Irrigation

Jain Irrigation gains 3.5% on Morgan Stanley upgrade

Tuesday May 7, 2013

Shares in Jain Irrigation rose as much as 3.5 per cent after global investment bank Morgan Stanley upgraded the stock to "overweight" from "equal weight" on Tuesday. Morgan Stanley's 12-month price target on Jain Irrigation is Rs 80, indicating a 13 ...

Crores flow, but no water for farmers in Andhra Pradesh

Uma Sudhir | Sunday May 5, 2013

At a time when farmers are driven to suicides because there is no water, in the Warangal district of Andhra Pradesh at least Rs 10,000 crore have been spent on a lift irrigation project that after 10 years still lies idle most of the year. Hardly th...

Kerala man wins Rs one crore in lottery but dies before getting money

Press Trust of India | Tuesday April 23, 2013

A 25-year-old labourer who won Rs one crore lottery prize drowned in an irrigation pool before he could get the money.

Maharashtra irrigation scam: Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan promises action

Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Saturday April 20, 2013

Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan has said that action will be taken against anybody found guilty in the Maharashtra irrigation scam, adding there should be "hard evidence" against the person.

For Maharashtra dam contract, bribes paid, say documents; 'AP' tops list

Written by Tejas Mehta; edited by Janaki Fernandes | Friday April 19, 2013

40 pages recovered during income tax raids list in Kolhapur seem to corroborate what many activists in Maharashtra have been alleging: that across parties, politicians accept bribes in exchange for handing over expensive contracts for irrigation pro...

Crores spent, but where are the dams? Auditor slams Maharashtra government

Reported by Tejas Mehta; Edited by Janaki Fernandes | Thursday April 18, 2013

As farmers in Maharashtra are being battered by drought, a new stinging report by the state's auditor blames the government for grossly mishandling irrigation projects.

In drought-hit Maharashtra, sugar politics trumps drinking water needs

Reported by Syed Imtiaz Jaleel; Edited by Sindhu Manjesh | Thursday April 4, 2013

Though the Maharashtra government has taken a policy decision that water from dams in Pune would be first used to meet drinking water needs, RTI queries have revealed that water from the dams are being diverted to irrigate sugarcane fields.

DMK demands relief to farmers in non-delta districts

Press Trust of India | Friday March 15, 2013

Opposition DMK today demanded that the Tamil Nadu government announce relief to farmers in non-Delta districts on the lines of those which had been covered in the river Cauvery-fed regions.

Maharashtra irrigation scam: privilege notice against minister

Press Trust of India | Wednesday March 13, 2013

Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, Eknath Khadse today moved a breach of privilege notice against Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and Water Resources Minister Sunil Tatkare over the appointment of a Special Investigatio...

Maharashtra Budget Session begins tomorrow; drought, Bhandara rape case to dominate

Press Trust of India | Sunday March 10, 2013

Issues like severe drought in rural parts, the alleged rape and murder of three minor sisters in Bhandara district, SIT on irrigation are expected to dominate the Budget session of Maharashtra Legislature, starting tomorrow.

Here's how a village in Maharashtra made itself drought-proof

Written by Tejas Mehta, edited by Samira Shaikh | Thursday February 21, 2013

Lush green vineyards, tons of luscious grapes, acres of maize and jowar, and most importantly, millions of litres of water- images that are in stark contrast to the despair visible across Marathawada's eight districts. This isn't Maharashtra's greene...

Supreme Court directs Karnataka to release 2.44 TMC of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu immediately

Edited by Ashish Mukherjee | Thursday February 7, 2013

The Supreme Court today ordered release of 2.44 TMC, or thousand million cubic feet, of Cauvery water from Karnataka to Tamil Nadu to irrigate the state's winter crops. The water sanctioned is based on the recommendations of an expert panel and far l...

Credit Renaissance Fund exits EPC Industries; sells 17 per cent stake for Rs 61 crore

Tuesday January 8, 2013

Credit Renaissance Fund today offloaded its entire over 17 per cent stake in micro irrigation systems maker EPC Industries for more than Rs 61 crore in bulk deals on the exchanges.

Irrigation project on Krishna river to be ready by July

Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 2, 2013

The Pulichintala irrigation project on Krishna river in Andhra Pradesh will be completed by July this year, state secondary education minister K Pardhasaradhi has said.

Thousands flee Malaysia floods, dam wall broken

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday December 26, 2012

Floods triggered by torrential monsoon rains in Malaysia forced almost 14,000 people to flee their homes and seek shelter at relief centres, the official Bernama news agency said on Wednesday.