El Niño effect: Why India may see weak monsoon and harsher summerIndia faces a double blow as the IMD forecasts below-normal monsoon rainfall, with a 60% chance of deficient rains due to El Niño. This, co...
30 May, 2026, 01.56 PM IST
Centre modernising 736 dams under Rs 10,211-crore rehabilitation programmeIndia is undertaking one of the world's largest dam rehabilitation programs, DRIP, with significant progress made in improving the safety o...
16 May, 2026, 07.05 PM IST
No scarcity of drinking water in summer in the state says Gujarat GovernmentThe Gujarat government assures citizens of adequate drinking water during the summer, with 2.23 Lakh MCFT available against a requirement o...
14 May, 2025, 07.44 PM IST
Sardar Sarovar Dam just 2 metres away from full reservoir level; villages in Bharuch alertedThe water level of Gujarat's Sardar Sarovar Dam has risen to 136.43 metres due to good rainfall in Madhya Pradesh, just over two metres sho...
14 Sep, 2024, 02.46 PM IST
BJP govt has made Gujarat hub for drug traffickers from Pakistan, alleges Congress' Jairam RameshCongress general secretary Jairam Ramesh has accused the BJP government of making Gujarat a hub for drug traffickers from Pakistan and ques...
02 May, 2024, 11.08 AM IST
Gujarat experiences heavy rains, alerts issued in various districtsHeavy rain lashed different parts of Gujarat on Tuesday, the Met Department said.
16 Aug, 2022, 04.19 PM IST
With water level in dams dipping, centre issues drought advisory to southern and western statesThe drought advisory is issued to states when the water level in reservoirs is 20 per cent less than the average of live water storage figu...
17 May, 2019, 06.26 PM IST
Winter rains scanty, reservoir levels dropWhile agriculture ministry says shortfall will not impact rabi crop significantly, farmers in Gujarat are worried about cotton sowing.
15 Mar, 2018, 08.10 AM IST
Water commission rings alarm bell over looming crisisThe commission advises the central and state governments on use of water for drinking, irrigation and industrial purposes.
13 Feb, 2018, 08.55 AM IST
Water level in dams improve, but still below last yearHigher water levels in reservoirs improve the prospects of planting crops and generating electricity after the four-month monsoon season en...
04 Aug, 2016, 08.30 PM IST
Water levels in 91 major reservoirs fall to less than 19% of combined capacityPeople have become alert and started using water judiciously, so there is nothing much to worry now,” said GS Jha, chairman of the Central ...
14 May, 2016, 01.09 AM IST
Water storage level in 73 reservoirs less than last yearMoreover, the collective current storage level of all the 91 important storage levels is better than the storage position of last year.
28 Aug, 2015, 05.06 PM IST
Water storage position in reservoirs better than last year: StatementThe water storage position in 91 important reservoirs in the country was better as compared with the corresponding period of last year.
24 Jul, 2015, 08.48 PM IST
Water storage in the country's reservoirs surgesWater storage in the country's 91 important reservoirs has touched 48.51 billion cubic metres mark, which is 31 per cent of their total cap...
10 Jul, 2015, 05.03 PM IST
Gujarat suffers rainfall deficit; Kutch may face scarcityAccording to figures of GSDMA, Kutch region in the state has been facing a tough situation with just 167 mm annual rainfall.
24 Aug, 2014, 09.30 PM IST
Water level in reservoirs in 12 states dips due to rain deficitThe ministry of water resources, in its formal statement, also emphasized that the present storage position during current year is better t...
05 Jul, 2014, 11.14 AM IST
Water storage level declines in reservoirs of 12 states: CWCWater storage level in the reservoirs of 12 states in the country has declined as compared to the corresponding period last year.
04 Jul, 2014, 03.50 PM IST