Climate change could cause India to use up its groundwater much faster in the coming decades. It already pumps more underground water than any other country, mostly to irrigate stapleContinue Reading
This month, pollution levels in New Delhi and other regions of northern India have reached deadly levels, a stunning reversal from October, when residents breathed the cleanest air in fourContinue Reading
Punjab’s water supply and sanitation department has set up first-of-its-kind solar-based water supply project at Jagrawan-Muradpur and Talwara villages of the Jalandhar district. Besides installing 150-metre deep tube-wells, 25,000 litresContinue Reading
The Punjab State Transmission Corporation Limited (PSTCL) has announced the curtailment of power under force majeure clause (outbreak of COVID-19) from the projects generating renewable energy until the pandemic lasts.Continue Reading
Prof. M S Swaminathan, the father of Green Revolution, has objected to people blaming farmers for the smog and high levels of pollution in New Delhi. Instead of blaming them,Continue Reading
Until a few years ago, when farmers in Punjab burnt the remnants of the rice crops the smoke was confined to Punjab. Back then, farmers burnt the straw in lateContinue Reading
Aiming for sustainable water management, the Punjab government here on Sunday announced that it would promote micro-irrigation (drip-irrigation) of maize on 1,000 acres this season. For 2019, the government hasContinue Reading
Punjab Energy Development Authority (PEDA) has been authorised to take part in the bidding process for allotting the land of recently closed Guru Nanak Dev Thermal Plant (GNDTP), Bathinda forContinue Reading
