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LACK OF IRRIGATION FACILITIES
A pail of water may unleash India's ₹20 lakh crore opportunityIndia faces a significant water crisis, with demand projected to double supply by 2030, creating a massive ₹20 lakh crore investment opport...- Gram panchayats boost own earnings, fund schools, flood control and digital accessIndian villages are achieving financial independence. Gram panchayats are boosting tax collections and using their own funds for schools, f...
- 70-year-old Odisha tribal man carves canal to bring water to villagesMany villages in the forested, mountainous and tribal-dominated blocks of Banspal, Telkoi and Harichandanpur face acute water scarcity.
- 12 villages to boycott Maharashtra LS bypoll to protest water woesThe villagers, under the aegis of 'Bawanthadi Prakalp Sangharsh Samiti', earlier passed a resolution at a gram sabha meeting to boycott eve...
- Once a Red Corridor, Jharkhand hamlet is now set for green driveThe East Singhbhum district police and Tata Steel Rural Development Society (TSRDS) have come together to start a green revolution in this ...
- Agriculture biggest strength of economy; bamboo policy soon: Nitin GadkariNitin Gadkari has also said that the government is likely to bring a policy to promote bamboo sector which could be used to harness bio-fue...
- Uma Bharti says thrust on irrigation will stop farm suicidesIn Madhya Pradesh more than 17 irrigation projects have been put on fast track and are likely to be completed ahead of schedule, officials ...
- Late winter rains lower demonetisation pains for farmersLack of rains in November and December, this season, had increased the temperature by few degrees from normal.
- NABARD sanctions Rs 135-crore loan to Haryana for rural infraTo overcome this, Jawaharlal Nehru (JLN) Feeder system was constructed in 1980. The major worry is the pumps have outlived their utility.
- Bembla irrigation project in Vidarbha a picture of neglectMaharashtra government has now decided to review the progress of all pending irrigation projects, including Bembla, in the region.
- Shivraj Singh Chouhan lays foundation stone of Narmada Link Irrigation ProjectShivraj Singh Chouhan laid the foundation stone of the Maa Narmada Link Alirajpur Lift Irrigation Project at Jhadana village.
- 40% of India still banks on monsoon for agricultureBack in 1997, a government committee calculated that the Ultimate Irrigation Potential (UIP) for India was about 140 million hectares (Mha).
- Government to decide on termination of contracts in highway projects by April end: Nitin GadkariGadkari said that a cabinet note will soon be moved to decide the termination of contracts in 26 projects.
- Irrigation project worth Rs 10 crore to come up in Maoist-hit block in OdishaThe minor irrigation project will be constructed between Chintabeda and Kunduguda villages to check the flow of water from Jhanjabati River.
- Asian Development Bank to provide $18.4 million for post harvest facility in GujaratAsian Development Bank (ADB) will provide $18.4 million to Champion Agro to set up cold storage facilities for fruits and vegetables focusi...
- Doubling agricultural produce in 5 years 'achievable': Sushma SwarajShe praised the BJP and NDA-ruled states for their achievements in the field of agriculture and made a special mention of Madhya Pradesh, G...
- Food inflation can be tamed via innovative biz models: KPMGFood inflation, which remains remarkably high at over 12 per cent, could be tamed through innovative agriculture business models, a KPMG re...
- CAG pegs cost overruns of irrigation projects in Orissa at Rs 3537 croreAgriculturally backward Orissa largely banks upon rain God for farming in 60% of cropped area of the state. Irrigation is available to only...
- ‘Relief package for farmers not a magic wand’Stating that the relief package given by the Central and state governments to farmers in the state was ‘not a magic wand’, chief minister V...
- PM visits farmers, assures packageThe Prime Minister on Friday announced that a comprehensive economic package would be worked out for the debt-ridden farmers.
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