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Rakha Gupta govt plans to build a 'Great Wall of Delhi' to stop Yamuna flood problem. Here is the 4.7-km grand planDelhi plans a 4.7-km flood wall along the Yamuna's western bank before the next monsoon. The structure aims to protect areas like Civil Lin...15 Apr, 2026, 08.42 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
- Six-Million-Year-Old Water Discovered Beneath Sicily: How Scientists Uncovered This Hidden TreasureScientists unearthed a colossal six-million-year-old freshwater aquifer beneath Sicily's Hyblaean Mountains, holding an estimated 17.5 cubi...09 Mar, 2026, 03.48 PM IST
- 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...05 Mar, 2026, 07.22 PM IST
- 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, ...10 Feb, 2026, 03.15 PM IST
- 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
- Aquifer mapping to be completed by March, says governmentThe Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) has taken up the Aquifer Mapping and Management Programme since 2012 under the scheme of Ground Water...14 Feb, 2023, 12.31 PM IST
- Around 22% groundwater has either dried up or in critical category: Gajendra Singh Shekhawat"Our dependence on groundwater is 65 per cent. It is not infinite. It is invisible, so we don't know how much water is being used. Almost 2...22 Nov, 2019, 05.48 PM IST
- Haryana uses mapping tech to trace groundwaterHaryana will become the first state in the country to have aquifer mapping done for its groundwater resources by May18 Feb, 2016, 06.05 AM IST
- Pilot project on aquifer mapping in five statesGovernment has undertaken a pilot project on aquifer mapping in parts of five states, Rajya Sabha was informed today.07 Dec, 2015, 10.43 PM IST
- Water expert Rajendra Singh welcomes government plan to map sand depositsSingh stressed satellite mapping of sand deposits was a "must" to see that the ecology of rivers was maintained even as sand becomes availa...28 Jun, 2015, 03.28 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
- National Green Tribunal summons Odisha government officials over Puri pollutionThe National Green Tribunal (NGT) has summoned the principal secretary, department of environment and forests, Government of Odisha, the ch...19 Feb, 2014, 10.59 PM IST
- India's first aquifer atlas releasedThere has been a sharp decline in groundwater levels in several parts of Delhi, West Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan over the years, t...28 Sep, 2012, 03.49 PM IST
- New norms on anvil to make groundwater public propertyGroundwater, a precious natural resource, is for all practical purposes a private property in India.18 Jul, 2012, 09.16 AM IST
- Aquifer mapping technology not available, says Water Resources MinistryThe Parliamentary panel said that the matter should be accorded priority in view of the Eastern states being opened up for the next Green R...13 May, 2012, 10.01 AM IST
- A spring of hopeGroundwater in more than 1/3 of districts is unfit for drinking.15 Mar, 2010, 07.16 AM IST
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