Ex-PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee's ashes to be immersed in six rivers in GujaratThe BJP would organise an all-party prayer meeting in Ahmedabad tomorrow in memory of Vajpayee, and prayer meetings in each district of the...
20 Aug, 2018, 10.35 PM IST
91 major water reservoirs level below 15%Seven reservoirs, most of them in Maharashtra, do not have water, the commission said, adding that the scenario was improving with the onse...
01 Jul, 2016, 05.37 AM IST
Water in major reservoirs at less than 15% of combined capacityMonsoon arrived at India's southern Kerala coast on June 8, a day later than forecast, but the weather office expects rains to pick up in J...
30 Jun, 2016, 06.02 PM IST
Water in major reservoirs at less than 17 per cent of combined capacityThe total capacity of the country’s reservoirs is 253.388 bcm and the capacity is being augmented with 80 projects underway.
03 Jun, 2016, 02.10 PM IST
River interlinking on large scale not practical: Murli Manohar JoshiJoshi said, had it been practical, then nature itself would have done it. "The rivers would have been inter-connected. But it is not."
11 May, 2016, 05.05 PM IST
Government deliberate over ways to convert sea water for drinkingThe state government would bring out a technical project report on converting saline sea water into soft drinkable water for Mumbai.
11 Mar, 2016, 05.22 PM IST
Centre, Maharashtra to soon discuss Nar-Par-Tapi-Narmada river interlinking projectThe proposed Par-Tapi-Narmada river interlinking project is all set to become a major cause of conflict between Gujarat and Maharashtra.
10 Feb, 2016, 09.57 AM IST
- Gujarat-Maharashtra dispute stalls river project
Differences over water sharing between two BJP-ruled states Gujarat and Maharashtra continue to block the Centre’s ambitious plan to go ahe...
09 Feb, 2016, 06.11 AM IST
Pancheshwar project will be completed in ten years: Union Minister Uma BhartiBharti expressed confidence that the project to link Sharda river in Nepal with Yamuna and then with Sabarmati in Gujarat will be completed...
25 Sep, 2015, 11.19 PM IST
Government to start Ken-Betwa river interlinking by DecemberThe Shivraj Singh Chouhan government in Madhya Pradesh and the Akhilesh Yadav regime in Uttar Pradesh have sorted out the issues related to...
22 Aug, 2015, 11.44 AM IST
100th anniversary of Surat-Thai city links to be celebratedIndia and Thailand are all set to celebrate the 100th anniversary of relations between Surat in Gujarat and Surat Thani in southern Thailand
22 Jul, 2015, 04.38 PM IST
In 5th interstate project, Assam, Bengal & Bihar rivers may be linkedThis project, if implemented, will not only provide irrigation and water supply benefits to the three states but also provide surplus water...
14 Jul, 2015, 10.47 AM IST
Modi government to link Ken, Betwa rivers by year-endThe interlinking of the rivers in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh would commence by this year end, and this would be a "model" project.
13 Jul, 2015, 05.26 PM IST
Congress doing politics on river projects is very sad: Uma BhartiAsking Congress to desist from doing politics on projects for cleaning Ganga and river interlinking, Bharti offered to make presentations t...
04 Jun, 2015, 07.47 PM IST
- Another dolphin found dead near Surat in 3 months
A second dolphin was found dead within three months near the city on Thursday morning.The dead dolphin was of young age, forest officials s...
31 May, 2013, 05.25 AM IST
- Surat: Dolphin found dead in Tapi river
A 8.7 feet long dolphin was found dead on the banks of Tapi river near Chowk area of the city on Sunday morning.Several people crowded the ...
03 Mar, 2013, 10.21 PM IST
- New guidelines for sand mining in river beds in Gujarat
New guidelines for sand mining activity in river beds of the state are issued by the committee of additional secretary of forest and enviro...
24 Jan, 2013, 02.58 PM IST