BJP supports Haryana-Punjab talks over water sharingOctober 7th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday said the controversial issue of sharing of water between Haryana and Punjab should be sorted out through talks. The water sharing has been a thorny issue between both states with Haryana seeking completion of the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal and Punjab opposing the move.
China wants mountain lakes on World Heritage ListSeptember 1st, 2009 URUMQI - China is planning to include four mountain lakes in the country's northwest on the World Heritage List, an expert said Tuesday. The lakes will be entered as a single unit on the list.
Drought affects 4.6 million in ChinaAugust 23rd, 2009 BEIJING - China's anti-drought authority has urged for more efforts to fight drought in the north of the country that is affecting some 4.6 million people, and warned of a possible drought in the south. The drought in the north was threatening 8.67 million hectares of crops, the office of State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters said Saturday.
Haryana polls can be held any time: Prithviraj ChavanAugust 18th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Amid a strong possibility that the Haryana cabinet would seek dissolution of the state assembly to advance elections, central minister Prithviraj Chavan Tuesday said that state assembly polls could be held any time. "The Congress party in Haryana is prepared for elections.
Drought is here but no need to panic, says PMAugust 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday said there is no need to panic over the drought situation in many parts of India as the government has a better understanding of how to handle a crisis like this. The prime minister was speaking at a special session devoted to the drought situation during a chief ministers conference on internal security.
Haryana seeks central aid to tackle drought-like conditionsAugust 16th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Haryana Sunday urged the central government to provide it Rs. 3,168.75 crore to tackle drought-like conditions.
Haryana wants more power allocation to beat droughtAugust 12th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - In the wake of a poor monsoon in Haryana, Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda Wednesday urged the central government to allocate 400 MW additional power from the unallocated pool of central generation. In response to our earlier request, the central government had allocated only 100 MW of additional power for Haryana.
Seven more Jharkhand districts declared drought hitJuly 29th, 2009 RANCHI - Jharkhand Wednesday declared seven more districts as drought hit after scanty rainfall affected paddy crop in the state. Earlier, four of Jharkhand's 24 districts were declared drought hit.
Drought possible, but contingency mechanism in place: MukherjeeJuly 25th, 2009 PANAJI - Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Saturday expressed concern about the possibility of drought due to deficient monsoon in India, but said the government had "contingency measures in place". "Already there are signs of drought.
Government will pay special attention to farming: PawarJuly 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government would pay full attention to the farming sector this year as there is a serious drought situation in the country due to insufficient rains, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar told parliament Monday. "In the last four years, we had good produce as there were enough rains.
Jharkhand declares four districts as drought hitJuly 7th, 2009 RANCHI - Jharkhand Tuesday declared four of its 24 districts as drought hit, an official said. The four districts which have been declared as drought hit are Palamau, Chatra, Latehar and Garhwa.
Punjab, Haryana get more power from Himachal PradeshJuly 1st, 2009 SHIMLA - Punjab and Haryana have started getting more electricity from Himachal Pradesh from Wednesday, say officials. "Now, Punjab will get an additional 10 lakh units and Haryana four lakh units daily till the month-end," said Suneel Grover, Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board's director of generation.
Obama appoints Great Lakes czar to oversee federal initiative to restore Lakes' environmentJune 4th, 2009 EPA appoints czar for Great Lakes clean upTRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — A Chicago-based environmentalist has been appointed to oversee President Barack Obama's initiative to clean up the Great Lakes.
Green activists welcome extension of ban on Aravalli miningMay 8th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Leading conservationists, environmental NGOs and even Haryana's environment minister Friday welcomed the Supreme Court's decision to extend a ban on mining in the state's Aravalli hills, one of the oldest mountain chains in India, saying it would check rampant ecological degradation. 'This verdict would be beneficial not only for Haryana but for the whole country.
Court to decide on mining at Aravali hills in Haryana March 2February 26th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - The future of mining at Aravali hills in Faridabad district in Haryana will be decided by Punjab and Haryana High Court here March 2. The court Wednesday announced that it would listen to the arguments on March 2 and take up the issue of extending the mining lease for another two years at Aravali hills.
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