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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Ground Water
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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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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Groundwater may fall below 100m in north west India
Ground water found at a depth of about 100 metres in north-west India will be exhausted within the next 10
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Groundwater Is Depleting Quickly In India And No Political Party Has It On Their Poll Agenda
A new report has suggested that India accounts for almost one-fourth of the total groundwater extracted globally, more than that
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Kerala: After the deluge, a drought in the works
Originally published by downtoearth.org.in | Rejimon Kuttappan Major rivers and wells in the state have seen their water levels dip precariously after a
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