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Discontinue sowing oldest paddy variety to check stubble burning: Centre to Punjab
By Gurpreet Singh Nibber | Hindustan Times, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON MAR 19, 2020 11:39 PM IST
PUSA-44 is a 130-day crop, which is sown early, before the onset of monsoon leading to more consumption of ground water. It also matures late, leaving a short window for wheat sowing in the rabi season.
Punjab: Unruly scenes in House as SAD seeks health minister’s dismissal
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Amritsar, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON FEB 27, 2020 11:48 PM IST
A World Bank team will visit Amritsar on March 3 to give a presentation on the project. Tenders will also be floated the same month.
Capt Amarinder Singh seeks WB support for crop diversification
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON OCT 29, 2019 11:29 PM IST
The chief minister made the request during a meeting with a World Bank delegation led by Dr Juergen Voegele, global director, agriculture and water
Chemical fertilisers polluting groundwater table in Sohna area of Gurugram: Survey
By Archana Mishra | Hindustan Times, Gurugram, Gurugram
UPDATED ON OCT 15, 2019 10:44 AM IST
Groundwater contamination in rural areas under the Sohna Municipal Council (MC) has exceeded beyond the permissible limit, due to heavy use of chemical fertilisers by farmers in the area.
Basmati farmers worried, US sanctions on Iran loom over exports from Punjab
By Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON SEP 09, 2019 12:33 AM IST
Government planning water reforms by bringing in new model law
By Zia Haq | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JUL 18, 2019 06:11 AM IST
The law is likely to be called the model water resources regulatory authority bill and only Maharashtra has such a body functioning since 2005, an official said, requesting anonymity.
Under Jal Shakti scheme, Centre to focus on replenishing water bodies
By Saubhadra Chatterji and Zia Haq | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JUL 01, 2019 06:01 AM IST
According to a paper released in 2018 by the Niti Ayog, the state-run policy think-tank, India’s ground water in 21 cities is set to plunge to bare-minimum levels by 2020.
Open borewell owners to face legal action under Punjab government
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Chandigarh
PUBLISHED ON JUN 14, 2019 01:56 PM IST
Chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh had ordered plugging of all open borewells after the Sangrur incident in which a two-year-old child died after being remaining trapped in an unused borewell for 110 hours.
Stringent law on the cards to regulate ground water extraction
By Brajendra K Parashar | Hindustan Times, Lucknow, Lucknow
PUBLISHED ON JUN 04, 2019 03:15 PM IST
Uttar Pradesh will soon have a special legislation to manage and regulate extraction of ground water with the provision of heavy penalty on industrial and commercial consumers if they do not recharge water back into the ground.
NGT stops illegal groundwater use at Appu Ghar
By Prayag Arora-Desai | Gurugram
UPDATED ON MAR 30, 2019 08:08 AM IST
Monday’s order came in response to a 2017 petition filed by city-based activist Harinder Dhingra against International Recreation & Amusement Park – the company which runs Appu Ghar – and HSVP.
Forest ministry officials inspect Gurugram’s Sushant Lok-3 for layout plan violations
By Abhishek Behl | Hindustan Times, Gurugram
UPDATED ON SEP 12, 2018 02:36 PM IST
A team comprising officials of the ministry of environment and forest and Central Pollution Control Board carried out a survey in Sushant Lok-3 to assess the status of basic amenities, diversion of land use and encroachment of green belts, among other violations of the layout plan by the developer.
Bill suggests armed force for protection of Ganga, punitive measures for polluters
By Press Trust of India | New Delhi
UPDATED ON SEP 05, 2018 03:38 PM IST
The draft bill, which has been circulated to different ministries for consultation, envisages constitution of National Ganga Council and a National Ganga Rejuvenation Authority to enforce the law
Road design fundamentally wrong
By Amit Bhatt | Hindustan Times, Gurugram
UPDATED ON AUG 29, 2018 12:02 PM IST
Lack of drains alongside roads, massive tree felling to widen roads and unreliable infrastructure are the main reasons for the problem.
NGT tells 5-star hotels in Delhi to take nod before extracting ground water
By HT Correspondent | New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON AUG 23, 2018 03:28 AM IST
A bench headed by Justice RS Rathore said the hotels would have to apply to the Central Ground Water Authority. They would have to inform how much water they are extracting and since when.
Now panchayats to manage water usage, monitor levels, devise plans for recharge
By Toufiq Rashid | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JUN 15, 2018 11:18 PM IST
Under Atal Bhujal Yojana, which aims to decentralise water management, panchayats in 8,350 villages in seven states of the country facing severe water crisis will soon manage water usage in their areas, monitor water levels and devise plans for its use and recharge.
Indonesia’s most active volcano rumbles, public ordered to stay away
By Reuters | Reuters, Jakarta
UPDATED ON MAY 22, 2018 11:22 AM IST
A series of eruptions at Mount Merapi in 2010 killed more than 350 people and authorities are taking no chances after plumes of smoke and ash billowed into the sky late on Monday.
Rainwater harvesting system model to be replicated in state, a law in the offing
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Dehradun
UPDATED ON APR 29, 2018 10:10 PM IST
The structure can help collect 831,000 liters of rainwater annually whereas the capacity of its subsurface storage tank comes to 30,000 liters. On an average, per day 600 liters of water can be drawn from the rainwater harvesting structure.
Earth Day: Concern over depleting natural water sources in U’khand
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Pithoragarh
UPDATED ON APR 22, 2018 10:15 PM IST
Depleting natural water sources and unseasonal rains affecting traditional crop patterns were dominating issues during the World Earth Day celebrations in the Kumaon division of Uttarakhand on Sunday