Govt promises clean drinking water to all by 2024

The government would provide clean drinking water to every household of the country by 2024, Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Shekhawat said on Wednesday in Rajya Sabha. Besides,......

Can the water crisis hurt India's growth?

Water shortage is likely to lead to political tensions and instability in the future, warns Simon George, President, Cargill India. IMAGE: Local residents fill their empty containers with water......

'If people listened to govt, loss of lives would be less'

'People thought the cyclone would miss their area as a short while before it struck, the sun was shining.''Some people had not evacuated, but stayed at home. They died when the walls collapsed.'......

Kartarpur went to Pak because of Cong leaders' lack of vision: Modi

IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi during campaign trail in Rajasthan. Photograph: PTI Photo Stepping up his attack against the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday alleged Kartarpur......

Let ex-servicemen partner farmers in agri cooperatives

The government should set up agricultural co-operatives in every cluster of villages and in respective districts on a war-footing within a time limit.We should involve the services of our military......

Maximum sowing area for each crop to be notified in a year

Farmers should be encouraged into crops needing less of water, while ensuring a market for what they sow, said ICAR’s head. In a year, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) will......

'We are overdrawing water, depleting aquifers'

'Our challenge is to harvest maximum water both above and below ground.''Afforestation and other activities have to be taken up.''Our water is the least productive water.' Photograph: P......

Looking beyond loan writeoffs for farmers

Governments must encourage micro-irrigation, use of natural manure and pesticides in a big way. Farm income can be doubled by reducing cost as much as by increasing MSP, says Sanjeev Nayyar.......