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Groundwater Is Vanishing Faster Than Ice and Most of Us Never NoticedGroundwater, vital for drinking and farming, is disappearing globally. This hidden crisis, revealed by satellite data and aquifer studies, ...- Centre plans to extend Atal Jal scheme to 5 more states, including Bihar, PunjabThe Centre aims to expand the Atal Bhujal Yojana, targeting groundwater sustainability, from seven to twelve states, incorporating Andhra P...
- Government approves 56 new watershed development projects at Rs 700 crThe Rural Development Ministry has approved 56 new Watershed Development Projects at a cost of Rs 700 crores in ten states. The projects ai...
- ITC to reduce 40% of its water consumption by 2030ITC has introduced demand and supply side water management initiatives that have led to the creation of water storage capacity of over 46.9...
- Water falls to its own levelOver the past 50 years, policies have allowed what amounts to a free-for-all in groundwater development, and as the crisis has grown, it ha...
- Water-stressed Karnataka proposes penalty for unnecessary use of water, restricting groundwater extractionHowever, the policy promises measures to tackle the challenges ahead by proposing measures such as penalties for unwise use of water, restr...
- India needs to redesign irrigation policy, says RBI articleThe area-weighted cost of irrigation declined during the study period perhaps reflecting the impact of increased access to subsidised power...
- PM Modi launches Atal Jal Yojana aimed at improving groundwater levelHe also named Rohtang passageway in Himachal Pradesh as Atal Tunnel to mark the 95th birth anniversary of former prime minister Atal Bihari...
- Soon 'Atal Bhujal Yojana' be sent to Union Cabinet for approvalThe scheme was announced in the 2016-17 Union Budget under which the funding was to be done on 50 per cent basis by the Centre as well as t...
- The challenge of water: India’s ability to manage and govern water will determine its futureWater will determine India’s ability to achieve high economic growth, ensure environmental sustainability and improve quality of life for c...
- Delhi's date with Zero Day: Frightening reality can hit Capital by 2020Delhi and 20 other cities in India are likely to run out of ground water in less than two years' time, according to a report by Niti Ayog.
- Water stressed India may not be able to meet future demandMore than 60-70% of India is vulnerable to drought and one-third of the country’s districts have faced more than four droughts in the past ...
- Centre comes out with draft bills on water conservation, managementAfter incorporating suggestions/comments, the bills will be put before the Union Cabinet for approval and in Parliament before being circul...
- Shrinking Gomti's flow, a major concern for expertsThe state government has extensive plans for Gomti's channelisation and riverfront development but the environment experts are more concern...
- Lucknow’s water table falls at 2m in 2 yrsIn two years’ time, between 2012 and 2014, Lucknow’s groundwater levels recorded an alarming fall and it’s the residents of posh localities...
- Parliamentary panel on water resources visits VaranasiSingh said it is a matter of serious concern that in the country only nearly 30 per cent of sewage water is being flowed in the Ganga river...
- Rise in global temperatures may impact monsoon, farm yields: ReportAn expected 2°C rise in the world's average temperatures in the next decades will make India's monsoon highly unpredictable, a report commi...
- The Water Policy is at best a beginning and needs to cover more groundThe Water Policy now okayed by the Centre touches upon a wide range of issues concerning the precarious water economy but without clear foc...
- Chennai's groundwater hits new highThe groundwater table in the city has gone up by almost 50% from November 2004 to November 2007, thanks to the implementation of the rain w...
- Larger outlay for water is alright, but project efficiency is keyThe taps are beginning to run dry in the Capital, although summer’s scarcely begun. It’s symbolic of a deep-seated problem in the water sec...
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