-Hindustan Times Through the initiative, the government aims to save water by recycling and reusing it by using waste water for activities for which fresh water is used in school compounds. After rain water harvesting, the Delhi government has proposed to make zero liquid discharge (ZLD) system mandatory in all schools runs by it. Through the initiative, the government aims to save water by recycling and reusing it by using waste water...
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Data shows below-normal water storage in India's 72 of 100 major reservoirs
-PTI The scenario is particularly worrying in the states of Gujarat and Maharashtra, according to Central water Commission data With the four-month rainy season nearly halfway through, 72 of the 100 major water reservoirs in the country have reported water storage which is 80 per cent or below of normal, the Central water Commission data shows. According to the data, until July 25, the basin storage position is deficient in major rivers like...
More »What is zero budget natural farming? -Priscilla Jebaraj
-The Hindu * Will this form of chemical-free agriculture increase farmers’ incomes? Where are the pitfalls? The story so far: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman thrust zero budget farming into the spotlight in the first Budget speech of the 17th Lok Sabha earlier this month, calling for a “back to the basics” approach. She said, “We need to replicate this innovative model through which in a few States, farmers are already being trained...
More »Only 25 per cent water left in dams across Maharashtra -Radheshyam Jadhav
-The Hindu Business Line Sowing completed in 73 per cent area under kharif cultivation Pune: With rains continuing to evade Maharashtra, the dams across the State are left with just 25 per cent water compared to 46.5 per cent stock during the same period last year. Situation in drought hit Marathwada region is alarming as dams have just 0.82 per cent water. There are 4,716 water tankers plying to cater drinking water...
More »'Bill aims to reduce river water to a commodity'
-The Hindu water conservationist Rajendra Singh says it will also take away the rights of States and communities over rivers Belagavi (Karnataka): water conservationist Rajendra Singh has criticised the Draft River Basin Management Bill, 2018, and said it aims to reduce river water to a commodity that can be traded. He added that the Bill would also take away the rights of States and communities over rivers. “The newly-formed Jal Shakti Ministry has...
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