‘Groundwater depleting fast in Indus, Ganga and Brahmaputra basins’

Shanti Swarup Prize 2020 winner Abhijit Mukherjee says Indian states with highest groundwater depletion rates were subjected to water-…

Uranium contamination in Punjab could be due to geological processes: study

The latest study argues that uranium leaching from the Himalayan granite rocks has possibly contaminated Punjab's groundwater

In some places, you have to dig 130 feet down to get groundwater; that's how bad it is

With 44 per cent probability of below-normal monsoon this year, groundwater situation is likely to aggravate

Groundwater situation: Levels fell in most wells in 2017-18

In states like Delhi, Rajasthan, Telangana and Tamil Nadu, the number of wells having groundwater at greater depth have increased according to a …

Alarming dip in groundwater levels in 11 Bihar districts: Report

Groundwater level in Katihar, Begusarai at 25 & 24 ft respectively

Centre prepares Rs 6,000-crore plan to recharge groundwater

Once the scheme Atal Bhujal Yojana gets Cabinet’s approval, it will be implemented in water-stressed states such as Rajasthan, Haryana and …

Bihar may introduce licences for borewells

The state is planning to introduce several measures, including making prior permission mandatory to fetch groundwater from borewells 

Water conservation fee: improving or increasing the crisis?

We need to find newer ways to reduce and regulate over-extraction and usage, than promoting further extraction and overuse of this already …

Environment ministry's 50-year plan to tackle water crisis

An expert committee has proposed to regulate the overuse of water in agriculture by registration of inventories for borewells across the country

North, sub-Saharan Africa opposites in groundwater storage, recharge: Survey

North Africa has high groundwater storage, low water recharge; sub-Saharan Africa has the opposite, a new survey has revealed

India had a deficit monsoon in 13 of the last 18 years

The country had its last surplus monsoon in 2013

Distress signal

Karnataka's groundwater situation alarming, says report

New CAG report exposes wide gap between India's groundwater management regulations & implementation

77% packaged drinking water units in 18 states operating without no-objection certificates

Liability turns resource

Noida takes the help of Centre for Science and Environment; plans to harvest its stormwater to check flash floods while replenishing depleting …

Industries rampantly flout new groundwater rules 10 months after notification

Successful rollout will require massive capacity building, say experts  

Sinking low

Good monsoon pushes up Bihar groundwater level

All 38 districts in the state recorded an increase

World Water Day: Groundwater is an invisible resource

Calculating groundwater is a must for framing India's water policy

Meghalaya springs back

As the hill state enters dry months, a government initiative to revive 70,000 dying springs instils hope in its water-scarce villages

Groundwater level plunges in Bangladesh

Dhaka is being milked dry. Of late, there has been a rapid decline in the city's groundwater table. In fact, it has depleted by over 20 m during …

Groundwater dip: quantum, quality

Too much iron, nitrate, hardness, coliform in Bangalore

NASA releases new global maps mapping groundwater, soil wetness

Groundwater and soil moisture are crucial for irrigation and crop growth  

Seismic fault as recharge well

Inter-state agreement to replenish groundwater in 800,000 ha

High levels of uranium in groundwater of eastern Karnataka’s 57 villages: Study

Uranium concentration in groundwater exceeded 30 μg/l, more than the WHO-prescribed limit, in 57 out of 73 villages 

Bihar staring at water crisis in summer months with groundwater levels declining

A new report has put 11 districts in the ‘water-stressed’ category