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Restoring India’s land, securing India’s future through science and collective actionScientific innovations and integrated farming systems are combating land degradation and enhancing climate resilience, benefiting millions ...- Deep beneath Utah’s Great Salt Lake, scientists discovered a giant freshwater system no one expectedScientists have discovered a vast underground freshwater lake extending kilometers beneath the hypersaline Great Salt Lake. This surprising...
- India eyes higher farm output this year, confident of supporting global food supply amid uncertainty: DARE Secy JatICAR is advancing conservation agriculture and climate-resilient wheat research, focusing on water-use efficiency, farmer incomes, and nutr...
- 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...
- Uranium found in Delhi groundwater, new report raises health and safety alertDelhi's groundwater shows a concerning rise in uranium contamination, now ranking third nationally. The latest CGWB report reveals 13-15% o...
- Karnataka announces new groundwater charges: Check revised rates, fines and rules for borewell diggingKarnataka introduces charges for groundwater extraction, ranging from Re 1 to ₹35 per cubic metre based on usage and location. The new rule...
- Self help group women implementing rainwater harvesting in Sundarbans area to counter salinityResidents of Pathar Pratima block in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district are using rainwater harvesting to combat high groundwater sal...
- Delhi's groundwater has high levels of salt that are dangerous for kidneys: ReportA report by the Central Ground Water Authority reveals that over 25% of water samples in Delhi are saline, with electric conductivity level...
- Rejuvenating Ganga can help fight climate change, keep Sundarbans alive: NMCG chiefAccording to NMCG Director General Mishra, it is crucial to have a minimum environmental flow in the river at all times to prevent the sea ...
- Ahead of MCD polls, Delhi govt proposal to replace tankers with RO Water ATMsPeople living in JJ clusters in Delhi will not have to stand in queues for long for water tankers as the government plans to install around...
- Punjab, Haryana witness alarming dip in groundwater level: StudyThe research paper published by IIT Kanpur has used more than 4,000 groundwater well data from northwest India to demonstrate that groundwa...
- Parts of Haryana have salty groundwater and rains add to the salt contentThe groundwater is salty in the affected areas and when it rains, the groundwater level comes up, bringing more salt to the surface.
- Little water left, but Tamil Nadu has most bottling units in countryAmid drought, water guzzling plants in the state draw at least 21 million litres of water everyday, which is leading to an increase in sali...
- Across India, high levels of toxins in groundwaterApart from nitrate contamination, the presence of fluoride, iron, arsenic and heavy metals has also touched worrying levels.
- Tamil Nadu rivers in reverse gearSeawater incursion up to 20km upstream in parts of the Cauvery delta which includes Thanjavur, the rice bowl of TN is ruining soil fertilit...
- Railways installs over 2,400 rainwater harvesting systemsAll new constructions like hospitals, stations buildings, railway quarters, workshops/sheds are also being considered for installation of t...
- Bhungroo technology: A do-it-yourself well for dry farmlandsFarmers in arid parts of Gujarat are using straw to harvest stormwater through an indigenous method called Bhungroo technology.
- 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...
- Delhiites "most pampered" power consumersEconomic think-tank says Delhiites are the "most pampered" electricity consumers with highest per capita consumption.
- Cairn strikes water in Rajasthan desertCairn India, which has struck oil in Barmer, has managed to discover substantial freshwater resources in Rajasthan desert, in what has come...
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