PM Modi asks states to resolve water disputes through cooperation, tech monitoringPrime Minister Narendra Modi has called for cooperative solutions to inter-state water disputes. He emphasized technology-based monitoring ...
28 May, 2026, 02.48 PM IST
Old coal mines are hiding a clean energy secret, and this one town just figured it outThe former coal-mining town of Cumberland is becoming a powerful example of how abandoned fossil-fuel infrastructure can be repurposed for ...
11 May, 2026, 07.14 PM IST
Mexico city’s century-old sinking problem is accelerating under modern strainMexico City is sinking at an alarming rate, with some areas dropping nearly half an inch monthly, revealed by NASA's NISAR satellite. This ...
08 May, 2026, 12.04 PM IST
Pakistan's deepening water crisis sparks national security alarm as mismanagement, scarcity threaten futurePakistan faces a severe water crisis due to scarcity and mismanagement. Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal unveiled a national strategy. It focu...
30 Apr, 2026, 04.42 PM IST
No concerns over data centres' water use, advanced tech cuts consumption: MeitYThe Indian government has received no complaints about data centres using too much water. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Techn...
30 Mar, 2026, 09.24 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
How India can fix its rapidly expanding water problemIndia faces worsening water crises due to reduced river flows and falling water tables, exacerbated by climate change. The government's foc...
18 Dec, 2024, 11.08 PM IST
IIT Kharagpur's AI study finds 20 per cent of India has toxic levels of arsenic in groundwaterAccording to the researchers, the findings suggest a much greater extent of the high arsenic zones and total population exposed than alread...
11 Feb, 2021, 05.45 PM IST
Telangana sitting on atomic time bomb as high levels of uranium concentration found in groundwaterThe frighteningly high uranium concentration in groundwater samples were found by the AMD.
12 Oct, 2019, 10.34 AM IST
Groundwater policies behind added air pollution in northwest India: StudyThe study, published in the journal Nature Sustainability, reveals how water-use policies require farmers to transplant rice later in the y...
31 Jul, 2019, 01.52 PM IST
Usable groundwater rapidly depleting in north, east India: IIT StudyThe estimate shows rapid depletion of UGWS in Assam, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and West Bengal.
10 Apr, 2019, 04.07 PM IST
Nearly 50 per cent of India currently facing drought: IIT-Gandhinagar scientistsThe results of the study, prepared by the team at IIT Gandhinagar, are available on the website of the IMD.
28 Feb, 2019, 12.53 PM IST
- India's groundwater widely contaminated with uranium, say researchers
New York, June 8 (IANS) Researchers have found widespread uranium contamination in groundwater from aquifers in 16 Indian states.
08 Jun, 2018, 05.22 PM IST
Warming of Indian Ocean behind groundwater decline in IndiaAgriculture in India relies heavily on groundwater for irrigation, particularly in the dry northern regions where precipitation is scarce.
10 Jan, 2017, 04.20 PM IST
Would mindlessly building toilets lead to an environmental harakiri?Over four lakh individual household toilets have been constructed in urban India since SBM was launched.
30 Jun, 2016, 11.01 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 May
18 Feb, 2016, 06.05 AM IST
- Agri panel suggests steps to raise grain output
A task force, set up by the agriculture ministry, has recommended a slew of measures to increase India’s stagnating grain production.
16 Sep, 2010, 04.40 AM IST