amount was disbursed at an event held in the Balodabazar-Bhatapara...

New Delhi, March 25 State-owned IREDA announced on Wednesday that the company's board has approved an interim dividend of Rs 0.60 per equity share for the financial year 2025-26.IREDA CMD Pradip Kumar Das said that the declaration of interim dividend reflects IREDA’s consistent financial...

Shimla, March 25 The Himachal Pradesh government will reduce the electricity tariff by one paisa per unit for all categories of electricity consumers in FY27, and the new rates will be effective from April 1, 2026.The Tariff Order for the Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Limited...

Chandigarh, March 24 Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh Badal said on Tuesday that the Aam Aadmi Party in Punjab was forcing farmers to commit suicide out of despair after failing to provide them any support, including fulfilling the promise of providing a minimum support price...

New Delhi, March 24 The allocation for the water and sewerage sector remained unchanged at Rs 9,000 crore in Delhi's budget for the next financial year 2026-27, according to budget documents.Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on Monday that the government is constantly striving to improve the...

Datia (MP), March 24 Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said on Tuesday that the Ken-Betwa river linking project will provide sufficient water for irrigation purposes in the Bundelkhand region and surrounding districts in the state, and no farmer will be forced to migrate from this area...

Doda, March 23A two-day agriculture conference and workshop began today in Doda, focusing on climate-smart farming and sustainable agriculture.The event, organized by the Department of Agriculture Production and Farmers Welfare, Jammu and Kashmir, under the MIDH-CSS scheme, is being held at...