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Guidelines eased for India-Nepal Pancheshwar project
Posted on 27 Jun, 2017 09:04 PMIndia eases assessment guidelines for India-Nepal Pancheshwar project
Chennai faces acute water crisis
Posted on 27 Jun, 2017 08:46 PMChennai reels under acute crisis of drinking water
Seed of doubt
Posted on 21 Jun, 2017 05:30 PMSigns of mustard aphid, a key pest of the mustard crop appeared predictably in November last year in Dinesh’s farm. Drifting across the open green fields, it landed on the tender leaves of the mustard crop. “It sets in November during the flowering and pod bearing stage of the crop and lasts till January.
Green nod to Odisha's coal washery project cancelled
Posted on 20 Jun, 2017 11:10 AMGovernment cancels green nod to Odisha's coal washery project
Government allows closure of Sardar Sarovar dam gates
Posted on 20 Jun, 2017 10:42 AMCentre gives permission to close Sardar Sarovar dam gates
Chilka's health brings wealth
Posted on 19 Jun, 2017 12:44 PMSpanning over 1,165 sq km, the Chilika Lake is Asia’s largest saltwater lake. Over 200,000 fishers and 400,000 farmers depend on the lake for their livelihood. But what makes this lake stand out is its biodiversity.Over a million migratory birds winter here, making it a bird watcher’s paradise in India.
Policy contradictions and water woes
Posted on 13 Jun, 2017 05:51 PMThe serious implications of privatisation of natural resources like water, which is often brought under the overarching umbrella of market reforms, often evade us.
Stringent punishment for polluting Ganga
Posted on 13 Jun, 2017 09:49 AMStrict punishments proposed for polluting Ganga river
Maharashtra farmers get farm loan waiver
Posted on 13 Jun, 2017 09:18 AMMaharashtra government announces farm loan waiver to genuine farmers
Better yield with customised rice cultivation
Posted on 08 Jun, 2017 04:57 PMPurba Bhateni is a village located in the Mahakalapada block of Kendrapara district of Odisha on the coast of the Bay of Bengal. Abutting the coastal tidal line, the village is surrounded by tidal water bodies and protected by saline protection embankment. Farming and small-scale fishing in the tidal water bodies is the source of livelihood for farmers here.