Pattiseema project: A boon or bane?
HYDERABAD: The proposed Pattiseema lift irrigation scheme may solve the irrigation needs of farmers in the Krishna delta, but it is likely to throw up new environment and ecological issues affecting agricultural
Krishna Delta
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Water sharing row: Andhra Pradesh may get a trickle
Hyderabad: The controversy surrounding the release of Krishna waters between Telangana and AP governments seems to be over for now, with the Krishna River Joint Management Board ordering the release of
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Andhra Pradesh assembly urges Centre to complete Polavaram in 3 years
HYDERABAD: The Andhra Pradesh assembly urged the Centre to take steps to complete the Polavaram project in three years and bring about a legislation replacing the ordinance to transfer to AP all villages
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Shrinking and sinking deltas: major role of dams in delta subsidence and effective sea level rise
The direct impacts of delta subsidence and effective seas level rise abetted by dams include inundation of coastal areas, saltwater intrusion into coastal aquifers, increased rates of coastal erosion,
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Status of ground water quality in coastal aquifers of India
The report on `Status of Ground Water Quality in Coastal Aquifers of India’ is the outcome of an attempt at compilation and synthesis of available scientific data on the ground water quality in the coastal
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Tropical cyclone Helen set to cross Andhra Pradesh today
Current warnings are in effect for fishermen along the coasts of Andhra Pradesh, who are advised to return to shore Researchers have warned that tropical Cyclone 04B renamed as "Helen" has strengthened and is slowly nearing landfall in southeastern India. On November 20 at 1200 UTC/7 a.m. EST, Tropical Cyclone Helen had maximum sustained winds near 50 knots per 57.5 mph per 92.6 kph. It was centered near 15.5 north and 83.9 east, about 499 nautical miles per 574.2 miles per 924.1 km south-southwest of Calcutta, India.
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KG oil exploration: SC plea seeks scrapping of Reliance contract
Another PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking cancellation of the contract awarded to Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) and Canada-based NIKO Resources for exploration and production of natural gas
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GSPC Seeks Nod to Sell KG Gas at $13
Gujarat government company GSPC has asked the central government to approve its plans to sell natural gas from a field in KG basin at $13-14, three times the current gas price. Gujarat State Petroleum
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Investment panel to focus on 47 oil, gas blocks
New Delhi: The cabinet committee on investment (CCI) will focus on 47 oil and gas blocks, including Reliance Industries’ producing KG-D6 gas fields, where defence approvals have delayed the project when
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Several panels rejected RIL proposal
New Delhi: Various committees, not just the oil ministry, rejected petro giant Reliance Industries Ltd’s (RIL) proposal to link the cost of gas from the KG basin with the international crude price, with