-The Indian Express The average rainfall across the country during June 1-September 22 has been 718 mm, which is 14 per cent less than the LPA of 839 mm. This year’s monsoon deficiency, likely to be around 13-14 per cent, could be listed among the five worst years in terms of rainfall, officials from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) in Pune said. In the last 40 years, the highest rainfall deficiency was recorded...
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Getting drinking water from humidity in this Kutch village -Ankur Tewari
-The Times of India AHMEDABAD: Kothara village in Kutch has 30 non-toxic plastic condensers installed in a surface area of 540sqm to generate water from humid air. This is filtered, stored in tanks and dispensed through pouches. In just four months, 13,500 litres of drinking water is produced and the cost for this is Rs30 per 20 litre container. On clear nights, the top surface of condensers gradually cools by losing heat...
More »Spectre of drought haunts Gujarat -Rutam Vora
-The Hindu Business Line Farm output at stake as rainfall deficit widens Ahmedabad: A continued dry spell in the current monsoon season has driven Gujarat to the brink of drought. The latest weather department data revealed that till September 9, Gujarat had a deficit of 21 per cent from the normal seasonal rainfall. Even as the kharif sowing is complete on 97 per cent of the area, the water storage conditions are not...
More »Shadow of drought looms over Gujarat as monsoon plays truant -Mahesh Langa
-The Hindu The mainstay crops of groundnut and cotton are in a precarious position. Ahmedabad: A month-long dry spell in Gujarat has farmers and the government worried as the State is now possibly staring at a drought with the monsoon deficit widening. The State received heavy rain in June and July, leading to floods in Saurashtra and North Gujarat, which killed over 100 people and thousands of animals. “There was not a single...
More »Assembly clears bills that make land acquisition easier
-The Indian Express Statement of Objects and Reasons of the Bill justifies its need to make procedural parts of these decades old laws simple and to mitigate undue hardship that people have to suffer. Gandhinagar: The Assembly on Thursday passed two key bills to help facilitate rapid industrialisation and urbanisation in Gujarat. While the Gujarat Agricultural Land Ceiling (Amendment) Bill, 2015, proposes use of surplus farm land for industrial purpose, the Gujarat Tenancy...
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