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Burkina Faso’s desert was swallowing his land, so one farmer dug thousands of pits and grew a 40-hectare forestA farmer named Yacouba Sawadogo revived an ancient farming method called zaï. He transformed barren land into a thriving forest ecosystem o...- Andhra implements Rs 20,884-cr irrigation works to strengthen Rayalaseema's water security: CMAndhra Pradesh is investing Rs 20,884 crore in irrigation projects across Rayalaseema. These initiatives aim to enhance water security and ...
- In the 1910s, engineers proposed cutting a canal from the Mediterranean into Egypt's Qattara Depression to flood a below-sea-level desert basin and generate endless hydropowerEgypt has cancelled its century-old Qattara Depression canal project this year. This plan aimed to generate hydroelectric power by flooding...
- As Lake Chad shrank to a tenth of its size, engineers revived Transaqua: A plan to pipe water 2,400 km from the Congo River to refill it, moving a whole river across a continentLake Chad's water levels have significantly decreased, impacting over thirty million people. Engineers propose Transaqua, a massive canal t...
- K'taka Cabinet clears Agritech Mission, AI centre, teacher recruitmentKarnataka's Cabinet approved the Agritech Mission-2026 and the recruitment of fifteen thousand teachers. Welfare initiatives for backward c...
- Karnataka CM asks officials to brace for drought, warns against negligence and fake claimsKarnataka's Chief Minister has directed officials to prepare for drought conditions. He stressed protecting farmers and ensuring drinking w...
- Goa declares 1.02 crore sq m of eco-sensitive land as No Development ZoneGoa has declared over one crore square meters of sensitive land as a No Development Zone. This decision protects paddy fields and fragile e...
- How India's longest underground water tunnel will take Narmada water to VindhyaMadhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav will inspect India's longest underground water tunnel. Engineers achieved the final breakthrough ...
- Americans are angry about data centers. Politicians are feeling the pressureJust down the road, though, cranes reach above towering fences at the site of a $16 billion project - one that has turned this town of 2,40...
- Ethanol, a fuel, not the fuel of choiceIndia's ethanol program achieves blending targets and energy security goals. However, it shifts land use from food crops to maize productio...
- Karnataka proposes structural audits for ageing apartments under new ownership lawKarnataka unveiled a draft law for mandatory structural stability certification for apartment buildings. This certification will be require...
- How small-town India is powering the next startup revolutionIndia's startup revolution is spreading beyond metros, with young innovators from tier-2 and tier-3 cities building scalable solutions. Bet...
- Quote of the day by Harrison Ford, 'Nature Doesn't Need People – People Need Nature; Nature Would Survive the Extinction of the Human Being and Go on Just Fine, but Human Culture, Human Beings, Cannot Survive Without Nature', shows nature's influence on human health, happiness and human civilization's dependence on natureQuote of the day by Harrison Ford expresses a profound truth about humanity's place in the world. Nature has sustained life for millions of...
- NMCG restoring five wetlands in Ganga basin, plans to expand conservation effortsThe National Mission for Clean Ganga is restoring five wetlands across three states. Conservation efforts will expand to other high-priorit...
- Mumbai's ₹13,000-crore flood plan: How it will become a 'Sponge City'Maharashtra's Chief Minister announced a Rs 13,000-crore flood mitigation plan for Mumbai. This comprehensive proposal integrates tradition...
- Eight water bodies to come up in Delhi ridge to boost groundwater rechargeEight water bodies will be developed in Delhi's central and southern ridge areas. This initiative aims to improve groundwater recharge and ...
- Kharif sowing slow, 15 more districts face rain deficiencyThe government is monitoring 262 districts for rainfall deficiency and El Nino impacts. Fifteen additional districts have been identified a...
- Own a house in India’s cleanest city? Here's how you can cut your property tax by 10% in IndoreIndore homeowners can now slash property tax bills by 10% through functional rainwater harvesting systems. Mayor Pushyamitra Bhargav announ...
- India's largest tunnel boring machine begins excavation in Vikhroli for Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train projectAccording to a press release, of the total 21 km long underground tunnel section, 16 km between Sawli (Ghansoli) and Bandra Kurla Complex (...
- Humans drew so much groundwater since 1993 that Earth's spin axis tilted 31.5 inches, a Seoul team published the math in Geophysical Research Letters three decades later in 2023Groundwater depletion, particularly in regions like India's Punjab, has significantly impacted Earth's spin. A recent study reveals that pu...
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