School Students take out awareness rally on rainwater harvesting

School Students take out awareness rally on rainwater harvesting

S. Kavitha, Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO), flagged off the rally from the old bus terminus opposite the fort.  | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement : Ahead of the Northeast monsoon, the district administration has organised a school students’ awareness rally on rainwater harvesting here on Wednesday. Officials of the Tamil Nadu Water Drainage Board (TWAD), which … Read more

Harvesting Votes: farmers shaping Shivraj Chouhan’s victory in Madhya Pradesh

Harvesting Votes: farmers shaping Shivraj Chouhan’s victory in Madhya Pradesh

Bharatiya Janata Party supporters celebrate the party’s victory in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan Assembly elections, in Bhopal on. | Photo Credit: ANI In Madhya Pradesh, where approximately 70% of the population is involved in farming and allied occupations, both the BJP and the Congress strategically focused their campaigns on agrarian concerns and economic incentives. … Read more

Water harvesting structures in Rajasthan’s villages set to promote sustainable management

Water harvesting structures in Rajasthan’s villages set to promote sustainable management

The Congress government’s decision to construct water harvesting structures in the government buildings on the basis of feasibility in the rural areas of 17 districts in Rajasthan, is set to promote sustainable ground water management in the villages. Micro-irrigation activities will also be supported in these areas. The water harvesting structures will facilitate collection and … Read more

Researchers Discover Chinese Harvesting of Organs Before Brain Death

Researchers Discover Chinese Harvesting of Organs Before Brain Death

April 8, 2022 — Researchers from Australia and Israel have found evidence of forced organ harvesting in China on people who were not first declared brain dead. Searching for documentation that organs people need to live are being harvested from executed prisoners who did not give their permission — a practice that the China Tribunal confirmed … Read more

Centre coordinates with states to ensure undisrupted farm activities

Centre coordinates with states to ensure undisrupted farm activities

The agriculture ministry is coordinating with the state governments to facilitate and ensure that harvesting and allied activities are not disrupted due to the pandemic, a senior official told ET. “Harvesting is in full swing. Out of the total wheat sown in 31.58 million hectares, 55% has already been harvested in the country, with Rajasthan … Read more