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Groundwater Extraction Tilts the Earth

The Earth’s axis, the point along which the planet rotates, has experienced a significant tilt of nearly 80...

📅 June 19, 2023

“Groundwater: A Valuable but Diminishing Resource” Report

“Groundwater: A Valuable but Diminishing Resource” Report was released by the Standing Committee on Water Resources. It recommended...

📅 March 21, 2023

Punjab Policy on Groundwater Usage

In June 2022, the Central Ground Water Board reported the groundwater (in the first 100m reach) of Punjab...

📅 February 2, 2023

Study: Punjab Groundwater Level Dips 1m every year

A study conducted by the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) between 1998 and 2018 found that in 18 of...

📅 July 30, 2021

Saltwater Intrusion in Thoothukudi

Intrusion of salt water into the groundwater of the Thoothukudi area of Tamil Nadu has led to a...

📅 March 6, 2020

Atal Bhujal Yojana: GoI and World Bank signed loan agreement of 450 million USD

On February 17, 2020, the World Bank and the Government of India signed a loan agreement to support...

📅 February 17, 2020

Ground Water Act, 2020 approved by UP cabinet

On February 11, 2020, the Uttar Pradesh Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath approved Ground Water Act-2020....

📅 February 12, 2020

Study on the shrinking Vellayani Lake

Vellayani Lake is one of the largest freshwater bodies in Kerala. A recent study show that the lake...

📅 December 6, 2019

Union Water Ministry excavates an old, dried-up river in Prayagraj

The Union Water Ministry has  excavated an old, dried-up river in Prayagraj (formerly Allahabad) that linked the Ganga...

📅 October 3, 2019

Jal Jeevan Mission

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his independence day speech announced that more than Rs 3.5 lakh crore will...

📅 August 19, 2019

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