-The Hindu Business Line State has to build 52,340 km-long canal network if the Narmada's waters are to reach Gujarat farmers AHMEDABAD, JUNE 13: Gujarat Government may have won the eight-year-long battle to install 30 sluice gates at Sardar Sarovar dam on the river Narmada, thereby increasing its height by 17 metres to 138.68 m, but its real challenge may have just begun. The Sardar Sarovar project has been unique as it has...
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Uttarakhand pushes for more hydropower projects -Soma Basu
-Down to Earth Lakhwar-Vyasi project cleared by Centre this year is a violation of Supreme Court order, says expert The Uttarakhand government is pushing for more hydropower projects in the state even through a Supreme Court-appointed panel of experts blamed existing hydel power projects in the state for the Uttarakhand flood disaster of 2013. The panel has sought complete overhaul of the environment clearance mechanism for such projects. The state government has...
More »Agriculture ministry readies plan to deal with poor monsoon -Vishwa Mohan & Dipak Kumar Dash
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The government is ready with a contingency plan to deal with below normal rains this monsoon with a series of steps including diesel subsidy for farmers in the rain-deficient districts, crop loans at lower rates and release of foodgrains to deal with a possible shortage. Amid reports of below normal rains, the agriculture ministry presented the plan for 500 districts during a meeting called by Prime...
More »Government to give an additional Rs 12,000 per household for building Indira Awas Yojana house under MGNREGA -Yogima Seth Sharma
-The Economic Times NEW DELHI: The Centre has decided to give Rs 12,000 per household to the poor for working on building their homes, a measure that signifies the biggest convergence of two social welfare schemes and could provide a boost to both rural employment and consumption at a time when the monsoon is expected to be below average. Please click here to read more. ...
More »The Spectre of Food Crisis in India
-The Navhind Times THAT climate will remain in a state of flux is a given. The fallout of global warming will be periodic extreme heat and drought, as was experienced by the United States and some other food-exporting countries in 2012, sending food prices close to record levels. At the same time, many countries, including China and India will experience heavy rains and floods from time to time, damaging food production. Even...
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