Cauvery Delta of Tamil Nadu declared Protected Agricultural Zone

On February 10, 2020, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu announced that Cauvery Delta is to be declared as Protected Special Agricultural Zone. In 2019, the Central Government had awarded the oil and gas exploration projects in the Cauvery basin. This invoked large protests amid water crisis in the state. Extraction of hydro carbon requires excess ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2020

Topics: Agriculture • Cauvery • Cauvery River • Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu • Environmental impact assessment • Hydrocarbon Resources • Hydrocarbons • ONGC • Tamil Nadu

Godavari-Cauvery link project

The Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Nitin Gadkari announced that the Centre would soon take up a major project to Link Rivers Godavari and Cauvery. The detailed project report for linking rivers Godavari-Krishna-Pennar-Cauvery has been finalised and will be presented before the cabinet soon for approval. Objectives of the Project ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019

Topics: Asian Development Bank • Bay of Bengal • Cauvery • Godavari • Godavari-Krishna-Pennar-Cauvery linking • Krishna • Pennar • Union Minister for Water Resources River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation • World Bank