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Budget allocation to Jal Shakti ministry reduced by 9.4 percent
Posted on 10 Jul, 2019 12:01 PMGovernment cuts budget for Jal Shakti Ministry by 9.4 percent; increases funds for rural drinking water mission
Neglect and lack of monitoring behind country's water scarcity: CWC
Posted on 10 Jul, 2019 09:20 AMIndia not a water defict country. Neglect and lack of monitoring behind country's water scarcity: CWC
Adequate water most important for plant diversity
Posted on 09 Jul, 2019 03:58 PMNew Delhi, July 9 (India Science Wire): India has a total geographical area of nearly 329 million hectares. The climate varies from the north to the south and east to west. However, in spite of this diversity, little is known about how climate affects the diversity of plants that grow in a particular area.
Cultivating more millets to make food production climate resilient in India
Posted on 09 Jul, 2019 02:32 PMCrop production is highly influenced by the sensitivity of crops to variations in climate and can have major implications for food supply and rural livelihoods. The effects of climate change are increasing in India, where extreme rainfall events have become more frequent and spatially more variable.
Is it all downhill from here for Leh?
Posted on 09 Jul, 2019 02:05 PMAcross South Asia, small and medium-sized towns are rapidly expanding. Urbanisation has made inroads into the entire Himalayan region. Mountain urbanisation poses a need for assessments of emerging risks and vulnerabilities in environmentally sensitive regions.
Go green this Van Mahotsava
Posted on 08 Jul, 2019 12:44 PMVan Mahotsava is an annual tree planting festival which was initiated by Shri Kulapati Kanaiyalal Munshi, the Union Minister for Agriculture and Food, Government of India, in 1950 to create awareness about the importance of trees and conservation of forests.
Glacier melt threatens water reserves in Satluj basin
Posted on 08 Jul, 2019 12:28 PMRiver Satluj, the powerhouse of the Himalayas
How can forecasting of extreme rainfall events be improved?
Posted on 05 Jul, 2019 12:00 AMMumbai, July 5 (India Science Wire): On July 2, the Maharashtra government decided to close private and public schools in Mumbai based on IMD’s rainfall forecast which predicted "intermittent rain in city and suburbs, with heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places for the next 24 hours." The 24-hour period from 8:30 am of July 1 to July 2 saw a total of 375 mm of rain and it
Urbanization, changing cropping patterns contributing to temperature rise
Posted on 03 Jul, 2019 02:51 PMNew Delhi, July 3 (India Science Wire): Warming induced by changes in land use and land cover is contributing to rise in temperature in Eastern India, according to a new study.
Combating water crisis needs people's participation: PM Modi
Posted on 03 Jul, 2019 01:06 AMPrime Minister Modi pitches for a collective effort to overcome water crisis in the country
