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ANANTAPUR : Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Monday launched a 100-day Water Security Action Plan and a dedicated mobile application at Yadiki in Tadipatri constituency, Anantapur district. The initiative, running until July 14, is designed to conserve water, recharge groundwater, and ensure sustainable irrigation across the State. Addressing a public gathering under the Jaladhara - Water Security & Responsibility of Water Users Associations programme, Naidu declared water security as the ...Read More >
VIJAYAWADA: Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has announced the launch of a 100-day campaign on water security, positioning it as both a government initiative and a public movement. The programme titled "Water Security - Responsibility of Irrigation Associations" will commence at Yadiki in Anantapur district on April 6 with an aim to strengthen water conservation, enhance groundwater reserves, and ensure sustainable usage of water resources across Andhra Pradesh. In a teleconference with irri ...Read More >
Jhabua (Madhya Pradesh): Collector and District Magistrate Neha Meena declared all urban and rural areas of Jhabua district as water scarcity-affected zones due to the continuous decline in groundwater levels and the possibility of a drinking water crisis during the summer season. The order has been issued under the Madhya Pradesh Drinking Water Preservation Act, 1986, and its amended provisions. Under Section 6(1) of the Act, drilling of new borewells has been completely banned across the dist ...Read More >
Chennai, Oct 28 (UNI) Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president and actor Vijay today squarely blamed the M K Stalin-led DMK government for the ongoing farmers' distress, warning that a rising tide of resentment could "send the government packing home." Breaking his month-long silence following the September 27 stampede tragedy at his Karur rally, Vijay, in a statement, charged the government with being directly responsible for the damage and destruction of harvested paddy, which was left drench ...Read More >
Coimbatore: The recent showers have filled waterbodies in the Noyyal river system to the brim with the water overflowing from the Chithirai Chavadi check dam.An official from the water resources department said, "At present, the inflow to the check dam is around 750 cusecs. Except for Perur Periyakulam and the small tank in Kuniyamuthur, all other lakes dependent on the Noyyal are at full capacity. We are now diverting water to these two lakes." R Manikandan, organizer of Kovai Kulangal Padhukaa ...Read More >
Lucknow: Senior Samajwadi Party leader and former minister Gayatri Prajapati was attacked by a fellow inmate inside Lucknow Jail on Tuesday. The scuffle took place within the jail premises, after which prison authorities launched an internal inquiry. According to a statement issued by Dr Ramdhani, DIG Prisons, Lucknow Range, the incident occurred after Prajapati allegedly used abusive language towards another inmate, Vishwas Rajput. In response, Vishwas attacked Prajapati using a sharp object i ...Read More >
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], October 1 (ANI): The Sardar Sarovar Dam on the Narmada Project, regarded as the lifeline of Gujarat's Jal Kranti (Water Revolution) and Krushikranti (Agriculture Revolution), has reached its maximum level of 138.68 meters (455 feet). According to the Chief Minister's Statement (CMO), on the ninth day of Navratri, the CM performed Jal Poojan with Vedic chants at the Sardar Sarovar Narmada Dam Project in Ekta Nagar. This project supplies drinking water to over four ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Sep 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) In the aftermath of floods that ravaged the state, Punjab Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains on Friday highlighted in the Legislative Assembly its devastating impact that claimed 59 lives and sought a future-focused strategy to prevent disasters in the future and rehabilitation of the people. He also raised the serious question on the working of the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) and false narrative created by the Opposition to politicise the natural ...Read More >
Water Crisis to Water Security: The Art of Living's Scalable Model for a Water Positive India Water Crisis to Water Security: The Art of Living's Scalable Model for a Water Positive India 5 min read Last Updated : Aug 26 2025 | 12:00 PM IST PRNewswire Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], August 26: Water is India's lifeline - and its looming crisis. With 80% of the country's water needs met through fast-depleting groundwater, and erratic monsoons failing to replenish rivers and reservoirs, the thr ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: State cabinet on Friday approved to extend the Mukhyamantri Adibandha Tiyari Yojana meant for irrigation for another five years, from 2025-26 to 2029-30, at an estimated budget of Rs 2,738 crore.Briefing media persons, chief secretary Manoj Ahuja said the scheme is set to create an additional 57,525 hectares of irrigation potential and restore 41,713 hectares of existing capacity. "This is the third phase of extension for five years," he said.A govt statement said the extension incl ...Read More >
New Delhi/Imphal, Aug 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has made a second consecutive arrest in the 2024 killings in Manipur's Jiribam, central probe agency sources said on Friday. The NIA in a statement said that the national probe agency caught Lalrosang Hmar alias Rosang, a resident of Moinathol Village in southern Assam's Cachar district, from the Mizoram capital Aizawl on Thursday. The arrest came after the arrest of another key accused, Thanglienlal Hmar, by a jo ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Aug 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Odisha Cabinet on Friday approved five key proposals put forward by four different departments. The Cabinet okayed the proposals during a meeting of state cabinet held here under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi. In a big boost to the irrigation facilities in the state, the Odisha Cabinet on Friday gave the green light to the proposal for the extension of the "Mukhyamantri Adibandha Tiyari Yojana (MATY)-3.0" scheme for an additional f ...Read More >
Punjab Water Resources Minister Barinder Kumar Goyal assured the Punjab Assembly that water reservoir levels in the state remain stable despite heavy rains in Himachal Pradesh. The government is prepared to handle any emergencies, with substantial funds allocated for flood mitigation and proactive measures in place to reinforce embankments. Punjab Water Resources Minister Barinder Kumar Goyal assured the assembly on Monday that the state's water reservoir levels are stable, ensuring there are c ...Read More >
New Delhi: Minister of State for Rural Development Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani on Monday said MGNREGS is the "strongest weapon" against rural unemployment and distress migration, especially during lean agricultural seasons. Addressing senior officials and stakeholders from various states at the first meeting of the ministry's Performance Review Committee for the FY 2025-26, Pemmasani said the scheme has created durable and productive assets, while generating over 250 crore person-days annually. A ...Read More >
Pasighat: Arunachal Pradesh Education Minister P.D. Sona inaugurated "Saksham", an innovative Student Activity and Enrichment Centre for the holistic development and empowerment of young minds, at Springdale 5th IRBn Welfare School in Pasighat, on Monday. The team established the Saksham Centre on the principles of activity-based, play-based, and experiential learning, aligning it with the vision of NEP 2020 and the National Curriculum Framework 2023 to nurture well-rounded, curious, and confid ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Lashing out at the Irrigation Minister for refusing to start the Kannepalli pump house motors, BRS MLA Vemula Prashanth Reddy on Monday asserted that it was not the barrages sagging but rather the brain of Uttam Kumar Reddy. The BRS leader stated: "When we ask him to switch on the motors and provide water to the fields, he questions whether to lift the water from the sagging barrage. It is not the barrage that is sagging, Uttam; it is your brain that is sagging. If a single pillar in ...Read More >
Lucknow, July 3 (UNI) The Yogi Adityanath government has taken significant steps to strengthen water conservation and land management efforts across rural Uttar Pradesh. As part of this initiative, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has constituted Watershed Committees at the Gram Panchayat level, in line with the guidelines of the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana 2.0. These committees will function under the leadership of the Gram Pradhan to ensure effective conservation, management, and de ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Nearly Rs 1,000 crore earmarked for material components under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme for Tamil Nadu is yet to be released, significantly hampering the scheme's implementation. The Union government has released the outstanding wage dues along with an additional Rs 919 crore towards the wage component for the fiscal year 2025-2026, but not the funds for material components - raw materials like sand, stones, and cement, and also wages f ...Read More >
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