Man's resolve to recharge groundwater pays off, 3,500 water bodies dug in 7 months"They seemed attentive as I urged them to make a small but significant contribution to save water, recharge the receding water table underg...
27 Nov, 2022, 10.49 AM IST
PM Modi launches Atal Jal Yojana aimed at improving groundwater levelHe also named Rohtang passageway in Himachal Pradesh as Atal Tunnel to mark the 95th birth anniversary of former prime minister Atal Bihari...
25 Dec, 2019, 03.56 PM IST
Soon 'Atal Bhujal Yojana' be sent to Union Cabinet for approvalThe scheme was announced in the 2016-17 Union Budget under which the funding was to be done on 50 per cent basis by the Centre as well as t...
03 Oct, 2019, 10.18 PM IST
ET View: Conservation fee for groundwater usage sensibleThe Central Groundwater Board is slated to determine the mechanism design for the levy and its extent, range and quantum.
25 Jul, 2019, 09.50 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
- 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
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...
06 Apr, 2017, 05.52 PM IST
Most states fail to stop decline in ground water levels02 Jan, 2017, 02.48 AM IST
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...
02 Dec, 2016, 11.40 AM IST
40 rainwater harvesting structures to come up in Delhi: NDMCNDMC will come up with 40 rainwater harvesting structures at prime locations in Lutyen's Delhi which will also help restore depleting groun...
21 Aug, 2015, 08.11 PM IST
Delhi Jal Board commissions study to assess storing floodwaters in Bhatti Mines pitsDelhi Jal Board (DJB) has commissioned a study to assess whether it can store floodwaters in the pits of Bhatti Mines and recharge the grou...
17 Jul, 2015, 12.28 PM IST
- Lucknow’s water table falls at 2m in 2 yrs
In two years’ time, between 2012 and 2014, Lucknow’s groundwater levels recorded an alarming fall and it’s the residents of posh localities...
25 Feb, 2015, 02.20 PM IST
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.
08 Apr, 2011, 05.47 AM IST
- Grim scenario in ‘Food Bowl of India’ forces govt to turn east
The fast-depleting groundwater levels and subsidised electricity supply to farmers in Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh spell doom ...
10 Jul, 2010, 04.36 AM IST
- Chennai's groundwater hits new high
The groundwater table in the city has gone up by almost 50% from November 2004 to November 2007, thanks to the implementation of the rain w...
30 Jul, 2008, 03.32 AM IST
- Cash for power bills may check water misuse at farms: Parikh
The Planning Commission on Tuesday suggested providing one-time cash compensation to farmers for paying electricity bills instead of the cu...
19 Sep, 2007, 02.41 AM IST
- Delhiites "most pampered" power consumers
Economic think-tank says Delhiites are the "most pampered" electricity consumers with highest per capita consumption.
24 Jun, 2007, 12.40 PM IST