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"Let us resolve to respect mother nature": President Droupadi Murmu extend
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday extended her greetings to fellow citizens on the occasion of Chhath puja and asked them to take resolve to respect mother nature by making 'our water resources and environment pollution-free'.
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Research reveals how mega-floods can be predicted
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
In the worst-case scenario, what can we expect? This is a crucial concern in flood-prone areas: what extreme occurrences should preventive measures be constructed for? Often, the answer is as simple as going back in time: the worst flood disasters of the previous decades or centuries are vie
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Assam CM distributes appointment letters to 62 Assistant Engineers, vows t
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Handing out appointment letters to 62 Assistant Engineers, he said, "Starting from May 2021, a total of 87,720 job seekers had been appointed to various departments of the government. "
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Punjab govt issues order to engineers to write note on SYL canal issue
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Amid the tussle on the Sutlej-Yamuna link (SYL) canal issue, the Punjab government has issued an order asking all the engineers of the Water Resources Department to write 1500 to 2000 words about Sutlej-Yamuna Link canal.
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Cauvery dispute: TN to demand 16,000 cusecs of water from Karnataka at CWM
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Amid a fresh wave of protests and war of words over the Cauvery water sharing dispute, Tamil Nadu's Water Resources Minister Durai Murugan said his government would demand the release of 16,000 cusecs of water from the river at a meeting of the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) in th
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DK Shivakumar misleading people on Cauvery water inflow: Basavaraj Bommai
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Former chief minister Basavaraj Bommai accused Deputy Chief Minister and Water Resources Minister D.K. Shivakumar of misleading the people regarding the inflow of the Cauvery water.
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“Hope we can save Kuruvai crop”: TN Water Resources Minister Durai Murugan
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Tamil Nadu Water Resources Minister Durai Murugan hopes that now that the water is coming to TN from Karnataka, Kuruvai cultivation can be saved.
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New research indicates that Moon might have less water than previously tho
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
A team led by Dr Raluca Rufu of the Southwest Research Institute recently calculated that the majority of the Moon's permanently shadowed regions (PSRs) are at most 3.4 billion years old and can contain relatively fresh deposits of water ice. Water resources are thought to be critical for lo
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Tamil Nadu delegation in Delhi to discuss Cauvery dispute with Centre
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
A delegation from Tamil Nadu led by a minister is headed for New Delhi to meet Union water resources minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat to discuss the Cauvery water sharing issue, which has been a bone of contention of late with neighbouring Karnataka.
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Centralised Cell to manage power sale, purchase in Himachal, says CM Sukhu
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The Chief Minister said that nature has blessed Himachal with abundant water resources, boasting a total hydro potential estimated at a staggering 24,567 megawatt (MW), whereas only 11,150 MW has been harnessed through 172 hydro projects till date.
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Distress formula based on practical facts would help in resolving Cauvery
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
In response to questions from the media, he said, "I was also a water resources minister, and I am making this suggestion based on my experience in handling this ministry."
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Breach of Satluj in Tarn Taran district plugged by water resources dept in
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Divulging the details of the initiative taken during the flood in the state, Punjab Water Resources Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer on Monday said that the department has remained on its toes during the recent floods. All officials have been doing their duties day & night to provide al
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