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Today in US History on April 4: MLK Jr. assassinated, Maya Angelou born, World Trade Center opensApril 4th in US history marks significant events, including the tragic assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968, which sparked natio...
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...
Karnataka not to compromise in river linking projects; will take steps to get state's share: CM Bommaithe Karnataka chief minister said, "In river linking projects, our view is very clear and will take all steps to take the share of Karnatak...
Kerala: IMD issues orange alert to 4 districts, yellow to othersMalappuram and Palakkad districts reported heavy rains resulting in many rivers overflowing. However, there are no reports of any loss of l...
Linking of 30 rivers put on fast track to tackle water woesA senior official said the water resources and river development ministry, led by minister Nitin Gadkari, has lined up Rs 45,000-crore wort...
Ken-Betwa interlinking project to be launched soon: Uma BhartiUma Bharti said the inter-linking of all the planned rivers will help generate over 30,000 MW of power.
From flood relief to farmers, Rajinikanth has been a generous superstarOver the years, the superstar has often lent a helping hand.
Rajinikanth pledges Rs 1 crore for linking of rivers, rekindles political foray rumoursIn 2002, Rajinikanth had famously offered Rs one crore towards interlinking Himalayan and Peninsular Rivers after a fast on the Cauvery iss...
Nepal river Sharda to be interlinked to revive YamunaThe new link plans to bring surplus water from Sharda on the Indo-Nepal border to the parched Yamuna near Delhi via Uttarakhand and Uttar P...
Budget 2014: Stress on river-linking plan as FM talks of 'rich dividends'Jaitley said that rivers are the lifeline of the country as they provide water not only for producing food for the multitudes but also for ...
Kerala opposes interlinking of rivers Pampa and Achenkovil with VaiparKerala has opposed the inter-linking of state rivers Pampa and Achenkovil with Tamil Nadu's Vaipar,P J Joseph informed the assembly today.
Interlinking of rivers to get new push under Narendra Modi governmentThis component included diversion of the surplus waters of Mahanadi and Godavari to the Pennar, Krishna, Vaigai and Cauvery rivers.
Vaiko-led MDMK hails move to set up SIT to unearth black moneyThe party held its meeting of district secretaries and parliamentary board here, where a series of resolutions were passed.
- 'Excess water of Brahmaputra can be used to feed other areas'
The idea was mooted as part of the Interlinking of Rivers Project designed to ease water shortages while mitigating the impacts of recurren...
- Govt identifies 30 river links from among states' proposals
Govt said the National Water Development Authority had identified 30 river links from amongst several proposed by states and feasibility re...
Green tag sought for Western GhatsThe entire Western Ghats must be considered as ecologically sensitive, especially to ensure the sustainability of the rivers of the Indian ...
Growing water shortages carry economic risks that are as damaging as political corruptionGovt must fix its disjointed policy approach & develop a long-term vision on managing water resources. Water must be treated as a key strat...
- Interlink Rivers: SC asks centre to form panel to tackle drought, flood
The Supreme Court has asked the government to implement the ambitious interlinking of the rivers project in a time-bound manner to tackle d...
- Rs 200 cr earmarked for FRs on river links
A provision of Rs 200 crore has been earmarked in the Eleventh Plan for the completion of Feasibility Reports (FRs) of river links and pre-...
- Interlinking of rivers not in 11th Five Year Plan
Interlinking of rivers is not envisaged during the 11th Five Year Plan, although some allocation has been made for preparing feasibility re...