Nishikant Dubey slams Congress over 1982 Ganga, Teesta water-sharing MoU with Bangladesh, says 'Bangladesh Zindabad' is its guiding principle"On this very day, May 30, 1982, then-Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had given renewed consent for the sharing of the Ganga River with a Bang...
30 May, 2026, 11.19 AM IST
From lottery draws to fiscal spending, China broadens digital yuan footprintIn a series of measures, many revealed here for the first time, the People's Bank of China (PBOC) is giving banks policy incentives and beh...
30 May, 2026, 10.51 AM IST
From dry lands to thriving farms: How one farmer from Andhra transformed dry land into productive crops worth croresIn India's drought-hit Anantapur district, farmer Mekala Shiva Shankar Reddy transformed 180 acres into a high-income, water-efficient agri...
11 May, 2026, 08.23 PM IST
Rare earth mining is poisoning Mekong River tributaries, threatening 'the world's kitchen'Toxic runoff from unregulated rare earth mines in Myanmar and Laos is contaminating the Mekong River and its tributaries, threatening the l...
29 Apr, 2026, 09.58 AM IST
Gram panchayats boost own earnings, fund schools, flood control and digital accessIndian villages are achieving financial independence. Gram panchayats are boosting tax collections and using their own funds for schools, f...
24 Apr, 2026, 09.34 AM IST
These mid-cap stocks with ‘Strong Buy’ & ‘Buy’ recos can rally over 25%, according to analystsOver the next few sessions, as the uncertainty caused by the Gulf war intensifies and makes you anxious, remember this: It is not the first...
22 Apr, 2026, 10.08 PM IST
Centre proposes to continue river basin management scheme with Rs 2,183 crore outlay for 2026- 31The government plans to continue the River Basin Management scheme from 2026 to 2031. A budget of Rs 2,183 crore is proposed. This initiati...
19 Apr, 2026, 09.45 PM IST
Tactical investing: 6 stocks for your watchlist as the Gulf rebuild approaches; 4 with positive upside potential of up to 25%Peace is something that has eluded West Asia a long time. For old Gulf watchers, statements and counter-statements of the kind seen in the ...
19 Apr, 2026, 04.02 PM IST
“Syndicate raj grabbed tribal land”: Modi targets TMC in PuruliaIn Purulia, a major tribal-dominated district in the State, the PM said that the the agricultural infrastructure in West Bengal is under th...
19 Apr, 2026, 03.34 PM IST
KCR appears before judicial panel probing 'irregularities' in Kaleshwaram projectBRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao appeared before the judicial commission investigating alleged irregularities in the Kaleshwaram project, ...
11 Jun, 2025, 11.51 AM IST
163 large and medium irrigation projects delayed: CentreA total of 163 large and medium irrigation projects are delayed, the Rajya Sabha was told on Monday.
14 Jul, 2014, 03.43 PM IST
163 large and medium irrigation projects delayed: GovernmentSantosh Kumar Gangwar said completion of irrigation projects gets delayed due to various reasons such as land acquisition, resettlement etc.
14 Jul, 2014, 03.15 PM IST
Jain Irrigation bags Rs 385 crore project from Karnataka governmentJain Irrigation Systems has bagged a Rs 385.7-crore project from the Karnataka government that would benefit 35 villages of Bagalkot distri...
30 Dec, 2013, 06.32 PM IST
- Govt likely to discuss proposal on AIBP tomorrow
Various states have failed to utilise nearly 15 million hectares of irrigation potential created by the end of the 10th Five Year Plan (200...
11 Sep, 2013, 08.22 PM IST
- CCEA defers decision on AIBP for further consultations
A proposal to continue the Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP) in the 12th Plan period was today deferred by a Cabinet Committe...
21 Jun, 2013, 08.31 PM IST
- Patel Eng consortium bags Rs 3,859 cr order from AP Govt
Construction firm Patel Engineering today said the company, in consortium with two other firms, has bagged an order worth Rs 3,859 crore fo...
17 Dec, 2008, 06.21 PM IST
- Irrigation projects in stormy waters
During the Ninth Plan period, the allocation for irrigation and flood control was a little above Rs 55,400 crore, accounting for around 6.5...
03 Jan, 2003, 06.14 AM IST