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GROUNDWATER DEPLETION IN BENGALURU
2024 exposed the underbelly of India's Silicon ValleyBengaluru, India's tech hub, faced a severe water crisis this summer due to a poor monsoon season and depleted groundwater. Residents relie...23 Dec, 2024, 10.30 AM IST- North India lost 450 cubic km of groundwater in 2 decades, climate change to worsen depletion: StudyAbout 450 cubic kilometres of groundwater was lost in northern India during 2002-2021 and climate change will further accelerate its deplet...07 Jul, 2024, 11.25 AM IST
- Water stress pouring into economic stressAccording to a CSE analysis, India experienced extreme weather events on 235 of the 273 days during Jan 1-Sep 30, 2023. The water emergency...26 Jun, 2024, 10.47 PM IST
- Water Crisis: Karnataka govt mulls policy to boost groundwater rechargeKarnataka Minister for Minor Irrigation and Science and Technology N S Boseraju announced plans for a new policy to enhance groundwater rec...19 Jun, 2024, 06.05 PM IST
- Bengaluru turning Rajasthan? Water crisis to worsen situation in Karnataka that's already India's second-largest arid regionBengaluru's tech prowess is overshadowed by a severe water crisis. The city's infrastructure strain, political promises, and ongoing projec...12 Apr, 2024, 03.32 PM IST
- Water, make it a political issueApproaching elections bring water to the forefront as a critical, politicised issue. Winter rainfall shortage, groundwater depletion, and E...04 Apr, 2024, 10.42 PM IST
- Water crisis is a global issue. Here’s how to address itBengaluru’s population surged from 4.1 million in 2001 to 14.4 million in 2020. This relentless growth has led to depletion of groundwater ...20 Mar, 2024, 11.44 PM IST
- Bengaluru water crisis: A 70% drop in this key stat shows why India's Silicon Valley is parched, as per IIScBengaluru faces severe water scarcity amid its worst drought in 30-40 years, with an IISc study attributing it to a 70% decline in the city...14 Mar, 2024, 02.06 PM IST
- Bengaluru water crisis sparks demand for remote work optionsBengaluru is facing a severe water crisis, leading residents to urge employers for work-from-home option. The Bangalore Water Supply and Se...13 Mar, 2024, 05.56 PM IST
- Bengaluru city won't get water supply today: Check affected areas and timingBengaluru faces a severe water crisis as summer arrives, leading to a 24-hour water supply cut. Over 200 talukas in Karnataka are declared ...27 Feb, 2024, 11.46 AM IST
- Bangalore needs an urban rescue plan as city crumbles due to heavy rainfallThe impacts of climate change - during June 1-August 31, rainfall in Bengaluru was 60% in excess of the long-period average - are exacerbat...09 Sep, 2022, 12.04 AM IST
- Times Water Summit 2020: It’s still not late in saving India from becoming a waterless country if we start acting on it now!The Times Water Summit 2020, a Times of India initiative under the banner of ‘Make India Water Positive’, is spearheading the need for stro...30 Nov, 2020, 12.18 PM IST
- India’s water crisis is man-madeWhile climate change certainly played a role, however, Chennai’s is largely a man-made disaster.26 Jun, 2019, 09.50 PM IST
- 69% deficit in northeast monsoon, city’s groundwater likely to plummetThe city received only 72 mm of rain in the October-November period, as against the excessive 202 mm during the same period last year.21 Nov, 2018, 10.51 AM IST
- This 3-day festival in Bengaluru wants to take art out of galleriesThe tech-arts fest will focus on the city’s civic and social woes.14 Dec, 2017, 03.36 PM IST
- Harvesting rainwater likely to solve twin problems of shortage, floodingRainwater harvesting has been mandatory for all individual plots (area over 1200 sq ft) since 2009.Sadly, less than 10% of households have ...30 Jun, 2016, 10.21 AM IST
- Bengaluru may have to be evacuated in a decade if water crisis continuesMost of the apartment complexes that have come up recently in Bengaluru, especially on Sarjapur Road, Bannerghatta Road, Whitefield, and Ma...28 Dec, 2015, 11.22 AM IST
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