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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...
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...
View: Data centres may drain us dryIndia faces a critical challenge as its burgeoning data center sector, especially AI facilities, intensifies its already dire water scarcit...
The “Ghost Forests” of the Atlantic Coast: Why Trees Are Dying Standing UpAlong the U.S. Atlantic coast, ghost forests are emerging as a clear sign of climate change. Rising seas and saltwater intrusion are killin...
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...
Gather the drops, make a waveWith a budget of $51 bn, Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) is working towards realising the vision of 'Har Ghar Jal', and laying the foundation for ...
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...
View: Well done KCR, now bring state finances in orderHis gamble to go for early elections and return to power with a bigger majority has paid off.
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.
40 million people at risk from rising sea level by 2050: GovernmentA National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management (NCSCM) has been established to promote research and development in the area of coasta...
Revitalize our aquifers as country is getting ready to welcome monsoonGround water is people's water and is loosely regulated,intentions to bring about a pan India ground water law, governments exercise little...
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...
Nabard pitches for breaking wheat-paddy rotation in HaryanaNABARD has asked Haryana government to break wheat-paddy crop rotation by promoting alternate crops like maize and pulses to conserve under...
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.
Bhungroo technology a do-it-yourself well for dry farmlandsBhungroo has irrigated 2.2 lakh hectares in seven districts of the state, a report by Gujarat Ecology Commission says.
Adani's Mundra project violates environmental norms: MoEF panelThere is incontrovertible evidence that Adani project - port and SEZ - at Mundra in Gujarat has violated environmental norms, said an Envir...
- IIM-A prof on solar desalination mission
If everything goes on as planned for an IIM-A professor and his team, cost-effective solar desalination units will come up in arid regions ...
- Cairn strikes water in Rajasthan desert
Cairn India, which has struck oil in Barmer, has managed to discover substantial freshwater resources in Rajasthan desert, in what has come...