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Uttarakhand [India], July 14 (ANI): The Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Pushkar Singh Dhami, has sent out best wishes on the platform X for the first Monday of the sacred Shravan month on Monday. Dhami X post in Sanskrit read, O necklace of the lord of serpents, O three-eyed, O Lord of the ashes, O Lord. Never-failing, pure, divine, that never-failing, I offer my obeisances unto thee. Happy first Monday of the holy month of Shravan to all Shiva devotees. I pray to Lord Mahadev for a happy, healt ...Read More >
GUWAHATI, 13 Jul: A first-of-its-kind water technology park in Assam, showcasing advanced technologies in aquaponics, biofloc system, modern fish production, ornamental fish breeding and other innovative areas, was inaugurated by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. Set up by NGO Kolong Kopili in association with the NABARD, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (CIFA), Fishery Department and Selco Foundation, the 'Aqua Tech Park' was opened ...Read More >
Lucknow, July 13 (PTI) The Uttar Pradesh government has launched an initiative to revive 75 small rivers and tributaries across the state through a well-coordinated and technology-driven campaign, an official statement said on Sunday. Acting on the directives of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, a strategic plan has been implemented with the collaboration of 10 key departments and leading technical institutions to ensure effective and sustainable river rejuvenation, it said. Also Read | Assam Sh ...Read More >
Lucknow, July 13 (PTI) The Uttar Pradesh government has launched an initiative to revive 75 small rivers and tributaries across the state through a well-coordinated and technology-driven campaign, an official statement said on Sunday. Acting on the directives of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, a strategic plan has been implemented with the collaboration of 10 key departments and leading technical institutions to ensure effective and sustainable river rejuvenation, it said. A divisional-level m ...Read More >
Lucknow, July 13 (UNI) The Uttar Pradesh government is breathing new life into 75 small and tributary rivers across the state through a well-coordinated and technology-driven campaign. Acting on the directives of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, a strategic plan has been implemented with the collaboration of 10 key departments and leading technical institutions to ensure effective and sustainable river rejuvenation. Officials here on Sunday said a divisional-level monitoring committee, headed ...Read More >
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 12 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh's Revenue, Horticulture and Tribal Development Minister Jagat Singh Negi on Saturday underlined the state government's commitment to promoting the legal cultivation of cannabis (hemp) for medicinal and industrial purposes, emphasizing that 'drug-free cannabis can become a sustainable economic option for farmers, not a source of addiction.' Speaking to ANI a day after the seminar and exhibition at the historic Gaiety Theatre in S ...Read More >
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 12 (ANI): Heavy rainfall and cloudbursts across Himachal Pradesh have caused widespread destruction, with 92 people reported dead and extensive damage to infrastructure between June 20 and July 11, according to updated figures released by the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC) under the Department of Revenue Disaster Management Cell. Of the total fatalities, 56 deaths have been attributed to rain-related incidents, including cloudbursts, flash floods ...Read More >
Madikeri: The Central Horticultural Experimental Station at Chettalli near Madikeri faces a continuous threat from wild elephants as they have damaged orchards.The centre maintains distinct blocks of orchards, including naseberry, guava, and butter fruit trees aged between 15 to 20 years. Wild elephants regularly invade these orchards during harvest seasons, destroying crops and damaging trees extensively. Wild elephants from the adjacent Meenakoli Reserve Forest have damaged the guava block.A m ...Read More >
VIJAYAWADA: Andhra Pradesh has emerged as a leading horticultural hub, recording a production of 275.13 lakh metric tonnes from 15.98 lakh hectares, ranking fifth in the country in horticultural output, said Governor S Abdul Nazeer. Speaking at the 6th Convocation of Dr YSR Horticultural University held at Swarna Bharat Trust in Atkur, Krishna district, on Thursday, the Governor noted the State's leadership in producing crops like chilli, cocoa, lime, oil palm, papaya, tomato, cashew, mango, ba ...Read More >
ANANTAPUR: Union Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan stressed the need for a long-term, integrated approach to address drought in Rayalaseema during a review meeting held at the Sri Sathya Sai district Collectorate on Thursday. The meeting, attended by Agriculture Minister Kinjarapu Atchannaidu, Director of Agriculture, S Dilli Rao, Horticulture and Sericulture Commissioner K Srinivasulu, Sri Sathya Sai District Collector TS Chetan, Joint Collectors from Anantap ...Read More >
Pune: The civic body's clean-up drive across the city earlier this month saw numerous encroachments razed and citizens fined for littering. At the same time, the activity raised a key question: Although the civic body holds citizens responsible for cleanliness, is it staying accountable for the uncleared garden waste across various areas?Fallen branches, palm fronds, leaves, uprooted bushes and even certain felled trees have taken over roadsides, pavements and empty open land plots for a while n ...Read More >
Lucknow: The Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) will develop a flower valley on 5 acres of green belt land near the police headquarters on Shaheed Path that will serve as an eco-tourism destination and leisure space.The project costing at Rs 10 crore will feature a water body, observation tower, stepped landscaping, moon gate, floating island bridge and seasonal flowering trees and plants. It will also include elements like a root bridge and pavilion to enhance its appeal.LDA vice chairperson P ...Read More >
MUMBAI: HUL on Thursday named Priya Nair, who heads parent Unilever's beauty & wellbeing business, as MD & CEO. Nair, who joined HUL 30 years ago, will be the first woman to lead the consumer goods giant. The London-based Nair, 53, will take over the corner office in Mumbai on Aug 1, succeeding Rohit Jawa who will step down as MD & CEO on July 31. Jawa, who led HUL for a little over two years, was appointed for a five-year term ending June 26, 2028. His predecessor Sanjiv Mehta had held the CEO' ...Read More >
Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh govt is going to move a motion during the upcoming monsoon session of the legislative assembly to introduce a law prohibiting constructions near rivers and torrential streams -- a move that stems from the Rs 750-crore loss the state has suffered due to damage to houses constructed in such locations this monsoon.With the move, the state govt hopes to reduce losses caused by damage to buildings constructed near rivers and torrential streams every monsoon. "There is a n ...Read More >
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 10 (ANI): Over the past nine days, torrential monsoon rains have wreaked widespread devastation across Himachal Pradesh, claiming a total of 46 lives, including 15 rain-related deaths and 31 fatalities from road accidents, according to the Himachal Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (HP SDMA). The disaster has left 27 people missing, all from rain-related incidents, with five more injured. The worst-hit district continues to be Mandi, where all 1 ...Read More >
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 10 (ANI): Amid ongoing devastation caused by heavy rainfall and flash floods in Himachal Pradesh, the state's Revenue, Horticulture and Tribal Development Minister Jagat Singh Negi on Wednesday announced the government's decision to shift the flood-affected College of Horticulture and Forestry from Thunag in Mandi district to Sundernagar, citing massive infrastructure damage and safety concerns. Addressing the media, Negi said that keeping in mind the stu ...Read More >
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 10 (ANI): Amid ongoing devastation caused by heavy rainfall and flash floods in Himachal Pradesh, the state's Revenue, Horticulture and Tribal Development Minister Jagat Singh Negi on Wednesday announced the government's decision to shift the flood-affected College of Horticulture and Forestry from Thunag in Mandi district to Sundernagar, citing massive infrastructure damage and safety concerns. Addressing the media, Negi said that keeping in mind the stu ...Read More >
Shimla, Jul 10 (PTI) Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Thursday announced an immediate relief amount of Rs 7 crore to carry out restoration work in disaster-affected areas of Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district. On the second day of his tour, the chief minister visited Thunag, Bagsiad, Deji, Bara and Syanj villages, and reviewed the damage caused by the recent cloudbursts. He assured all possible support from the state government to affected families. The chief minister said the state Cab ...Read More >
Mandi (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 10 (ANI): The displaced residents of Thunag in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi, where torrential rains and flash floods wreaked havoc, said they had never seen such flooding and recounted the horror they endured. Thunag in Mandi district is severely affected by the torrential rains and flash floods on the night of June 30 and July 1. 'That day, there was such a storm that nothing remained standing. Livestock, our cattle, everything is gone,' a local resident tol ...Read More >
Mandi (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 10 (ANI): The displaced residents of Thunag in Himachal Pradesh Mandi, where torrential rains and flash floods wreaked havoc, said they had never seen such flooding and recounted the horror they endured. Thunag in Mandi district is severely affected by the torrential rains and flash floods on the night of June 30 and July 1. That day, there was such a storm that nothing remained standing. Livestock, our cattle, everything is gone, a local resident told AN ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel announced a compensation of Rs 4 lakh for the families of those who died in the bridge collapse in Vadodara. He also announced Rs 50,000 for the injured. At least nine people were killed after a portion of the Gambhira bridge collapsed in the Padra area of Gujarat Vadodara district on Wednesday. In a post on X, the CM Patel said, The collapse of a span of the Gambhira Bridge, connecting Anand and Vadodara, has caused an ...Read More >
Lucknow: The Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) planted 1,37,312 saplings on Wednesday under the state-wide 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam 2.0' campaign.The plantation drive was held at multiple locations, with the main event taking place in Amrapali Yojana, Dubagga.The campaign saw active participation from local residents. MLA Pankaj Singh, who led the drive planted a Red Sandalwood sapling, while mayor Sushma Kharkwal planted a Rudraksh sapling.The plantation was carried out under the supervision of ad ...Read More >
Lucknow: Sonbhadra emerged as the frontrunner among the 75 districts with plantation of over 1.58 crore saplings. It was followed by Jhansi (99.51 lakh), Lakhimpur Kheri (96.75 lakh), Jalaun (95.66 lakh) and Mirzapur.Among govt departments, the department of environment, forest and climate change led the initiative with 14.05 crore saplings planted. The rural development department followed closely, securing second place with over 13.12 crore saplings. The agriculture department (4.15 crore), th ...Read More >
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 9 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and Leader of the Opposition Jairam Thakur jointly inspected the Thunag market area on Wednesday, which was severely affected by flash floods during the recent cloudbursts in the Seraj assembly constituency. According to an official press release, both leaders met with the people who suffered due to this natural calamity and assured them of every possible help. While speaking to the media, t ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 9: A sudden spell of heavy rain battered Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) on Wednesday evening around 7 PM, leading to widespread waterlogging, traffic disruptions, and a red alert from the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The IMD, in its latest advisory, warned that the weather system moving eastward is expected to bring moderate rainfall across most parts of the region, with isolated pockets likely to witness heavy downpours over the next two hours. Light to m ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) A sudden spell of heavy rain battered Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) on Wednesday evening around 7 PM, leading to widespread waterlogging, traffic disruptions, and a red alert from the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The IMD, in its latest advisory, warned that the weather system moving eastward is expected to bring moderate rainfall across most parts of the region, with isolated pockets likely to witness heavy downpours over the next two h ...Read More >
CHANDIGARH: The torrential rains and the harsh weather have impacted the apple industry of the state as a severe fungal disease has hit the apple plants, causing apple leaves to turn yellow and fall prematurely, leading to a sharp decline in yield. It is estimated that around 35 to 40 per cent of apple trees in each orchard are affected. The size and quality of the fruit are likely to be impacted. After Kashmir, the hill state is the second largest producer of apples in the country, with a sub ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR: In a bid to promote rooftop and home gardening in five major cities of the state, deputy chief minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo on Tuesday flagged off a rath (campaign vehicle) to create awareness among the citizens on the urgent need to increase the green space in urban areas. Singh Deo said green space is fast reducing with rapid urbanisation across the state. Concrete buildings and roads are eating up green spaces in cities creating urban heat island effect. "This is a novel at ...Read More >
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], July 8 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has said that land law has come into force in the state for land management and land system and reform. With this, in accordance with public sentiment, the uncontrolled sale of agricultural and horticultural land in Uttarakhand has been completely banned, the Chief Minister's office said in a press release. Continuous action is also being taken against those who violate the provisions of the Land Act. A ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Jul 8 (PTI) Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo on Tuesday launched a campaign for promotion of rooftop gardening and urban horticulture. Singh Deo flagged off a rath (vehicle) for promotion of rooftop gardening in five major cities of Odisha here at Krushi Bhavan. With fast growth and development in the state, the urban areas are growing across the state with construction of numerous concrete buildings reducing green spaces in cities, Singh Deo said. Through thi ...Read More >
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