water scarcity
December 1st, 2008 - 7:21 pm ICT by ANI
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Bharatpur (Rajasthan), Dec 1 (ANI): As the Assembly elections are approaching in Rajasthan, people of Bharatpur are demanding political support to promote tourism in the city, which is renowned for its ...
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November 19th, 2008 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
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Chennai, Nov 19 (IANS) Successful Malayalam movie directors Lal Jose, Vinayan, Renjith and Shaji Kailas, among others, are making a beeline for Chennai to cash in on Tamil audiences' fascination for meaningful ...
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November 8th, 2008 - 11:54 am ICT by IANS
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Ahmedabad, Nov 8 (IANS) It's a happy homecoming for the farmers of Saurashtra. Faced with scarcity of water they left their land and profession. But today, thanks to a new water ...
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October 19th, 2008 - 1:20 pm ICT by IANS
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Nimaj (Rajasthan), Oct 19 (IANS) History-rich Rajasthan may be dotted with hundreds of heritage hotels, but on the outskirts of this 700-year-old erstwhile royal estate in Pali district lies a resort that ...
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October 1st, 2008 - 12:46 pm ICT by ANI
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Canberra, October 1 (ANI): The climate change adviser of the Prime Minister of Australia has said that instead of beef and lamb, people should eat kangaroo meat to help combat climate ...
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September 19th, 2008 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) Long before the environmentalists and the government advocated water harvesting to fight water scarcity, Mahatama Gandhi had installed a facility to harvest water at his ancestral house ...
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September 13th, 2008 - 1:19 pm ICT by ANI
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Nawabshah, Sep 13 (ANI): President Asif Ali Zardari has said that democracy has been restored completely in Pakistan and Benazir Bhuttos mission has been completed.
Talking to parliamentarians and officials from ...
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August 31st, 2008 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS
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Kannur (Kerala), Aug 31 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) in Kerala has a unique asset in its kitty - an amusement park. The Rs.250-million park named Vismaya Infotainment Centre, set ...
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August 27th, 2008 - 1:23 pm ICT by IANS
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Chomu (Rajasthan), Aug 27 (IANS) Farmers in this vegetable-growing oasis amid Rajasthan's semi-desert scrubland are improving yields from their farms, thanks to drip irrigation and financial help from a soft drinks major.Young ...
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August 21st, 2008 - 12:00 pm ICT by IANS
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Bharatpur (Rajasthan) Aug 21 (IANS) The world-famous Keola Deo Ghana Bird Sanctuary of Bharatpur is looking forward to early arrival of migratory birds this year following abundant rain in the region.The sanctuary ...
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August 19th, 2008 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
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Kannur, Aug 19 (IANS) A Rs.250 million amusement park promoted by the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) will open its gates to visitors Aug 31 here. Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan will inaugurate ...
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August 18th, 2008 - 1:17 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, August 18 (ANI): Countries like India, China and Vietnam use wastewater for agriculture, which apart from its negative impacts, has its share of positive implications as well, and has recently ...
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July 22nd, 2008 - 12:36 am ICT by IANS
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Sirsa (Haryana), July 21 (IANS) Thousands of women activists of the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) here staged a unique march, with empty earthen pitchers in hands, to protest the scarcity of ...
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July 18th, 2008 - 11:35 am ICT by IANS
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By Rajeev Ranjan Roy
Sarai Bawari (Rajasthan), July 18 (IANS) This village is home to a 400-year-old step well whose sparkling waters brim with fish, some weighing nearly 10 kg. But don't try ...
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July 14th, 2008 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
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Chennai, July 14 (IANS) Unannounced power-cuts have triggered state-wide ire, said opposition sources and farmer bodies' representatives in Tamil Nadu Monday. "There is hardly 10 hours' power supply in the industrial districts ...
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July 13th, 2008 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS
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By Alkesh Sharma
Chandigarh, July 13 (IANS) A photograph is worth a thousand words - is what a young lecturer from Panjab University (PU) is out to prove with his exhibition here on ...
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July 13th, 2008 - 12:10 pm ICT by IANS
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By T.G. Biju
Thiruvananthapuram/New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Boasting of sufficient rainfall, 44 rivers, thousands of streams and a number of lakes, Kerala ironically has less water available per person than drought-hit states ...
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June 20th, 2008 - 10:43 am ICT by IANS
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By K.S. Jayaraman
Bangalore, June 20 (IANS) While an energy crisis is looming large on one side, a new study cautions that India's water demand will outstrip supply a few decades from now ...
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June 13th, 2008 - 8:16 pm ICT by ANI
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By Narender Singh Parmar
Chattarpur (Madhya Pradesh), June 13 (ANI): The prolonged drought-like situation prevailing in Chhattarpur District of Madhya Pradesh has also affected the flora and fauna.
Thousands of birds and ...
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June 11th, 2008 - 8:27 pm ICT by ANI
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Gwalior, June 11 (ANI): Acute water shortage in Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh is posing a serious threat to the production of potato seeds at the Central Potato Research Station.
The potato research ...
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June 7th, 2008 - 3:59 pm ICT by IANS
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By T.S.V. Hari
Chennai, June 7 (IANS) Over 20 private companies that had sold illegal low-yield paddy seeds to farmers mainly in the Cauvery delta region and partly in the entire south ...
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May 30th, 2008 - 10:57 pm ICT by admin
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Balasore(Orissa), May 30 (ANI): Water Councils in villages of Orissas Balasore district have been set to provide relief to farmers with sparsely irrigated lands to help them meet their water requirements.
The ...
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May 30th, 2008 - 9:16 am ICT by admin
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Bankura (West Bengal), May 30 (ANI): Villagers in West Bengal's Bankura District have embarked on a water conservation project to ease water scarcity in the region. Bankura District is a dry ...
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May 29th, 2008 - 11:00 am ICT by admin
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Bundelkhand, May 29 (ANI): Lack of rainfall leading to drought like conditions has forced villagers in the Bundelkhand region to seek divine intervention to end water woes.
Villagers held special prayers for ...
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May 28th, 2008 - 6:51 pm ICT by admin
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Chhattarpur (Madhya Pradesh), May 28 (ANI): Water has becomes a saleable commodity in the drought hit Chhatarpur District in Madhya Pradesh, as the poverty-ridden people of the region are compelled to ...
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May 17th, 2008 - 10:59 am ICT by admin
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By Ashok Dixit
Thimphu, May 17 (ANI): Having spent the better part of his two-day official visit to Bhutan lauding that country's emergence as the youngest democracy in the world and for ...
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May 14th, 2008 - 11:45 am ICT by admin
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Kalahandi (Orissa), May 14 (ANI): Intense heat wave conditions and declining water levels are spelling a hard time for Oriya tribals.
The state's Kalahandi district is reeling from water scarcity, so ...
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May 12th, 2008 - 7:38 pm ICT by admin
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Dilari (Madhya Pradesh), May 12 (ANI): Cattle are dying in the Chhatarpur District of Madhya Pradesh, where a drought like situation prevails.
Six tribal villages of Bundelkhand region in the state are ...
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May 6th, 2008 - 10:47 pm ICT by admin
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Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh), May 6 (ANI): Water scarcity in many villages of Bundelkhand in Madhya Pradesh has badly affected the life of boys of marriageable age, as nobody wants to marry ...
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May 4th, 2008 - 7:14 pm ICT by admin
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Gwalior , May 4 (ANI): Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh is in the grip of acute water crisis as summer heat gets scorching.
The activists of the youth wing of the opposition Congress ...
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