Lost and found

Karnataka villages are reviving underground springs that were once their lifeline in summers

CAG reports once again flag inconsistencies in central irrigation programme

CAG indicts government for including irrigation projects and schemes under Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme, resulting in irregular …

Orchards in desert

A simple technology assures continuous moisture supply to plants, helps grow orchards in water-scarce areas

Sri Lanka to harvest rainwater to boost irrigation, power

The new project will begin this month and end in 2024

Mapping efficient irrigation techniques

Rise after the fall

Sikkim, once the world's largest producer of large cardamom, is trying to regain its lost glory. Can it achieve the feat in the face of a …

Monsoon 2022: Rain deficit leaves Bihar’s fields dry, paddy farmers worried

Farmers blame the government for failing to provide adequate power supply and water in canals

Delhi’s crop area reduced by 34%; less than 1% workforce engaged in agriculture

The Economic Survey of Delhi also revealed that the area under food-grain crops has decreased substantially

37 African countries continue to face food deficits, finds report

Agricultural slowdown in the continent is directly affecting 70 per cent of its population, who depend on the sector for livelihood

Telangana requests central aid for tank restoration

Mission Kakatiya is a flagship programme aimed at restoring tanks and water bodies in the state. This will help small and marginal farmers …

A drought of foresight

ARSENIC CONTAMINATION

The poverty of policy

In short

UP voters ask candidates for assembly election to take test

Repeat and step it up

Madhya Pradesh gets procedural rap

Maheshwar dam nears completion; rights of affected villagers ignored

Biofuel dreams for wastelands

Centre now has a policy¤ but where’s the wasteland?

Solar lift irrigation helps Gumla farmers move away from diesel pump sets

More than 200 farmers in three blocks of the Jharkhand district went the green way to reduce dependance on monsoon rains   

More shocks

The Gujarat government turns a blind eye to the quake-ravaged water storage facilities. More bad news for a state facing its second drought

Rivers must flow

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Going off course

As the Cauvery river dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu gets reduced to a politico-legal wrangle, focal issues remain unaddressed

A dark tunnel

Twenty-nine workers were killed in a landslide at the Tehri dam. The contractor building the dam has blamed the "weak mountains" for …

Tipaimukh Dam in Manipur driving a wedge?

Imphal, Manipur's capital, came to a grinding halt on August 28, with a strike being called. Imphal's people are habituated to bandhs, and most …

Farmers face police wrath, 3 killed

75 villages protest government decision to give their water to Pune