The name given is very apt as the word 'Yukt' is derived from 'Yojanam' (planning) and 'Dhara' indicates flow, said Jitendra Singh, who is ...

The ministries of rural development, agriculture and farmer’s welfare, and water resources will converge their flagship schemes towards wat...

As the threat of a water shortage looms larger with each passing year, India Inc’s biggies aren’t just focusing on improving their own cons...

The team decided to adopt an integrated approach towards relief work to be carried out in three districts of the region -Latur, Beed and Os...

The PMKSY guidelines have also been circulated to Chief Secretaries of all state governments for their views.

The water conservation initiatives implemented at ITC's facilities have enabled the company to reduce its water intake progressively over y...

Underlining the importance of expediting the implementation of infrastructure projects in the state, the two Maharashtra ministers discusse...

Key changes that could be made to IWMP include conserving/reviving the big reservoirs and reducing the leeway on completion of projects.

The exercise, being carried out on the lines of Gujarat, includes the IWMP, NRLMP and National Watershed Management Project Neeranchal.

The govt is considering pruning the long-winded names of some key social sector schemes so that beneficiaries can relate to them better.

"The Project will improve government watershed operations in 930 micro-watersheds covering 465,000 hectares."

Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal today met Union Minister Jairam Ramesh to ensure speedy completion of all formalities related to construction...

Nearly half of the net sown land in India falls in unirrigated areas with a majority in important agricultural states, shows government dat...

Government has set up an expert group to devise better methods to achieve convergence of MGNREGA activities with that of various water cons...

Tamil Nadu government to shift its farmer support programmes from 'drought relief' to 'drought preparedness', an international symposium he...

Rajasthan government has joined hands with ITC to address water crisis in the desert state.

Prime Minister's inter-ministry task group on water conservation set up under Planning Commission may favour creation of an integrated inst...