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Humans drew so much groundwater since 1993 that Earth's spin axis tilted 31.5 inches, a Seoul team published the math in Geophysical Research Letters three decades later in 2023Groundwater depletion, particularly in regions like India's Punjab, has significantly impacted Earth's spin. A recent study reveals that pu...- These busy beavers are quietly helping fight climate change more than experts thoughtBeaver dams carbon storage: New research reveals beavers are more than just landscape architects; their dams create wetlands that act as si...
- Aravalli Biodiversity Park helps Delhi retain 3 million litres of rainwater, reduce flooding: StudyDelhi's Aravalli Biodiversity Park is a vital green lung, retaining nearly three million litres of rainwater annually and significantly red...
- Wastewater turning into resource: NMCG pitches circular water economy modelSewage is now seen as a resource in India. Treated wastewater is replacing freshwater use in industries. Projects are underway to supply tr...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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, ...
- 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...
- Mapping groundwater sources by CSIR will help in using it for drinking: Jitendra SinghJitendra Singh said the CSIR, along with National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI), have undertaken high-resolution aquifer mapping an...
- 22% of India’s groundwater dried up or in critical state: Gajendra Singh ShekhawatThe ‘Dynamic Ground Water Resources of India’ report of the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) showed that 1,499 out of 6,881 assessed units...
- 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...
- Delhi at epicentre of global groundwater crisis: ReportNew research has shown that the largest groundwater depletion in the world is happening in northern India.
- 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 May
- 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.
- 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...
- 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...
- New norms on anvil to make groundwater public propertyGroundwater, a precious natural resource, is for all practical purposes a private property in India.
- 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...
- Poison in India’s groundwater posing national health crisisDepletion of groundwater and its pollution may be leading to a silent public health crisis as aquifers in many stretches across India are b...
- A spring of hopeGroundwater in more than 1/3 of districts is unfit for drinking.
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