Bathinda: Low to very high traces of uranium were detected in water samples taken from tubewells in 43 villages in Bhagta Bhai Ke, Mour, Nathana, Phul and Rampura blocks of the district.

An interactive workshop will be organised on findings of baseline study and monitoring and evaluation framework under the Sustainable Land and Ecosystem Management Project (SLEM)-TFO, one of the se

The Tamil Nadu government has asked the Union ministry of rural development to release its first installment of Rs 138.56 crore towards the drinking water programme in the state. In a letter to Union minister Jairam Ramesh, chief minister J Jayalalithaa has said that the level of expenditure had gone up substantially in the state towards the development of water resources.

Evacuees To Get Extra 12% Of Value Annually Till Deal Is Done.

The focus of the new version of the Land Acquisition Bill, to be tabled in Parliament in the monsoon session next month, would be on compensation and transparency in acquisition.

Five years after the launch of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) on which the Centre has spent over `1,10,700 crores so far, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will release a comprehensive review of the performance of the flagship scheme on Saturday.

The release of the review report is coming at a time when the job demands within MNREGA have seen more than 20 per cent decline in the last financial year, while a number of states could not spend their allocated funds under the flagship scheme.

Kisan Mahasangh, a federation of farmers, criticised Union Ministers Jairam Ramesh and Anand Sharma on Monday for openly supporting a “retrograde provision” in the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation

Chandigarh: Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh today said Punjab could utilise only Rs 29 crore of the Rs 151 crore earmarked for the state to build rural toilets in the past 10 years.

Chandigarh: A specialised laboratory equipped to check contamination of groundwater by uranium and other heavy metals will be set up and run in conjunction with the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (B

New Delhi:With Prime Minister Manmohan Singh calling for cutting red tape to promote investment and to fuel growth, the Centre has decided to retain a government role in acquiring land for private