Groundwater

International Centre for Clean Water (ICCW) at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras is working with the Tamil Nadu Government and postgraduate students of Stella Maris College, Chennai, to map the groundwater quality of the city.

Almost 20 per cent of India's total land area has toxic levels of arsenic in its groundwater, exposing more than 250 million people across the country to the poisonous element, says a new IIT Kharagpur study which used artificial intelligence (AI)-based prediction modelling.

Almost 20 per cent of India's total land area has toxic levels of arsenic in its groundwater, exposing more than 250 million people across the country to the poisonous element, says a new IIT Kharagpur study which used artificial intelligence (AI)-based prediction modelling.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday appealed to people to install rainwater harvesting system on their buildings as a long-term solution to problems related to groundwater, according to a statement.

The National Green Tribunal Monday slammed the Centre over its submission that restriction on extraction of groundwater in over-exploited, critical and semi-critical (OCS) areas is likely to have an adverse impact on industrial production, employment opportunities and GDP of some States.

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has slapped a fine of Rs 25 lakh on Noida Golf Course for allegedly illegally extracting groundwater through tube wells and using the same for horticulture.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched a national plan involving an expenditure of Rs 6,000 crore to save groundwater. The Union Cabinet has already approved the Atal Bhujal Yojana. PM Modi launched the plan on the 95th birth anniversary of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

The Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved the Atal Bhujal Yojana, a Rs 6,000 crore scheme for sustainable management of groundwater resources, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said.

Dual sources of water are available in 15 out of the 21 major cities that face the risk of running out of groundwater by 2020, Rajya Sabha was informed today.

A man and woman have been rescued after surviving two weeks in Australia's arid outback on little more than vodka, groundwater and biscuits, but a third person is still missing, police said Tuesday.

Sitio Pariahan, about 17 km (10.5 miles) north of Manila, is sinking about 4 cm (1.5 inches) every year, owing largely to land subsidence from the population's overuse of groundwater, according to experts.

Climate change could seriously have adverse effects on groundwater supplies, food production and security, stormwater runoff, biodiversity and ecosystems.

A Mumbai man has given up his career to educate people about setting up rainwater harvesting systems in order to recharge groundwater and save rainwater for reuse.

In a bid to tackle the problem of depleting groundwater level, the Uttar Pradesh government is going to make it mandatory for new residential and commercial buildings to have provisions of rainwater harvesting.

The Economic Survey presented to parliament today by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman recognises the big challenge posed by climate change on India's farm sector and water resources. Groundwater table has been falling and wells, lakes and ponds have dried up in several cities and villages across the country in peak summer this year.

International Centre for Clean Water (ICCW) at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras is working with the Tamil Nadu Government and postgraduate students of Stella Maris College, Chennai, to map the groundwater quality of the city.

Almost 20 per cent of India's total land area has toxic levels of arsenic in its groundwater, exposing more than 250 million people across the country to the poisonous element, says a new IIT Kharagpur study which used artificial intelligence (AI)-based prediction modelling.

Almost 20 per cent of India's total land area has toxic levels of arsenic in its groundwater, exposing more than 250 million people across the country to the poisonous element, says a new IIT Kharagpur study which used artificial intelligence (AI)-based prediction modelling.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday appealed to people to install rainwater harvesting system on their buildings as a long-term solution to problems related to groundwater, according to a statement.

The National Green Tribunal Monday slammed the Centre over its submission that restriction on extraction of groundwater in over-exploited, critical and semi-critical (OCS) areas is likely to have an adverse impact on industrial production, employment opportunities and GDP of some States.

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has slapped a fine of Rs 25 lakh on Noida Golf Course for allegedly illegally extracting groundwater through tube wells and using the same for horticulture.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched a national plan involving an expenditure of Rs 6,000 crore to save groundwater. The Union Cabinet has already approved the Atal Bhujal Yojana. PM Modi launched the plan on the 95th birth anniversary of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

The Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved the Atal Bhujal Yojana, a Rs 6,000 crore scheme for sustainable management of groundwater resources, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said.

Dual sources of water are available in 15 out of the 21 major cities that face the risk of running out of groundwater by 2020, Rajya Sabha was informed today.

A man and woman have been rescued after surviving two weeks in Australia's arid outback on little more than vodka, groundwater and biscuits, but a third person is still missing, police said Tuesday.

Sitio Pariahan, about 17 km (10.5 miles) north of Manila, is sinking about 4 cm (1.5 inches) every year, owing largely to land subsidence from the population's overuse of groundwater, according to experts.

Climate change could seriously have adverse effects on groundwater supplies, food production and security, stormwater runoff, biodiversity and ecosystems.

A Mumbai man has given up his career to educate people about setting up rainwater harvesting systems in order to recharge groundwater and save rainwater for reuse.

In a bid to tackle the problem of depleting groundwater level, the Uttar Pradesh government is going to make it mandatory for new residential and commercial buildings to have provisions of rainwater harvesting.

The Economic Survey presented to parliament today by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman recognises the big challenge posed by climate change on India's farm sector and water resources. Groundwater table has been falling and wells, lakes and ponds have dried up in several cities and villages across the country in peak summer this year.