India's digital currency push targets its leaky welfare systemWhile India's early efforts are modest compared with those of China, where more than 200 million people use the e-yuan, the world's most po...
23 Apr, 2026, 10.48 AM IST
India's digital currency push targets its leaky welfare systemIndia is piloting its digital rupee, the e-rupee, for welfare payments. This initiative aims to improve efficiency and reduce corruption in...
23 Apr, 2026, 09.29 AM IST
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...
05 Apr, 2026, 07.47 PM IST
India pulled the plug on IWT when Pakistanis are fighting over waterFollowing the Pahalgam terror attack, India suspended the Indus Water Treaty, a move that could exacerbate existing water disputes within P...
25 Apr, 2025, 07.04 PM IST
Govt okays subsidised loans worth Rs 3,971.31 cr for micro-irrigation projectsThe interest subvented loans are being offered under Micro Irrigation Fund (MIF) created with National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Devel...
20 Nov, 2020, 03.06 PM IST
Shahpurkandi dam project to reduce flow of river water to Pakistan: Amarinder SinghThe Shahpurkandi dam project is being constructed on the Ravi river, 11 km downstream of the Ranjit Sagar Dam project and 7 km up stream of...
08 Mar, 2019, 06.00 PM IST
Centre okays dam on Ravi, will cut water flow to PakistanOnce completed in June 2022, it will improve irrigation potential of farmers in Jammu & Kashmir and Punjab.
07 Dec, 2018, 12.05 PM IST
India to expedite 3 projects to stop its share of Indus waters from flowing into PakistanUnder the Indus Waters Treaty, waters flowing in three of Indus tributaries -- the Sutlej, Beas and Ravi -- have been allotted to India; wh...
25 Nov, 2018, 01.01 PM IST
Days before Indus talks, J&K & Punjab sort out dam rowThe move to resume work will give a boost to the country's strategy to utilise its entire share of water under the Indus Water Treaty (IWT).
05 Mar, 2017, 11.54 AM IST
Punjab amphibious bus runs into controversy, govt accused of destroying crops to facilitate Sukhbir Badal's rideVillagers near the Harike Pattan lake in Ferozepur, led by Aam Aadmi Party leaders, have accused the Shiromani Akali Dal-led government of ...
14 Dec, 2016, 06.58 PM IST
After Gujarat, Punjab and Andhra Pradesh to put solar panels on canals to boost green powerPunjab and AP have embraced an innovative project implemented in Gujarat by Modi as chief minister to cover the Narmada Canal with solar pa...
23 Apr, 2016, 01.34 AM IST
Budget 2016: Farmers welcome focus on expansion of irrigationFarmer bodies have welcomed the budget's focus on expansion of irrigation across the country, which is likely to irrigate an additional lak...
29 Feb, 2016, 01.24 PM IST
Parkash Singh Badal seeks clearance of irrigation projects worth Rs 5236 croreBadal sought early clearance of various irrigation projects worth Rs 5,236.7 crore pending with Water Resources Ministry at different stage...
07 Dec, 2015, 09.47 PM IST
- NABARD to fund two projects in Punjab worth Rs 116 crore
NABARD has approved funding of two projects worth Rs 116 crore for rehabilitation efforts in various districts of Punjab.
02 Apr, 2013, 09.23 PM IST
Nearly 50 pc of country's agricultural land in rainfed areasNearly half of the net sown land in India falls in unirrigated areas with a majority in important agricultural states, shows government dat...
16 Sep, 2012, 01.50 PM IST
- NABARD sanctions Rs 19 cr to Punjab for micro-irrigation
NABARD has sanctioned Rs 19 crore for micro irrigation Projects to Punjab Government under the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund.
04 Jan, 2008, 10.30 PM IST
- Punjab govt to construct Shahpurkandi Dam: CM
Shahpurkandi Dam is proposed to be constructed in Gurdaspur district of Punjab with a generation capacity of 168 MW.
27 Jun, 2007, 05.30 PM IST