water resource news

Various mining-affected villages have filed proposals for improvement of their village assets, including water resources and agricultural fields, and have sought funds from the DMFs’ kitty to alleviate their woes.

environment

Updated on Feb 22, 2021 04:03 pm IST

PSPCL CMD retires, A Venu Prasad assumes charge

Venu Prasad, the new chairman-cum-managing director of PSPCL.

cities

Updated on Jun 05, 2020 08:32 pm IST

Punjab chief secy Karan Avtar relieved of financial commissioner taxation charge

Karan Avtar Singh

chandigarh news

Updated on May 13, 2020 08:31 am IST

Respite from water woes in Chennai

The four lakes that feed the city are nearly 14 times fuller this year.

bengaluru news

Updated on May 03, 2020 12:59 am IST

Women’s Day 2020: ‘Be a water warrior,’ posts another woman achiever from PM’s social media account

india news

Updated on Mar 08, 2020 01:50 pm IST

Captain Amarinder Singh calls all-party meeting on January 23 on looming water crisis

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chandigarh news

Updated on Jan 17, 2020 11:23 pm IST

16 IAS, 15 PCS officers transferred

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chandigarh news

Published on Dec 21, 2019 11:04 pm IST

Sirhind waters to help lower Buddha Nullah pollution level

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chandigarh news

Updated on Oct 02, 2019 09:59 pm IST

‘Will not bear any additional financial burden of Polavaram,’ says Centre

Apart from wastage of time and resources of the department, it may also increase the financial liability of the state government, the Polavaram Project Authority (PPA) said.

india news

Updated on Aug 24, 2019 06:32 pm IST

Jagan govt calls for fresh tenders to complete Polavaram project

Andhra Pradesh chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy’s government issued ‘pre-closure’ notice to Navayuga stating that its contract was terminated, following a recommendation made by an eight-member expert committee.

india news

Updated on Aug 17, 2019 07:31 pm IST

SYL meet: Fresh round inconclusive; Punjab, Haryana stick to their stance

Punjab officials have been maintaining that volume of water flowing through Punjab rivers has come down drastically and the issue needs a relook.

chandigarh news

Updated on Aug 17, 2019 06:01 am IST

Kanwad Yatra can evolve, blend social, religious duties, says prominent seer

Kanwad Yatra is in full swing nowadays .Devotees of Shiv from Jhunjhnu (Rajsthan) with Kanwad are passing through Rohtak Photo by Manoj Dhaka/HindustanTimes

lucknow news

Updated on Aug 11, 2019 11:25 pm IST

Government planning water reforms by bringing in new model law

Parts of Chennai have gone without piped water for several months now. The city’s crisis was aggravated when Tamil Nadu received 55% less rains during the so-called winter monsoon in December 2018, according to weather bureau data. (HT Photo)

india news

Updated on Jul 18, 2019 06:11 am IST

Water tankers only lifeline for Maharashtra’s Beed, but they aren’t enough

Villagers from Bhim Nagar in Wadwani tehsil of Beed jump onto the tankers within seconds it enters into the village. 24000 liter stock is emptied in their small tanks and pots in just 10 to 15 minutes

india news

Updated on Jul 10, 2019 07:31 am IST

The Green Budget has a vision for a healthier India

Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) is a success and the focus will continue in efforts to sustain the behavioural change achieved in sanitation

analysis

Published on Jul 08, 2019 08:08 am IST

Under Jal Shakti scheme, Centre to focus on replenishing water bodies

On June 22, the Prime Minister wrote letters to all village panchayat heads, urging them to undertake rainwater harvesting and water conservation activities in rural India.

india news

Updated on Jul 01, 2019 06:01 am IST

Is India’s economic growth story dehydrating country?

The conflict between economic growth and environmental destruction, of which water scarcity is now an important aspect, is often seen as a given. However, India has done much worse on this front than others.

editorials

Updated on Jun 30, 2019 07:49 am IST

Water supply has dipped to 30 mins, allege residents in Gurugram

“We are supplying more than the required volume of water. If there is a local problem, it has to be dealt with by the internal distribution network of DLF and other societies,” GMDA chief engineer (infrastructure) Lalit Arora said.

gurugram news

Updated on Jun 25, 2019 02:30 am IST

Modi’s biggest test is improving the condition of India’s poorest

Narendra Modi has shown that he has the ability to focus and achieve when he puts his mind to something.

editorials

Updated on Jun 23, 2019 07:53 pm IST

Why India must get its act together on water diplomacy

Indian and Pakistani members of the Indus Water Treat meet in Lahore, August 29, 2018. With Pakistan, there is no need for India to bend over backwards on water diplomacy

columns

Published on Jun 21, 2019 08:03 pm IST

New tech to study critical water recharge zones of Nainital Lake

A view of the Nainital lake

dehradun news

Updated on May 20, 2019 02:23 pm IST

Union minister Nitin Gadkari stressed on family first. He explains why

Nitin Gadkari holds the portfolios of road transport and highways; shipping; and water resources, river development and Ganga rejuvenation ministries.

india news

Updated on Mar 12, 2019 01:15 am IST