Chandigarh: A report on the community needs of nine villages in Fatehgarh Sahib was released here on Sunday.

Basic Services Already Stretched, Master Plan Must Consider Population Growth: Experts

BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha Government has decided to sink over 32,000 tube-wells near anganwadi centres (AWCs) in its bid to provide drinking water to all these ICDS utilities.

The highest ever increase of Rs 5 in diesel rate is set to raise input cost of farmers as it will cause an additional burden of over Rs 500 crore on Punjab’s agriculture sector, experts said on Fri

When it comes to farms, Punjab is not Haryana’s “laggard” neighbour.

London Citing examples from West Bengal and Madhya Pradesh, a Stockholm-based water management institute has said that small-scale irrigation schemes could protect millions of farmers from food insecurity and climate risks.

The report by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), titled 'Water for wealth and food security: Supporting farmer-driven investments in agricultural water management'; was released at the ongoing World Water Week in Stockholm.

In a move to bring down the accumulated losses of the Uttarakhand Power Corporation Limited (UPCL), the government has given a package of over Rs 915 crore to the sole state-run power distribution company.

The accumulated losses of the UPCL stood at Rs 1,948.22 crore till the year 2010-11, the auditing for which has been completed. The annual losses of the UPCL for the same year were Rs 204.46 crore.

A new report by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) has commended the Jyotigram Yojana, launched by the Gujarat Government in 2003, that provides 24-hour power supply to villages in

London: A new report by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) has commended the Jyotigram Yojana launched by the Gujarat government in 2003 that provides 24-hour power supply to villages in the state.

The report, titled ‘Feeding a Thirsty World: Challenges and Opportunities for a Water and Food Secure Future’, has been published as the institute’s input for the ongoing 2012 World Water Week in Stockholm from August 26 to 31. The report mentions achievements of the Jyotigram Yojana launched by the Narendra Modi government in September 2003 while warning about water scarcity and its impact on food production and for the estimated global population of 9 billion by 2050.