India faces a critical challenge with excessive groundwater extraction, contributing 25 percent to global withdrawals. A parliamentary comm...

Groundwater levels across India have improved significantly. Over 73 percent of monitored wells show a rise in water levels compared to the...

In a statement, the group noted that groundwater represents 99 per cent of the Earth's freshwater. This makes it critical for supplying dri...

The ‘Dynamic Ground Water Resources of India’ report of the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) showed that 1,499 out of 6,881 assessed units...

Ten major rivers of Hindu Kush Himalaya are a lifeline for nearly 2 billion people in eight countries.

Delhi and 20 other cities in India are likely to run out of ground water in less than two years' time, according to a report by Niti Ayog.

Areas in northern and eastern India, the Middle East, California and Australia are among the hotspots where overuse of water resources has ...

The ministries of rural development, agriculture and farmer’s welfare, and water resources will converge their flagship schemes towards wat...

The bill will recommend giving precedence to drinking water supply over allocation of the resource for agricultural and industrial purposes.

The onus of abusing groundwater resources also lies with wheat, rice, maize and oilseeds producing states like Punjab and Haryana.

Though the situation of groundwater use is more or less same in many states, Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan are especially guilty because of...

It could get much worse in the future if one looks at the way Delhi, Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan have been drawing water from the ground.

Haryana will become the first state in the country to have aquifer mapping done for its groundwater resources by May

The pre-monsoon groundwater level has declined in 46 per cent of wells assessed by the government across the country.

The Mines Ministry wants geo-scientists to take up the cause of groundwater in India.

It is being speculated that not only will projects be delayed due to inadequate water for construction but also push up prices of propertie...

Water is the oil of the 21st century and as with oil, supplies of accessible clean water are coming under strain.