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Groundwater depletion

  • Dry borewells, lost lakes: In Karnataka, another summer of water shortage portends severe crisis

    Dry borewells, lost lakes: In Karnataka, another summer of water shortage portends severe crisis

    Nayantara Narayanan
    · May 28, 2019 · 09:00 am
  • As lakes dry up, Chennai will stop receiving water from its three main sources by June

    As lakes dry up, Chennai will stop receiving water from its three main sources by June

    S Senthalir
    · May 10, 2019 · 07:30 am
  • Five maps show why Bengaluru is becoming more congested, parched and polluted

    Five maps show why Bengaluru is becoming more congested, parched and polluted

    Kuwar Singh, qz.com
    · Feb 03, 2019 · 01:30 pm
  • Zero Day looms as India consumes, poisons and wastes more water than any nation on earth

    Zero Day looms as India consumes, poisons and wastes more water than any nation on earth

    Samar Halarnkar
    · Jul 01, 2018 · 08:00 am
  • In Morocco, a project is tackling drought by making water out of fog

    In Morocco, a project is tackling drought by making water out of fog

    Valeria Cardi, Thomson Reuters Foundation
    · May 19, 2018 · 09:30 pm
  • Punjab is set for record rice production this year, but at a heavy price

    Punjab is set for record rice production this year, but at a heavy price

    Nidhi Jamwal, IndiaSpend.com
    · Dec 04, 2016 · 07:00 am