water conservation

Union Minister for Jal Shakti C.R. Patil praised the Union Cabinet's approval of an additional ₹1.51 lakh crore for the completion of the Jal Jeevan Mission and urged the industry to adopt measures to ensure water conservation and storage.He made this statement while addressing the 11th...

New Delhi, March 10 Direct Seeded Rice (DSR) technology is showing "encouraging results" across several states and could potentially cover up to 60 per cent of India's rice cultivation area, senior government officials and agricultural scientists said, calling for urgent adoption of...

Chandigarh, March 8 Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema proposed an outlay of ₹15,377 crore for agriculture and allied sectors in the 2026-27 budget, aimed at supporting targeted interventions in crop diversification, sustainability, market reforms, and farmer welfare.While presenting...

Special programme highlights women leadership in water management and public service as departments unite to promote water security and empowerment initiatives districtwideMarch 8, Anantnag: On the occasion of International Women's Day, the Jal Shakti Department in collaboration with the...

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla stated that development and the environment should not be viewed as opposing forces, but rather as complementary. He added that water conservation is essential for securing the future of humanity, and all stakeholders, including public representatives, should work...

New Delhi, March 6 Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla asserted on Friday that development and the environment should not be seen as opposing forces, but rather as complementary.Addressing the Water Transversality Global Awards and Conclave 2026 here, Birla said that water conservation is essential for...

New Delhi, March 5 Union Jal Shakti Minister C R Patil chaired a meeting with district officials from Madhya Pradesh on Thursday to review the progress of the Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari 2.0 initiative, which aims to increase public participation in water conservation.Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari...

DJB upgrades 10 sewage plants, intensifies Yamuna cleanup effortsNew Delhi, March 5 Over the past year, the Delhi Jal Board has upgraded 10 sewage treatment plants, a move aimed at reducing the waste entering the Yamuna River, officials said.Government data show that several measures have...

Kolkata, March 5 West Bengal is emerging as a model for green development through a combination of circular economy initiatives, expansion of renewable energy, and water conservation programs, Principal Chief Advisor to the Chief Minister & Finance Department, Amit Mitra, said on Thursday...

New Delhi, March 5 Farmers voluntarily set aside 5 percent of their agricultural land to construct small recharge ponds and terraced pits to capture rainwater within farms as part of a community-led water conservation initiative in Chhattisgarh's Korea district.More than 440 traditional ponds...

Bhopal, February 27 – The Madhya Pradesh government, led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), announced on Friday that this year's Holi festival will be celebrated across the state with the message of "environmental protection and social harmony".The state government has appealed to citizens...

Gandhinagar, February 27: Natural farming was described as essential for safeguarding soil, water, the environment, and public health at a state-level seminar held at the Gujarat Legislative Assembly complex in Gandhinagar under the National Mission on Natural Farming.The seminar was chaired...

Nagpur, February 27 Maharashtra Governor Acharya Devvrat appealed for a shift towards natural farming to "conserve soil, water, and health," noting that the widespread use of harmful fertilizers such as urea has led to a surge in blood pressure and diabetes.Addressing the Lokmat Times...

Gandhinagar, February 27 – The Gujarat government has announced an allocation of ₹20 crore in the 2026-27 state budget for developing theme-based Namo Gaurav Park projects in municipal corporation areas, officials said on Friday.The total proposed outlay of ₹100 crore is to create modern...

Puducherry, February 27 Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry, K Kailashnathan, said that a massive scheme involving an investment of Rs 500 crore was being prepared to strengthen irrigation canals in Karaikal, a constituent of the union territory located at the tail end of the Cauvery river basin...

Srinagar, February 25 Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah laid the foundation stones for infrastructure and river conservation projects worth over Rs 190 crore in Srinagar and Budgam districts on Wednesday.The projects, spanning five constituencies, focus on urban beautification...

Gandhinagar, February 23 – Gujarat will deepen 10 ponds in every taluka as part of a statewide water conservation drive launched on Monday, with the state government aiming to further raise groundwater levels ahead of the monsoon.Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel formally launched the Sujalam...

Rajouri (J&K), February 23 – In a landmark achievement for the remote hilly areas of Rajouri district in J&K, more than 14,000 people in its Kotranka subdivision are receiving piped water at their homes for the first time since independence, under the Central government’s Jal Jeevan Mission...

New Delhi, February 22 Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted the success of a Kerala village in growing 570 varieties of rice in a single field and how an Odisha farmer secured additional income through better land use and water conservation in his monthly radio broadcast, "Mann Ki Baat," on...

New Delhi, February 18 Chief Minister Rekha Gupta inaugurated projects worth more than Rs 2,000 crore in the water and sewage sector on Wednesday.The chief minister said that the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) projects, including laying of new water pipelines, sewer lines and construction of...