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Science at scale: India’s journey from food security to global leadershipToday, India is the world’s largest producer of milk, pulses, and spices; the largest exporter of rice; and among the leading producers of ...- China enters its flood season; heavy rain expected in the southChina has entered its flood season with heavy rains forecast for the south. Some northern areas and major river basins will experience belo...
- From river to muddy trail: Yamuna in Delhi is now just a shallow brown stream, Villagers walk across the dry river bedThe Yamuna River in Delhi has shrunk to a shallow, brown stream, with locals now walking across its dry bed. This yearly phenomenon is attr...
- India’s first rock check dam opens in Ladakh: Watch breathtaking blue paradise photos and video of Indus water at 11,000 feetLadakh has launched India's first rock check dam on the Indus River. This innovative structure uses riverbed stones to slow water flow and ...
- Macro, the Mightiest: Why India’s biggest macro variable still falls from the skyThe 2026 monsoon comes with a clear warning: Rainfall is forecast at 92% of the long-period average, with higher-than-usual probability of ...
- Government to roll out VB-G RAM G scheme from July 1; Parliamentary committee briefedGet ready for the VB-G RAM G rural employment program, kicking off on July 1 and taking over from MGNREGA! With backing from 25 states, thi...
- Explained: What is the new VB-G RAM G Act and how will it replace MGNREGA?A new rural employment law, VB-G RAM G Act, will replace MGNREGA on July 1. It guarantees 125 days of work annually, focusing on infrastruc...
- 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...
- Yamuna's water level rising in Delhi, preparations in place to deal with floods: MinisterThe Yamuna's water level is rising due to increased discharge from Haryana's Hathinikund barrage, reaching 204.35 meters near Delhi. With t...
- Delhi govt approves 318 projects worth Rs 455 crore for development of villages: Gopal RaiThe minister stated, "To ensure development in the villages of Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had constituted the Delhi Rural Develo...
- Union Budget 2024: Government extends financial support for flood mitigation, irrigation projectsThe projects the government will provide financial support for include the Kosi-Mechi intra-state link and 20 other ongoing schemes, encomp...
- Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal calls meeting to discuss waterlogging due to heavy rainfall, rising water level in YamunaDelhi recorded 153 mm of rain in a 24-hour period ending at 8:30 am on Sunday, the highest in a single day in July since 1982, the India Me...
- Joint study group, surveillance squad formed to check toxic pollutant level in YamunaAmmoniacal nitrogen (NH3-N) is a measure for the amount of ammonia, a toxic pollutant often found in landfill leachate and waste products s...
- Kashmir bid to stop urban flooding claims wetland casualtyThe two-stage plan, started in 2018, includes dredging and deepening an existing drainage channel that diverts water from the River Jhelum ...
- Two-day rainfall poses flood threat to Kashmir ValleyThe officials claim that out of 399 crore only 196 crore were spent in last four years till march 2018, of which dredging was a major compo...
- Mehbooba Mufti expresses concern over slow pace of Jhelum dredgingThis was the first review meeting of the Irrigation and Flood Control Department which was chaired by Mehbooba after taking over as the Chi...
- Build special ghats for religious items: National Green TribunalA bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar, in a recent judgement, prohibited individuals from throwing pooja material.
- World Bank to assist Bengal in minor irrigation work: Pranab MukherjeeThe World Bank will extend financial assistance for undertaking minor irrigation projects in West Bengal, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee...
- J & K government sets Rs 900 cr revenue target from water resourcesJ&K govt has set a revenue target of Rs 900 cr on account of levy from companies using the state's water resources.
- Centre sanctions Rs 70 cr for Jammu airport projectThe Centre has sanctioned Rs 70 crore to expand and upgrade Jammu airport to increase its landing surface and passenger-holding capacity fr...
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