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No AC, only clay blocks: How Bengaluru man’s creative home design keeps temperatures 3 degrees cooler even in scorching summer heatA Bengaluru man, Sathya Prakash Varanashi, has designed a home that stays 2-3 degrees cooler naturally, eliminating the need for air condit...04 Jun, 2026, 02.19 PM IST- Macro, the Mightiest: Why India’s biggest macro variable still falls from the skyThe 2026 monsoon comes with a clear warning: Rainfall is forecast at 92% of the long-period average, with higher-than-usual probability of ...24 May, 2026, 06.11 PM IST
- AI, cloud boom raise water concerns; Centre says industry adopting advanced cooling solutionsIn the booming realm of AI and cloud computing in India, water resource management is becoming a hot topic. Eco-conscious researchers warn ...03 May, 2026, 04.06 PM IST
- Climate-resilient farming in the age of extremesAs extreme weather events become more frequent and less predictable, the future of Indian agriculture will depend on how effectively it com...25 Apr, 2026, 12.01 PM IST
- India accounts for 25% of global groundwater use, says committee, flags over-extractionIndia faces a critical challenge with excessive groundwater extraction, contributing 25 percent to global withdrawals. A parliamentary comm...05 Apr, 2026, 07.47 PM IST
- How India can fix its rapidly expanding water problemIndia faces worsening water crises due to reduced river flows and falling water tables, exacerbated by climate change. The government's foc...18 Dec, 2024, 11.08 PM IST
- Govt launches Bhu-Neer portal, a centralized platform for managing groundwater withdrawal permitsThe Indian government launched the "Bhu-Neer" portal on September 19, 2024, to centralize and streamline the process of obtaining groundwat...20 Nov, 2024, 11.21 PM IST
- The Hidden Toll: The high price of entertainment on water resources revealed in stadium water usageA report by India's Jal Shakti ministry has found that 20 of the 26 stadiums examined were using borewells/tube wells to extract groundwate...07 Aug, 2023, 12.47 PM IST
- 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...23 Mar, 2023, 12.43 AM IST
- ET View: Conservation fee for groundwater usage sensibleThe Central Groundwater Board is slated to determine the mechanism design for the levy and its extent, range and quantum.25 Jul, 2019, 09.50 PM IST
- Usable groundwater rapidly depleting in north, east India: IIT StudyThe estimate shows rapid depletion of UGWS in Assam, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and West Bengal.10 Apr, 2019, 04.07 PM IST
- The world’s highest, and most reckless, user of groundwaterThe South Asia Ground Water Forum says the region is the largest user of groundwater, accounting for nearly 50% of the total groundwater pu...09 Jun, 2018, 10.37 AM IST
- India uses up more groundwater than US & ChinaMost residents of Managarhi use bottled water for drinking and cooking, as if they were living in a desert and not in one of the world's mo...23 May, 2017, 11.12 AM 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
- US-based environment body raises concern over water crisis in Punjab"Punjab and rest of the India has lost groundwater at an alarming rate and it is facing an impending disaster," EcoSikh said in a statement.25 Nov, 2014, 10.28 AM IST
- Government mulls cap on ground water usageA cap on ground water usage and a tax to discourage its indiscriminate use for irrigation may be on the cards as the government looks to pr...08 Apr, 2011, 01.22 AM IST
- Watershed reforms...India should have a proactive policy for sustainable water usage.23 Jun, 2010, 05.56 AM IST
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