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...
agriculture
cauvery river
corporate social responsibility
farmer welfare
government schemes
irrigation canals
kailashnathan
karaikal
national institute of technology
puducherry
rangasamy
rural development
subsoil waterwaterconservationwater management
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...
budgam
climate resilience
drainage systems
environmental initiatives
housing and urban development department
infrastructure projects
jammu and kashmir
jhelum river
ramzan
river conservation
sewage treatment plants
srinagar
urban beautification
waterconservationwater management
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...
check dams
environmental management
flood control
groundwater management
gujarat
gujarat government
pond deepening
public participation
rainwater harvesting
rural development
sujalam sufalam jal abhiyan
waterconservationwater resources
water storage
water supply
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...
community participation
greywater management
har ghar jal
household tap water
iec (information, education, communication)
india
j&k (jammu and kashmir)
jal jeevan mission
kotranka subdivision
piped water
rainwater harvesting
rajouri district
rural water supply
waterconservationwater security
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...
agricultural products
agriculture
crop diversification
export
farmers
fish farming
gi tag
hirod patel
india
kerala
land use
odisha
rice production
seed heritage
waterconservation
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...
Gorakhpur (UP), February 17 Integrating economic progress with environmental protection through a "Sanatan model of development" can help India regain its status as a Vishwaguru, water conservationist, and Ramon Magsaysay Award winner, Rajendra Singh, said at a seminar here on Tuesday...
development planning
environmental challenges
forest cover
gorakhpur
mahyogi gorakhnath university
rajendra singh
river revival
sanatan model of development
sustainable growth
uttar pradesh
uttar pradesh pollution control board
waste management
waterconservationwater literacy
water stress
Chennai, February 17 Tamil Nadu has successfully reversed the decline in cultivable land caused by climate change and natural disasters through sustained policy interventions, Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister M.R.K. Panneerselvam said while presenting the Interim Agriculture Budget for...
agriculture budget
agroforestry
cultivable land
farmer welfare
green tamil nadu mission
gross state value added (gsva)
groundwater recharge
irrigation
land management
rosewood cultivation
sapling distribution
tamil nadu agriculture
traditional waterbodies
waterconservation
wild boar management
Raipur, February 15 – The farming community in Mohbhatta village, in the Rajnandgaon district of Chhattisgarh, has seen a significant improvement in agricultural productivity and livelihoods since the implementation of the Saur Sujala Yojana in the village.With the installation of...
Chandigarh, February 15 Congress general secretary Kumari Selja on Sunday claimed that farmers in Haryana are falling into debt due to the ineffective policies of the BJP government."Agriculture has long been the backbone of Haryana's prosperity, but due to the policies of the BJP government...
agricultural loans
congress party
farmer debt
gram panchayats
haryana agriculture
haryana assembly
jhad lands
minimum support price (msp)
natural disaster compensation
pond lands
revenue records
rural development
selja
sirsa lok sabha constituency
waterconservation
Mumbai, February 12 The Maharashtra government signed 12 Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with Tata Trusts and one with Naam Foundation on Thursday to strengthen cooperation in health, nutrition, water conservation, and rural livelihoods, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said.Speaking at...
chief minister's relief fund
emergency response systems
gadchiroli district administration
groundwater recharge
health
maharashtra government
memorandums of understanding
naam foundation
nagpur hospitals
nutrition
public health
rural development
rural livelihoods
soil conservation
tata trusts
telemedicine
waterconservationwaterconservation works
women and child development
Gangtok, February 11 In view of the severe water shortage at various points due to inadequate rainfall during winter, water supply in the serviced areas of the state capital will be limited to once a day, a senior official said on Wednesday.Engineers from the Public Health and Engineering...