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India accounts for 25% of global groundwater use, says committee, flags over-extractionIndia faces a critical challenge with excessive groundwater extraction, contributing 25 percent to global withdrawals. A parliamentary comm...- ‘NITI Aayog to come up with combined report up to 6th edition of Water Management Index’India's Ministry of State for Planning, Rao Inderjit Singh, has announced that the NITI Aayog will release a combined report from the third...
- ET View: Conservation fee for groundwater usage sensibleThe Central Groundwater Board is slated to determine the mechanism design for the levy and its extent, range and quantum.
- Niti Aayog report: Rajasthan ranks low on drinking water for villagesNiti Aayog has appreciated Rajasthan's efforts in restoring 80 per cent of the irrigation potential of identified water bodies, largely thr...
- Chandrababu Naidu for interlinking of rivers to prevent water disputesThe chief minister was speaking at his camp office here with members of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Water Resources, who were o...
- PMKSY assets to be managed by water user bodies: Agriculure SecretaryIn dryland areas, he said, the government is emphasising on watershed approach and promote climate-smart agriculture by growing crops like ...
- India, ADB sign $120 miilion loan pact for irrigation in OdishaThe selected areas for the investment program are the Baitarani, Brahmani, Budhabalanga and Subernarekha river basins and part of Mahanadi ...
- Irrigation facilities for all farms in 10 years, says Uma BhartiUnion water resources minister Uma Bharti on Friday said that every agricultural field in the country would have irrigation facility in the...
- Centre has no intention to encroach states' rights on water: Manmohan SinghSingh was addressing the sixth meeting of the national water resources council which is likely to adopt the latest national water policy.
- Inadequate power,water pricing promoting groundwater misuse: PMPrime Minister Manmohan Singh today stressed on the need to move towards participatory mechanisms of pricing of water by the primary stakeh...
- AP set to achieve 9-9.5% growth in 12th plan periodAndhra Pradesh chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy said the state was committed to achieve 9-9.5% growth for the next five year plan that st...
- AP set to achieve 9-9.5% growth in 12th plan periodThe Commission had said the average economic growth during the current plan period (2007-12) was likely to remain 8.2% against a target of ...
- Single-channel water policy soonThe government will draw from the successful conservation methods followed by other countries to draw up a water management policy for the ...
- Orissa chalks out strategies for ushering green revolution in the stateOrissa has chalked out an ambitious plan to reap the benefit with innovative strategy for agrarian development.
- Watershed reforms...India should have a proactive policy for sustainable water usage.
- A spring of hopeGroundwater in more than 1/3 of districts is unfit for drinking.
- Water economy needs clarity & investmentIt’s that time of the year, again, when it rains, it simply pours.
- Proper system needed to spend Rs 25,000-cr agri packageOn May 30, the prime minster announced a package of Rs 25,000 crore (roughly $6 billion) for agriculture with a hope to boost growth in Ind...
- New farm produce marketing Act set to be in by MarchAll the 29 states will complete the process of amending the Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) Act and notify the rules before...
- Govt to focus on augmenting water resourcesYou could expect more policies on better water management this year.
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