The Most Surprising Part of Groundwater Loss Is How Slowly It Becomes an EmergencyGroundwater depletion is a silent global crisis, its slow, hidden progression masking a severe threat. Years of overuse, drawing on ancient...
09 Feb, 2026, 03.56 PM IST
How Satellites Are Exposing the World’s Most Fragile Groundwater SystemsSatellites are now revealing alarming groundwater depletion across Asia, particularly in regions feeding major rivers like the Ganges and I...
06 Feb, 2026, 08.34 PM IST
It’s not the melting ice that’s raising the seas; it’s now Earth’s drying continents, study warnsEarth's continents are drying, causing sea levels to rise faster than melting ice. Satellite data shows dry areas expanding rapidly. Ground...
18 Aug, 2025, 02.19 AM IST
Satellites reveal a hidden global water crisis that could change life on EarthSatellite data reveals Earth's continents are drying at alarming rates, impacting billions and accelerating sea level rise. Four major dryi...
28 Jul, 2025, 04.03 AM IST
Mars crust has vast groundwater reserve but cannot supply future colony: StudyFor those tracking the fate of water after the planet's oceans disappeared over three billion years ago, the study's results are "good news...
14 Aug, 2024, 01.23 PM IST
India extracts more groundwater than China-US, says studyA total of 163 million people in India have no access to clean water close to home, or 15 per cent of all rural residents and seven per cen...
05 Jun, 2018, 06.41 PM IST
'NASA satellites reveal freshwater decline in India'Areas in northern and eastern India, the Middle East, California and Australia are among the hotspots where overuse of water resources has ...
18 May, 2018, 12.52 PM IST
India & Israel: Cooperation on water managementIsrael, known for its innovation in water management infrastructure, has been working with the Indian government to resolve water crisis wh...
23 Nov, 2017, 03.28 PM IST
- NASA's Curiosity rover marks 5 years of Mars exploration
Washington, Aug 5 (IANS) NASA's Curiosity rover which found that that ancient Mars had the right chemistry to support living microbes is ma...
05 Aug, 2017, 01.42 PM IST
- First boron detection on Mars may provide clues on habitability
New York, Dec 14 (IANS) NASA's Curiosity rover has detected boron for the first time on the surface of Mars, indicating the potential for l...
14 Dec, 2016, 01.47 PM IST
Water haves and have-nots will lead to social tension: Jay FamigliettiWhen it comes to drought, India is not alone. The world's underground water reserves are depleting at an alarming rate.
01 May, 2016, 11.12 AM IST
California is pumping so much groundwater that it's sinkingThat's a particular problem for infrastructure - faster subsidence increases the stress (and risk of damage) to bridges, roads, pipelines.
20 Aug, 2015, 12.47 PM IST
Water scarcity: Earth is losing groundwater at an alarming rateOne third of the aquifers - which provide food and water to two billion people, are being depleted at accelerated rates.
27 Jun, 2015, 02.47 PM IST
A third of world's biggest groundwater basins are overstressedIndus Basin of NW India & Pakistan is the second-most overstressed groundwater basin in the world and is suffering rapid depletion from hum...
17 Jun, 2015, 05.04 PM IST
- Green revolution over, agri yields staring at dead end?
Overexploitation of groundwater coupled with rising temperatures may push agriculture to stagnation, says a satellite study mapping yields ...
26 Nov, 2010, 12.49 AM IST
North India losing groundwater at rate of foot per yr: NasaUsing Nasa satellite data, scientists have found that groundwater levels in northern India have been declining by as much as 33 cm (one foo...
14 Aug, 2009, 10.28 AM IST
- HC orders issue of notice to Centre, TN govts over pollution
California Software co , in its petition, submitted that a large quantity of garbage and plastics was burnt continuously during the day in ...
01 Oct, 2008, 06.31 AM IST