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A silent crisis is brewing in India. And it could hit millions by 2050A study by IISER Bhopal warns that dams and reservoirs in India have lost nearly half their storage due to sedimentation, cutting power gen...- Smog engulfs Taj Mahal, tourists disappointedOn Monday, Agra District Magistrate Bhanu Chandra Goswami directed officials during a review meeting to take necessary steps to control the...
- UN report warns India heading towards groundwater depletion tipping pointA new report by the United Nations warns that some areas in the Indo-Gangetic basin in India have already reached the tipping point of grou...
- Govt plans to measure depth of Himalayan glaciers to assess water availability
- Temperature over India likely to rise by over 4 degree Celsius by end of 21st century: Govt reportIndia's average temperature has risen by around 0.7 degree Celsius during 1901–2018, largely on account of Green House Gases-induced warmin...
- Delhi at epicentre of global groundwater crisis: ReportNew research has shown that the largest groundwater depletion in the world is happening in northern India.
- 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...
- What India can do on shale gas: California's travails have many lessonsWater-free extraction techniques that utilise shock waves, acidisation, and injection of carbon dioxide into the shale rock are being devel...
- How arsenic contamination is affecting the Ganga basin in states like West Bengal, BiharIn Jharkhand, contamination has been reported in areas close to the Ganga and areas where the river has shifted recently and in eight distr...
- Biomass burning a major source of pollution in IndiaVehicles, air conditioners and industries may be the usual suspects contributing to the rise in pollution levels across the country, but th...
- Salt invasion in Indo-Gangetic basin has led to 40% increase in human health problems: UNLarge areas of rich irrigated and fertile land in the Indo-Gangetic basin is being lost daily to salt damage, confirms the UN.
- Climate change may lead India to war: UN reportThe UN report indicates a possible armed conflict over fresh water resources in South Asia and China (Himalaya river basins) by middle of 2...
- Private companies will get to explore shale in existing blocksVarious studies have estimated recoverable reserves of shale gas at between 6 trillion cubic feet and 63 trillion cubic feet.
- Cabinet may consider shale oil and gas exploration policyThe shale gas policy is listed on the agenda of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs meeting tomorrow, official sources said.
- Policy on shale gas on the anvil: Veerappa MoilyPetroleum and Natural Gas Minister M Veerappa Moily said his ministry is working on a positive and forward-looking shale gas policy.
- India's 1st ever shale gas exploration bidding by 2013-end, says PMIndia will launch its first-ever bid round for exploration of shale gas by end of 2013, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said.
- Shale gas exploration bids by December 2013, says Jaipal ReddyIndia will launch its first-ever bid round for exploration of shale gas by December 2013, Oil Minister S Jaipal Reddy said today.
- Gangetic dolphins flock KatarniaghatKatarniaghat wildlife sanctuary is a part of the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve, and is located near the Indo-Nepal border, in the Terai area of Bahr...
- DMRC structures can stand quakes upto 7.5 on Richter scaleThe Delhi Metro has designed its structure to stand earthquakes upto 7.5 on Richter scale and has installed a censor to send alarm to train...
- Basmati family may soon turn extended, include distant cousinLab-produced Pusa 1121 variety to get coveted tag as Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar's men prevail over the commerce ministry.
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