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India received above-normal rainfall last year, with 7.9% excess compared to the LPA. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said northwest India recorded 747.9mm of rainfall last season. That was the highest rainfall since 2001 and the sixth highest since 1901. East and northeast India recorded their second-lowest rainfall since 1901 last year. Monsoon is the lifeblood of India's economy. According to the agriculture ministry, 51% of India's farmed area, accounting for 40% of production, is ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) stated that permission for a public meeting to be led by BRS legislative party deputy leader and former Irrigation minister T Harish Rao, scheduled on April 9 in Gollapalli village of Revalli mandal, Wanaparthy constituency, has been revoked by authorities, and the party slammed Congress led Telangana government for curbing democratic dissent. The meeting was to be addressed in support of farmers protesting against the proposed Gollapalli reservoir pr ...Read More >
BENGALURU: With scorching heat, Karnataka is expected to lose up to 7 tmcft of water from all the reservoirs, tanks, rivers and other surface water resources this summer, forcing farmers and others to depend on ground water for drinking and agricultural purposes. Some districts, especially in North Karnataka, are experiencing temperatures of around 40 degrees Celsius, which will only go up in the coming days. GS Srinivas Reddy, former director, Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has announced a temporary water supply disruption in several parts of Delhi on April 8 and 9, 2026. The shutdown is part of its annual maintenance program aimed at improving water quality and system efficiency. The work includes cleaning and flushing of underground reservoirs and maintenance of booster pumping stations. Residents in the following areas may experience low water pressure or no supply: Water disruption will continue in these areas: Delhi wat ...Read More >
Delhi Water Alert: Residents in several parts of Delhi are likely to face water supply disruptions on April 6 and 7, 2026, as the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) carries out its annual maintenance exercise. The civic body has issued an advisory asking people in affected areas to store adequate water in advance to avoid inconvenience. According to DJB, the disruption is due to the annual flushing of underground reservoirs and booster pumping stations. This routine process is carried out to maintain water ...Read More >
New Delhi: Several parts of the national capital are set to face water supply disruptions on April 8 and 9, as the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) undertakes scheduled maintenance work across key infrastructure. According to officials, the disruption is part of the DJB's annual maintenance programme, which includes cleaning and flushing of underground reservoirs and servicing of booster pumping stations. The exercise is aimed at improving water quality and enhancing overall system efficiency. Residents ...Read More >
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 >
Launching a 100-day action plan for water conservation at Yadiki village in Tadipatri constituency of Anantapur district, the chief minister said his government was committed to making the state drought-free by taking up water conservation as a mission. The four-phase action plan includes identification of works from April 6 to 15, administrative approvals from April 16 to 20, execution of works from April 21 to July 9 and submission of completion reports from July 10-14. "In all, 5,697 villag ...Read More >
Saini laid the foundation stones for 12 projects worth over ₹140 crore and inaugurated three projects with a combined cost of over ₹112 crore, an official statement said. Among the key inaugurations are the reconstruction of Jind Distributary No 4, completed by the Irrigation and Water Resources Department for ₹16.28 crore. Additional projects inaugurated included modern micro-irrigation systems at the village level, solar-powered irrigation facilities, and a balancing reservoir for water ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Sunday unveiled development projects worth Rs 253 crore at a 'Dhanyawad Evam Vikas Rally' in Jind, signalling a major push to infrastructure and public services in the district. Saini laid the foundation stones of 12 projects worth over Rs 140 crore and inaugurated three projects with a combined cost of over Rs 112 crore.Among the key inaugurations is the reconstruction of Jind Distributary No. 4, completed by the irrigation and water resou ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Tractor sales surged sharply in the financial year 2026, with major OEMs posting double-digit volume growth. This growth momentum, however, may hit a roadblock as analysts forecast FY27 growth slowing to 0-3% amid high base effects and emerging El Niño risks. Ratings agency Crisil stated that tractor sales growth is projected to slow sharply to 0-2% year-on-year to about 1.2 million units in FY27. This follows an estimated 22% on-year rise in FY26, primarily driven by rationalisation ...Read More >
While global geopolitical tensions could lead to near-term supply chain uncertainty, Escorts Kubota said domestic infrastructure activity and overall sentiment remained intact Escorts Kubota on Wednesday reported total tractor sales of 12,119 units in March 2026, up 6.6 per cent from 11,374 units sold in March 2025. Domestic tractor sales stood at 11,582 units, up 7.5 per cent from 10,775 units in the year-ago period. Export tractor sales declined to 537 units in March 2026, compared to 599 u ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The BMC'S standing committee on Wednesday approved a cost escalation of over ₹2,000 crore of the Gargai dam project with a majority vote. The proposal to sanction ₹5,051 crores, a significant hike over the initial BMC estimate of ₹3,105 in 2020, was passed with a vote after the opposition questioned the move. The entire standing committee had on March 11 held back the escalation proposal of ₹5,396 crore, demanding an explanation for the escalation. Following the committee's refus ...Read More >
He alleged that the erstwhile YSRCP regime damaged the state through the three-capital approach between 2019 and 2024, leading to instability and uncertainty. Highlighting development, the chief minister appreciated public participation in restoring the Vinjamur Old Tank and said works have been taken up at Rs 70 lakh. Naidu announced diversion of water from the Somasila canal to the tank at the cost of Rs 34 crore, assuring completion of the work by October. He said improved water availabili ...Read More >
Mumbai is not a water-stressed city. But the BMC's policies ensure that 2.5 million Mumbaikars - often the most vulnerable - are still deprived of piped waterThe Supreme Court once said that water is a "gift of nature". It failed to add that this "gift" is received disparately: to some, in abundance; to others, sparingly or not at all. The late novelist Kiran Nagarkar caustically captured the everyday struggle of working people for water, by personifying the mundane object that dispenses it: "T ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: A proposed 'Vanta-Varpu' programme at the Srisailam reservoir has brought renewed focus on a water-sharing dispute, with Tourism Minister Jupally Krishna Rao accusing the Andhra Pradesh government of violating norms in water utilisation and power generation. Addressing a presser along with MLAs Ch Vamsi Krishna and Rajesh Reddy at Gandhi Bhavan on Tuesday, Krishna Rao said public representatives from the erstwhile Mahbubnagar district had called for the protest to highlight concerns ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: With another intense summer approaching, Delhi govt on Monday unveiled its Summer Action Plan 2026-27 to shore up water supply, tighten sewer management and accelerate the clean-up of the Yamuna, while rolling out digital tools to improve grievance redressal and transparency.Launching the plan at the DJB headquarters in Jhandewalan, water minister Parvesh Verma said the focus will be on maintaining peak production, plugging distribution gaps and ensuring accountability in tanker opera ...Read More >
HYDERABAD A delegation of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) comprising MLAs, MLCs and other leaders called on Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla here on Monday and submitted a formal complaint seeking an inquiry into the alleged illegal mining and land grabbing of Minister for Revenue and Housing Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy. The delegation led by party working president K.T. Rama Rao, Deputy Floor Leaders of the party in the Assembly T. Harish Rao, P. Sabitha Indra Reddy and T. Srinivas Yadav explained to t ...Read More >
Hyderabad: In a fresh intensified water dispute between Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, the Telangana government filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging the Polavaram-Nallamala Sagar Link Project (PNLP), formerly known as the Polavaram-Banakacherla Link Project (PBLP) on Tuesday. The writ petition, filed under Article 32 of the Constitution, seeks a mandamus to restrain Andhra Pradesh from proceeding with the project, which aims to divert surplus floodwaters from the Godavari River to t ...Read More >
He said the global recognition reflects the state's rich biodiversity, diverse bird habitats, and sustained water-conservation efforts. Ramsar sites are wetlands of international importance designated under the Ramsar Convention, headquartered in Gland, Switzerland. The Chhattisgarh government had submitted a proposal to the Centre seeking Ramsar site status for the Kopra Reservoir last month. Also Read: Countries adopt India's wetland use resolution at Ramsar Cop15 On the direction of State ...Read More >
Bilaspur: The Kopra Reservoir in Chhattisgarh has been declared a Ramsar site. In the coming days, this reservoir located in Sakri village of Bilaspur district is set to emerge as a centre for environmental conservation and eco-tourism. This site is located at a distance of 15 km from Bilaspur city. The international recognition granted to this reservoir has strengthened its global importance while putting the onus on Chhattisgarh for its conservation. Chhattisgarh's Forest and Climate Change M ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Twenty students of Government High School Lankaput, who had gone missing from the school hostel on Monday morning, were found safe near Kolab Reservoir of Koraput district today at around 2 pm. The students, all from classes I to V, were located approximately 10 km away from the hostel. Their parents, who had joined the search, accompanied the children back to the school hostel. The Block Development Officer (BDO), along with the Assistant Block Education Officer and school staff, ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari said the state is fully prepared with all safety measures ahead of the potential Cyclone Montha. He said eight districts have been identified as "most vulnerable" and all departments have been instructed to remain alert and active. "The Odisha government has prepared extensively for the impending cyclone, which is currently 930 kilometres away from the Odisha coast and moving towards the west and northwest. Eight distric ...Read More >
Bhubhaneswar (Odisha) [India], October 27 (ANI): Odisha Revenue & Disaster Management Minister, Suresh Pujari, ensured that the state is fully prepared with all the safety measures ahead of the potential Cyclone Montha. He said that eight districts have been identified as "most vulnerable" and all the respective departments are instructed to be alert and active. "The Odisha government has prepared extensively for the impending cyclone, which is currently 930 kilometres away from the Odisha coas ...Read More >
The surplus water released from the city's Chembarambakkam reservoir, empties into the Adyar river which meets the Bay of Bengal in Chennai. Discharging surplus water from the dam is the usual flood control measure resorted to by the Water Resources Department to retain the water level in the dam. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Friday inspected the dredging work underway at the Adyar Estuary in view of the Northeast monsoon. The surplus water released from the city's Chembarambakkam r ...Read More >
Chennai, Oct 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Sunday undertook a surprise inspection of the Adyar River mouth for the second consecutive day, reviewing the ongoing dredging and widening operations intended to facilitate free flow of floodwater into the Bay of Bengal during the intensifying northeast monsoon. The inspection, which took place near Srinivasapuram, follows CM Stalin's earlier visit on October 24. Officials from the Public Works Department and the Greater Chennai Co ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Oct 25 (UNI) Odisha has set an ambitious target to bring about 29.30 lakh hectares under various crops during the Rabi 2025-26 season. The target includes 15.13 lakh hectares under pulses, 3.70 lakh hectares under oilseeds, 4.97 lakh hectares under vegetables, 1.15 lakh hectares under condiments, and 0.21 lakh hectares under sugarcane. The state aims to produce 23.26 lakh MT of food grains, 8.20 lakh MT of pulses, and 4.21 lakh MT of oilseeds. Deputy Chief Minister K.V. Singh Deo ...Read More >
MADIKERI: For the first time, Kodagu's Harangi reservoir has filled up to the brim in October. Following increasing inflow to the dam, over 5,000 cusecs of water is being let out to the rivers. The catchment areas in the district are receiving heavy rainfall every day, and the reservoir is filled to its full capacity for the first time in a non-monsoon month. "In the wake of heavy rainfall in the Harangi basin for the past one week, additional water is being released into the river for the dam' ...Read More >
The Mettur Dam, the largest reservoir in the state, reached its Full Reservoir Level. (Image credit: @manojt4sap/X) Rain continued to batter Tamil Nadu causing a sharp rise in the water levels of the reservoirs and in Chennai, tree branches fell due to overnight downpour. The Mettur Dam, the largest reservoir in the state, reached its Full Reservoir Level (FRL). The widespread rain forced the administration in several districts to declare a holiday for schools and colleges on Wednesday. Apart ...Read More >
Chennai: Three people were killed and three injured as rain battered several districts across Tamil Nadu on Tuesday night. While there was respite from the showers on Wednesday for much of TN, water bodies were overflowing, rivers were flooded, and low lying areas and paddy fields were inundated. The three women were identified as Yasodha, 69, and her daughter Jaya, 40, from Andarmullipallam village in Cuddalore, while the third victim was Vanamayili, 60, from Kongarapalayam village in Kallakuri ...Read More >
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