Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Naresh Kumar Vs Government of NCT of Delhi & Others dated 13/05/2025. The matter is related to illegal extraction of groundwater in Manakpura, Delhi by the water supply mafia. According to the complainant, one Hemant has illegally drilled a borewell …
As the district faced acute shortage of water in summer, the authorities, in association with non-government organisations, have started a silent revolution in water literacy by digging percolation pits to allow recharge of the groundwater. It is said that water table in the district depleted from 12.66 metres in April …
Around 13 years ago, Defence Colony's groundwater levels had gone down to 80 feet below the ground and water scarcity became a common problem in this affluent locality. That is when the Defence Colony Welfare Association decided to install a rainwater harvesting system costing around Rs 3 lakh. Ahead of …
An Act to provide an overarching national legal framework with principles for protection, conservation, regulation and management of water as a vital and stressed natural resource, under which legislation and executive action on water at all levels of governance, as also water-use and water-related actions by persons and their associations, …
The Agriculture Department claims to have been running special campaigns to spread awareness on overexploitation of groundwater, but 18 districts have witnessed decline in the water level in the state. Sources in the department said except three districts, the groundwater had declined across the state since June 1974. Mahendragarh district …
Scientists used data from special Nasa satellites to measure groundwater losses.Scientists used data from special Nasa satellites to measure groundwater losses. Lucknow: Drawing groundwater at will in the city is set to be a thing of the past. If a proposal from Jal Sansthan is cleared by Lucknow Municipal Corporation's …
Stanford, CA-- With a growing world population and a changing climate, understanding how agriculturally important plants respond to drought is crucial. New work from a team led by Carnegie's José Dinneny discovers a strategy employed by grasses in drought conditions that could potentially be harnessed to improve crop productivity. It …
LHASA - Groundwater in and around the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is on the rise thanks to increased runoff from glaciers, precipitation, and administrative actions to store more groundwater, according to a report by Chinese and Swedish researchers. Groundwater has risen in the Jinsha River basin, Nujiang-Lancangjiang Rivers source region, the Yangtze …
Gurgaon: Four earthen dams, constructed in the foothills of Aravalis to recharge depleting groundwater table and tackle waterlogging, have started paying dividends by filling a good amount of water a few days after pre-monsoon showers hit Gurgaon and the neighbouring areas, according to the forest department. The earthen dams have …
Ground Water Year Book is prepared annually by CGWB depicting changes in ground water regime of the country through different seasons. It is an effort to obtain information on ground water levels through representative sampling. The important attributes of ground water regime monitoring are ground water level.
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ashok Kumar Vs. Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Others dated 01/07/2016 regarding illegal groundwater extraction by Country Club Sainik Farms, Delhi.
Researchers have just found a huge reservoir of groundwater below California - making the supply of water below the state three times larger than previously estimated. The new reserve won't solve the state's crippling drought, but the discovery suggests that more freshwater might be hiding in deep aquifers around the …
The authorities have been filling Karan Lake using tubewells for six months as the Rs 1-crore pipeline laid to provide water to the lake from the Chamarkhera canal has been damaged by farmers at several places. The flow in the Western Yamuna Canal had been restricted about six months ago …
Some areas of Beijing are sinking by as much as four inches (11 cm) each year, due to the over-pumping of groundwater from beneath China's capital, a survey has revealed. Beijing has a population of over 20 million and is the fifth most water-stressed city in the world, meaning the …
The origin of cities can be traced back to the river valley civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Indus Valley and China. Initially these settlements were largely dependent upon agriculture; however, with the growth in population the city size increased and economic activity transformed to trading . The process of urbanization gained …
‘Mazhathavalam’ to recharge district’s groundwater table One lakh pits to be constructed under Rs.4.80-crore project of district panchayat The district panchayat on Wednesday rolled out ‘Mazhathavalam,’ a scheme aimed at constructing around one lakh rainwater harvesting pits in the district. Agriculture Minister V.S. Sunil Kumar launched the scheme by laying …
A view of the Krishnaraja Sagar reservoir in Srirangapatna taluk, Mandya district. For the second time in the decade, the water level in the Krishnaraja Sagar Reservoir (KRS), in Srirangapatna taluk, Mandya district, has depleted to 70.95 feet, ringing alarm bells among the people. The water level had plummeted to …
Chief Minister ML Khattar today advocated the release of Haryana’s legitimate share in Yamuna waters at Okha (Delhi) at the NCR Planning Board meeting. He asked Delhi to cough up Rs 150 crore to Haryana on account of extra raw water supplied to it. “Delhi’s use of water from Haryana’s …
The May 2016 report by TS groundwater department also found that nine districts in the state have deeper water levels than in May 2015. Hyderabad: Water year 2015-16 has been bad for Telangana with 20 per cent deficit in rainfall which resulted in a dip in average groundwater level of …
KAZUNGULA, Zambia (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Munji Malambo and his younger brother used to wake up at 5 a.m. every day to fetch water for their family and livestock. With the nearest working well over two kilometres away, the boys often missed school as they carried enough water home. That …
The heavy rains and subsequent floods last year in Chennai had one positive impact on the city: it raised the shallow ground water levels while also improving its quality. Scientists expect a good recharge of ground water this year around the country due to a good monsoon, but good monsoons …
