Groundwater
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Delhi sinking faster?: Delhiites at risk as land subsidence poses threat to buildings, says report
Delhi | Nov 04, 2025, 08:04 PM ISTThe study analysed five major Indian cities and found that, in terms of land subsidence-affected area (196.27 sq km), Delhi ranks third, after Mumbai (262.36 sq km) and Kolkata (222.91 sq km). Several hotspot in Delhi-NCR includes Bhiwadi, Faridabad and Ghaziabad.
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Earth's rotational axis drifted around 80 cm in last 17 years; Northwestern India is responsible
Science | Nov 25, 2024, 03:33 PM ISTRecent studies indicate that the Earth's rotational axis is shifting due to groundwater extraction, resulting in mass redistribution. This phenomenon has also contributed to a rise in sea levels by approximately 0.24 inches.
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Massive chemical contamination in groundwater across 38 Bihar districts, reveals Survey
India | Mar 02, 2022, 10:23 AM ISTThe department, which is responsible for ensuring safe drinking water to people in these affected districts, has started drilling deepwater bore wells.
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IIT-Madras researchers propose drought, flood mitigation project for village in Tamil Nadu
India | Feb 18, 2022, 04:43 PM ISTLed by Dr Venkatraman Srinivasan, assistant professor, Department of Civil Engineering in the IIT, a team visited the site, in Thisayanvilai taluk of Tirunelveli district in Tamil Nadu, in December last to investigate into an open agricultural well near the village that the locals claimed got recharged with an estimated 1,500-2,500 litres of water every second for several weeks without overflowing.
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Punjab, Haryana witness alarming dip in groundwater level: Study
India | Jul 06, 2021, 01:50 PM ISTThe states of Punjab and Haryana are the worst affected region and the study conducted by IIT-Kanpur shows that shallow groundwater fell from 2 metres below ground level (bgl) during 1974, to about 30 metres bgl in 2010
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PM Modi launches Atal Bhujal Scheme for better management of groundwater
India | Dec 25, 2019, 02:45 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched the Atal Bhujal Scheme for better management of groundwater, stressing on the need to use technology which helps prevent wastage of water in various spheres, including agriculture. He also named Rohtang passageway in Himachal Pradesh as Atal Tunnel to mark the 95th birth anniversary of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
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NGT directs authorities to submit report on extraction of groundwater
India | Nov 01, 2019, 03:19 PM ISTThe tribunal was hearing a plea filed by city resident Pramod Kumar Jha seeking action against illegal extraction of groundwater for sale through tankers in village Jagatpur near Yamuna biodiversity park.
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Haryana to develop lakes in Gurugram district to boost groundwater
India | Jul 13, 2019, 11:18 PM ISTIn this direction, the new lakes will be developed in various hill areas like Kasan and Kukdaula and the Damdama Lake's restoration will also be carried out as it is near extinction.
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Groundwater level in 16 per cent talukas, mandals and blocks in 'over-exploited' category: Data
India | Jun 30, 2019, 02:21 PM ISTGroundwater level of the 6,584 block, mandal, tehsil level units assessed by the Central Groundwater Board reveal that 4,520 units fall under the "safe category", according to the data shared by the government in Lok Sabha last week.
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Mars still has active deep groundwater: Scientists
Apr 01, 2019, 07:33 AM ISTThe team studied the characteristics of Mars' Recurrent Slope Linea, which are akin to dried, short streams of water that appear on some crater walls on Mars.
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To discourage misuse, government to levy fee on ground water extraction from June 2019
India | Dec 14, 2018, 09:08 AM ISTRevised guidelines for extraction of ground water were notified by the Central Ground Water Authority, which will be effective from June 1, 2019.