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India wants more factories, fabs and data centres. Where will the water come from?India's ambition to become a developed nation by 2047 is constrained by growing water resource challenges. Industries across sectors, inclu...- Kabul water crisis: Afghan capital edges towards 'day zero' as boreholes dry, drought bites and aid stays frozenKabul faces a severe water crisis as aquifers deplete faster than they can be replenished. The population growth has resulted in excessive ...
- Assam cabinet approves Green Cess policy, free bicycles for Class IX studentsAssam's cabinet approved a Green Cess Policy for sustainable development and resource regulation. The state will also conduct Khel Maharan ...
- Just Join the Paani Points: India’s data centre boom puts water use and local security under scrutinyData centres' rapid expansion raises concerns about water stress in Indian cities. Existing regulations struggle to manage the sector's sig...
- 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...
- The Hidden Toll: The high price of entertainment on water resources revealed in stadium water usageA report by India's Jal Shakti ministry has found that 20 of the 26 stadiums examined were using borewells/tube wells to extract groundwate...
- Punjab Pollution Control Board fines beverage factory Rs 99.71 lakh for illegal groundwater extractionDuring the raid, the team found several discrepancies, including illegal extraction of groundwater and non-compliance with pollution contro...
- SC stays NGT order imposing penalty of over Rs 15 crore on Coca-Cola's bottling unitThe top court was hearing an appeal filed by Moon Beverages Ltd challenging NGT's order imposing an environmental compensation of Rs 1.85 c...
- Water conservation fee likely on residential complexes, industryThe environment ministry considers a 'water conservation fee' on residential and commercial complexes, submits a report to the NGT.
- Centre's notification on groundwater has serious flaws, not to be given effect: NGTFast depletion of groundwater in recent years is a "cause of concern for human well being", NGT said
- Experts suggest water labels for food items so consumers can make more sustainable choicesSome now suggest that producers should consider adding water labels to help consumers make more sustainable choices about their food.
- Here's reason behind depleting groundwaterGrowing food consumption across the globe and efforts by governments to boost agricultural trade in order to improve incomes of farmers has...
- Unchecked groundwater use to put Bengaluru in dire straitsAccording to the Central Ground Water Board, the net available groundwater in Bengaluru Urban -the water that can be extracted without usin...
- Villages demand ban on groundwater extraction by Coca-Cola bottler in Varanasi: Activist IRCNew guidelines to regulate groundwater came into effect on November 16, 2015, and a significant addition was to bring existing industries u...
- SC notice to Centre, Delhi government on pricing of groundwaterThe Supreme Court today sought responses from the Centre and Delhi government on a plea seeking metering and pricing of groundwater for its...
- UP pollution board shuts down Coca-Cola's Varanasi unitThe company-owned plant in Mehdiganj near Varanasi has been shut during peak season by the UPPCB as it found the company to be "violating a...
- New norms on anvil to make groundwater public propertyGroundwater, a precious natural resource, is for all practical purposes a private property in India.
- 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.
- Government mulls cap on ground water usageA cap on ground water usage and a tax to discourage its indiscriminate use for irrigation may be on the cards as the government looks to pr...
- Cash for power bills may check water misuse at farms: ParikhThe Planning Commission on Tuesday suggested providing one-time cash compensation to farmers for paying electricity bills instead of the cu...
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