The Punjab government avoided tough decisions and resorted to populist measures. Now, the economy and the environment are both in tatters

India s most agriculturally prosperous state, Punjab, is staring at an impending groundwater crisis. Over extraction of groundwater and faulty cropping practices could affect India s foodgrain production

A breach in the Bhakra Nangal dam in Punjab inundates more than 1,215 hectares of agricultural land

Anandpur Sahib in Punjab will soon become the first solar city

THE Punjab government's proposal to construct shallow tubewells along the Sirhind and Rajasthan feeder canals has come in for a lot of criticism. A study conducted by the Irrigation and Power

Palahi, a sleepy village in the Kapurthala district of Punjab, has set an example in the use of non-conventional sources of energy. All the gurudwaras, private hospitals, nursing homes and a large

PANIC gripped farmers of Amritsar and Gurdaspur districts of Punjab, when a deadly disease afflicted their paddy crop. Agriculture experts are still probing the mysterious epidemic, first noticed in

WATER-LOGGING in northern India has caused massive decline in the area under cotton cultivation. The production of cotton in Punjab and Haryana has been the worst affected, said the North India