water resources

New Delhi, March 22 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday extended his greetings to the people on the occasion of World Water Day and paid tribute to water as a vital element that shapes the future of the planet."Water sustains us and shapes the future of our planet. On World Water Day, let...

Kathmandu, March 21 Glaciers across the Hindu Kush Himalaya are melting at an accelerating rate, with ice loss rates doubling since 2000, even as they lost 12 per cent of their area between 1990 and 2020, according to two reports released by ICIMOD on Saturday.The reports were published to...

Chennai, March 21 – Nearly a decade after construction began, the long-delayed Marudaiyaru dam project in Kottarai village remains incomplete, raising major concerns for residents ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections.The delay, largely attributed to funding shortages, is expected to...

Shimla, March 21 Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu presented a budget of ₹54,928 crore for the financial year 2026-27 in the state assembly on Saturday.Sukhu, who was presenting his fourth budget, began his speech by stating that the discontinuation of the Revenue Deficit...

New Delhi, March 21 A parliamentary panel has expressed concern over the underutilization of funds under the River Interlinking scheme in 2025-26 and has urged the government to expedite implementation to ensure the timely completion of projects.In a report, the Parliamentary Standing...

March 20, New Delhi – India has reiterated that the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan will remain in effect only if Islamabad ceases its support for terrorism.Speaking at a United Nations (UN) event to mark World Water Day, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, P. Harish, stated that...

India has reiterated that the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan will remain in effect until Islamabad ceases its support for terrorism. India's Permanent Representative to the U.N., P. Harish, stated that Pakistan must uphold the sanctity of human life before raising concerns about the treaty...

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...

Bengaluru, March 19 Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar said on Thursday that there is no legal impediment to issuing a notification for the Upper Krishna River Phase-3 project, including raising the height of the Almatti dam, and indicated that the state would soon take a decision...

New Delhi, March 19 Patel Engineering has received a letter of award from the Himachal government for the Rs 910 crore Package I of the Renuka Ji Dam project.The project, located in the Dadahu village of the Sirmaur district of the state, is scheduled to be completed within 30 months, Patel...

Jagraon, March 18 Lashing out at rival parties, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Wednesday said that only his party is concerned about the welfare of the people of Punjab.Badal appealed to the people to support the SAD for the welfare of Punjab, Punjabis, and...

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...

Raipur, March 17 Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai said on Tuesday that Chhattisgarh's progress was stalled when the Congress was in power and highlighted his government's commitment to a development push and serving "Chhattisgarh Mahtari (mother)".Responding to the discussion on budgetary demand...

Bengaluru, March 17 – Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar arrived in Delhi on Tuesday, where he stated that he would meet with MPs and Union Ministers from the state regarding pending irrigation projects.Speaking to the media at Kempegowda International Airport before departing for...

Bengaluru, March 17 Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar said that he, along with Ministers H K Patil and M B Patil, will discuss with MPs from the state on pending approvals for the state's irrigation projects.Speaking to reporters at Kempegowda International Airport before leaving...

Bagalkote (Karnataka), March 14 Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar said on Saturday that he will meet the state's MPs in New Delhi on March 17 to discuss the objections raised by Andhra Pradesh to the Upper Krishna Project, and to pressure the Centre to intervene.Also, the state's...

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...