Watershed development projects serve to achieve multiple objectives, which call for integrating and balancing various concerns, such as environmental conservation, productivity, participation and ...

The Rural Development Ministry has approved 56 new Watershed Development Projects that will be undertaken at a cost of Rs 700 crores in the ten best-performing states, the government said on Monday.

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Irrigation projects of the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY) may have taken the spotlight in the Prime Minister’s speech during Friday’s no-confidence motion debate in the Lok Sabha.

Over two-thirds of India's cultivation takes place on dry rain fed lands which are prone to drought, soil erosion and depleting ground water. The state of Karnataka is no different. More than 70 ...

BENGALURU: Agriculture Minister N Chaluvarayaswamy said on Wednesday that decisions related to the growth of farmers and agriculture should be taken after considering the views and opinions of experts ...

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Implementation of a watershed development project, aided by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) in five drought-prone villages of Chickballapur district has led to an ...

This project will undertake watershed development in the selected 35 villages of Gadchiroli to help the villagers lead a sustainable life along with activities such as lake desiltation and ...