Purana Qila lake may lose recharge capacity
NEW DELHI: Delhi’s groundwater resources are fast depleting and many parts are already suffering from indiscriminate withdrawal that may take years to replenish. Yet, agencies are considering lining or
Groundwater Recharge
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Maharashtra: Groundwater level dips in 71% of state talukas
MUMBAI: The monsoon cannot come a moment too soon for Maharashtra. A whopping 71% of the state's 353 talukas reported a drop of more than a metre in the ground water level by March this year compared to
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Emerging trends in global freshwater availability
<p>Freshwater availability is changing worldwide. Here we quantify 34 trends in terrestrial water storage observed by the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) satellites during 2002–2016
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Make detailed plan for groundwater recharge
The NGT had earlier asked the government to act against unauthorised water extraction and directed it to seal the illegal borewells. New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Delhi
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Water tables in Gujarat fell by 20m each decade
AHMEDABAD: With the shadow of severe water crisis looming over the state and no Narmada irrigation water for summer crops, farmers are looking downwards for groundwater, rather than upwards praying for
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Regulation for groundwater abstraction
Contamination of groundwater sources due to over-abstraction and discharge of polluting substances has been a long standing problem in most parts of the country. In 1974, a legislation was specifically
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Why can’t metro car shed be built away from Aarey, HC asks govt
MUMBAI: The Bombay high court has made it clear that it has a number of questions that the state has to answer on its decision to hand over 33 hectares in Aarey Colony for a metro car shed. Expressing
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Exploitation of groundwater in India for meeting short-term demand can hamper long-term goals, expert says
CHENNAI: Rapid industrialisation during the last few centuries have increased greenhouse gas emissions, leading to global warming. Added to this, there are other climate-related issues due to urbanisation
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Rainwater harvesting structures raise groundwater table
The city-based NGO, Siruthuli’s efforts in construction of rainwater harvesting (RWH) structures in public places across the city has helped in improving the groundwater table, says a release. The NGO
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Modelling vadose zone processes for assessing groundwater recharge in semi-arid region
<p>Normally groundwater recharge is estimated using methods based on water balance, water table fluctuations, fixed factor of annual rainfall and tracer movement. In many of these methods water stored