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Science at scale: India’s journey from food security to global leadershipToday, India is the world’s largest producer of milk, pulses, and spices; the largest exporter of rice; and among the leading producers of ...08 Jun, 2026, 07.45 PM IST- Rural tap water coverage reaches nearly 82 pc under Jal Jeevan Mission, claims government documentIndia has achieved remarkable progress in providing tap water to rural households, claims government. The Jal Jeevan Mission has connected ...08 Jun, 2026, 03.25 PM IST
- ‘The upcoming El Nino event could cost India $1 trillion in losses’An impending El Nino event threatens global economies, with India facing potential losses exceeding one trillion dollars. This climate phen...04 Jun, 2026, 11.21 PM IST
- Kharif season faces "double whammy" from El Nino risk and Gulf tensions: ExpertsIndia's upcoming Kharif season faces a double challenge. A likely weak monsoon due to El Nino and ongoing Gulf tensions threaten farm outpu...22 May, 2026, 07.32 PM IST
- Classroom by day, cowshed by night: No toilets, drinking water in 19 schools near India's millennium city GurugramIn Haryana's Nuh, numerous government primary schools lack buildings, forcing children to learn in cattle sheds, open fields, and village c...06 May, 2026, 02.47 PM IST
- Maharashtra govt braces for possible El Nino impact, Fadnavis calls for effective water management21 Apr, 2026, 03.40 PM IST
- Parliament panel flags underutilisation in river interlinking scheme, seeks faster rolloutA parliamentary panel is concerned about the slow pace of the Interlinking of Rivers scheme. Funds allocated for 2025-26 remain largely uns...21 Mar, 2026, 12.14 PM IST
- Come rain or shineStates have been advised to keep aside 5-10% of funds allocated under the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) for undertaking appropriate ...02 Jun, 2022, 12.04 AM IST
- Welcome to more useful monsoon forecastsThe projection is that rainfall during the southwest monsoon 2021 for the country as a whole is ‘likely to be’ 101% of the long period aver...02 Jun, 2021, 11.29 PM IST
- Spend each Nrega penny on saving water till rains: PM“All efforts should be made in the next 100 days to prepare for rainwater harvesting… Just as preparations are made to receive a wedding pa...23 Mar, 2021, 07.45 AM IST
- Centre releases Rs 23,000 crore for Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee SchemeIt has also declared drought in eight states, allowing them to offer 50 days of extra manual work under MGNREGS in 2017-18.11 Apr, 2017, 12.05 PM IST
- 8 states declared drought affected, Centre allows them to offer 50 days of extra work under NREGSKerala, Rajasthan, MP, Karnataka, Uttarakhand, UP, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu would be eligible to provide 150 days of manual work per h...06 Apr, 2017, 01.27 AM IST
- NREGS comes to rescue for states facing drought, Centre sets a deadline of June 2016Drought management is a state subject, but in an observation the SC said that the Central govt’s responsibility does not end with providing...22 Apr, 2016, 01.37 AM IST
- Centre allocates Rs 410-crore for drought affected districtsAiming to minimise the impact of deficit monsoon, the Centre has allocated Rs 410 crore to 20 states and union territories this year01 Sep, 2015, 07.32 PM IST
- Swachh Bharat may prompt finance ministry to treble sanitation ministry's allocationSources indicated that the allocation will be enhanced by more than three times following a strong pitch made by the DWS ministry.03 Jul, 2015, 12.03 PM IST
- Weak monsoon depletes reservoirs; government needs to regulate water supply in western, southern IndiaGovt will have to regulate the supply of water for irrigation and drinking in western and parts of southern India as exceptionally weak mon...09 Jul, 2014, 04.44 AM IST
- Monsoon worries bothering PMEACThe latest forecast of the Met office suggesting a weakening of the south-west monsoon during the second half of the monsoon season is not ...05 Aug, 2011, 06.39 AM IST
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