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
178 'water warriors' to grace Republic Day parade, celebrate achievements of Jal Jeevan Mission178 'water warriors' from across India are invited to the 76th Republic Day Parade to meet Jal Shakti Minister C R Paatil. These individual...
23 Jan, 2025, 05.41 PM IST
Saudi eyes collaboration with Rajasthan on climate challengesUNCCD is the global voice for land and one of the three major UN treaties known as the Rio Conventions, alongside climate and biodiversity.
19 Nov, 2024, 10.04 AM IST
Manipur: Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) hits a staggering roadblockThe ambitious goal of extending safe drinking water to 4.5 lakh households by this year, under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), has hit a stag...
04 Jan, 2024, 08.54 PM IST
Attire, culture and cuisine of every community is India's strength: PM Modi"Even today in the villages of Rajasthan and Gujarat, there exists some facility built by 'Lakha Banjara' to overcome water scarcity. I am ...
19 Jan, 2023, 05.21 PM IST
Rajasthan: Farmers protest during Bharat Jodo, demand loan waiversThe Bharat Jodo Yatra will cover a distance of 3,570 km by next year. It is the longest march on foot by any Indian politician in the histo...
20 Dec, 2022, 06.25 AM IST
Rajasthan government sends plan to Centre for rejuvenating 'Saraswati' riverMinister of public health engineering department Surendra Goyal said the state government had sent a detailed project report of Rs 68.87 cr...
21 Mar, 2017, 04.07 PM IST
Rajasthan seeks Israeli technique to strengthen agricultural sectorGiven the similar climatic conditions in Israel and Rajasthan, farmers accompanied are impressed with the facilities and technologies displ...
21 May, 2016, 03.15 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi reviews drought situation in Rajasthan; Centre allocates over Rs 1,345 croreThe Centre today said it has sanctioned additional funds worth over Rs 1,345 crore to tackle the drought and water scarcity situation in Ra...
14 May, 2016, 11.07 PM IST
Delhi, Rajasthan, Haryana going the Latur way as groundwater extraction risesIt could get much worse in the future if one looks at the way Delhi, Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan have been drawing water from the ground.
17 Apr, 2016, 11.44 AM IST
Government tells thermal power plants to reduce water usagePower plants draw water from rivers to cool equipment and contain fly ash, the burnt coal, and then discharged it back into the river.
14 Apr, 2016, 12.54 AM IST
Scrap 52 GW thermal projects to avert water scarcity: GreenpeaceIndia's fresh water resources, already rapidly dwindling, could be further depleted if plans for 52 gigawatt of new coal power plants go ah...
22 Mar, 2016, 07.25 PM IST
Rajasthan sanctions Rs 823 lakh for water transportationThe step was taken keeping in view the deepening water crisis and decline in Meja dam's water level, the spokesperson added.
21 Oct, 2015, 08.09 PM IST
Vasundhara Raje pays surprise visit to villageChief Minister Vasundhara Raje paid a surprise visit to a village in the Kolayat tehsil of Rajasthan and interacted with the people.
23 Jun, 2014, 03.01 PM IST
- EGoM on drought likely to decide on relief measures tomorrow
EGoM on drought is scheduled to meet tomorrow for deciding on relief measures to tackle drought-like situation in some states that has led ...
30 Jul, 2012, 10.48 PM IST
- Cotton sowing affected as shooting mercury singes germinating seeds
Soaring temperatures across Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan have burnt germinating cotton seedlings, signalling a shortfall in output this se...
28 May, 2010, 12.27 AM IST
- 14 tiger cubs spotted at Ranthambore park
The discovery of the cubs will have a huge impact on the tiger population at Ranthambore, which has the lowest count among parks in the rec...
06 May, 2008, 01.22 AM IST