50 million people in 15 cities have no access to safe, affordable drinking water
In urban India, 50 million people in 15 cities have no access to safe, affordable drinking water, reveals a UNICEF
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Water
No one needs the Ken-Betwa Link Project
On March 22, Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat signed a tripartite agreement for the project implementation with Madhya
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IIT Kharagpur Study Finds 20% of India Has High Arsenic Levels in Groundwater
Almost 20 per cent of India’s total land area has toxic levels of arsenic in its groundwater, exposing more than
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India: Groundwater reaching dangerous levels
It is estimated that 85% of rural and 50% of urban population is dependent on groundwater The summer is upon
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Not a single Karnataka river has water of drinkable quality
Last month the National Green Tribunal (NGT) examined the contamination of the Bellandur, Agara and Varthur lakes on account of
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Water bodies cannot be diverted for industries: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has asked the Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority to stop diverting water bodies for industrial activities. The landmark
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Only Mumbai’s Tap Water Safe for Drinking, Delhi’s ‘Undrinkable’
Out of 20 state capitals where the study was conducted, all 10 samples of tap water from Mumbai were found
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India has a groundwater problem
A majority of India’s water problems are those relating to groundwater—water that is found beneath the earth’s surface. This is
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NGT forms committee to stop illegal groundwater extraction
The committee comprises Joint Secretaries of Ministry of Environment and Forests and Ministry of Water Resources (MoWR), Central Ground Water
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Climate change could reduce soil’s capacity to absorb water
Changing patterns of rainfall due to climate change could reduce the ability of soil to absorb water in many parts
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