’60 cr people face high to extreme water crisis in India’
Sixty crore people in India face high to extreme water crisis and its demand is projected to be twice the availability supply by 2030, the […]
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Depleting groundwater shrinks India’s agricultural lands: Government data
By Anuradha Shukla In 2017, nearly 40 lakh hectares of agricultural land was impacted because of water woes, resulting in a drop in the area under […]
Can stepwells help curb the water crisis in India?
By Pooja Patel The sight of women walking hours in the scorching sun to fetch water from wells many miles away is a commonplace in […]
CAUTERIZE ON CHILIKA: Political bravura on Water Airport ?
By Bibhuti Pati Water airport on Chilika’s water will give a watery grave gift to Chilika. In the name of wheedle economic growth through water […]
Maruti, IOC join hands for biofuel blend, engine efficiency
By RONENDRA SINGH & RICHA MISHRA With consumers demanding cost-effective and fuel-efficient vehicles, and the government pushing for cleaner fuel as well as reducing import dependence, […]
Income of farm households higher than non-farm homes, says NABARD survey
By Shubhangi Khapre The survey mapped other aspects like debt, saving, investment, insurance, pension and financial aptitude and behaviour of individuals apart from annual income. Mumbai: The […]
Digital payments market in India set to touch one trillion dollar in next 5 years: Niti Aayog
New Delhi: Niti Aayog has said that the digital payments market in India is set to become a trillion-dollar industry in the next five years. […]
‘About 70% of small rivers in India have died … water conservation efforts must involve people and not contractors’
Niti Aayog recently came out with a Composite Water Management Index to assess and improve performance in efficient management of water resources. Some of the […]
India needs to focus on water efficiency
By Avinash Mishra and Devashish Dhar Preserving water resources for the sustainable growth of India complements the noble vision of doubling farmer incomes by 2022 Over the past […]
Andhra Pradesh districts nowhere at the top in national level in NITI Aayog list
By S Guru Srikanth Though its performance in the number of water bodies rejuvenated under MGNREGA in the country was good, West Bengal stole the thunder. […]