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AGRICULTURE GROUNDWATER LOSS
Are the world’s freshwater sources vanishing before our eyes? Satellite images reveal an appalling global water crisisAcross the globe, our precious rivers, lakes, and reservoirs are diminishing at an alarming rate. Cutting-edge satellite imagery underscore...- Restoring India’s land, securing India’s future through science and collective actionScientific innovations and integrated farming systems are combating land degradation and enhancing climate resilience, benefiting millions ...
- ‘The upcoming El Nino event could cost India $1 trillion in losses’An impending El Nino event threatens global economies, with India facing potential losses exceeding one trillion dollars. This climate phen...
- 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 ...
- 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...
- India eyes higher farm output this year, confident of supporting global food supply amid uncertainty: DARE Secy JatICAR is advancing conservation agriculture and climate-resilient wheat research, focusing on water-use efficiency, farmer incomes, and nutr...
- How Do Satellites Know Wells Are Running Dry Before Anyone Notices? ExplainedGroundwater is vital for many communities. Satellites now track underground water loss, revealing declines before wells run dry. This techn...
- Satellites Expose a Hidden Water Loss Beneath the World’s Tallest MountainsVast underground freshwater reserves in the Himalayas and Andes are depleting. Satellites now track these hidden water losses, revealing si...
- 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...
- 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...
- UN University report warns about risk tipping points with irreversible impacts on people and planetA report by the United Nations University warns that the northwestern region of India, particularly Punjab and Haryana, is at risk of exper...
- 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...
- 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...
- Punjab, Haryana witness alarming dip in groundwater level: StudyThe research paper published by IIT Kanpur has used more than 4,000 groundwater well data from northwest India to demonstrate that groundwa...
- Parts of Haryana have salty groundwater and rains add to the salt contentThe groundwater is salty in the affected areas and when it rains, the groundwater level comes up, bringing more salt to the surface.
- 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...
- Scanty rainfall drives up costs for farmers in Punjab, HaryanaFarmers in rain-deficient Punjab and Haryana have been forced to pay through their nose to protect their standing paddy crop from damage.
- Why India needs freedom from free powerThe favourite avocation of many a politician is to loot the treasury and indulge in giveaways, like there is no tomorrow. The favourite too...
- Sustaining water: Be sensible while using itWater is the oil of the 21st century and as with oil, supplies of accessible clean water are coming under strain.
- Grim scenario in ‘Food Bowl of India’ forces govt to turn eastThe fast-depleting groundwater levels and subsidised electricity supply to farmers in Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh spell doom ...
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