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Groundwater

Punjab farmers refuse to phase out water-guzzling paddy despite rapid groundwater depletion

Vivek Gupta
· Jan 28, 2023 · 01:30 pm
In Punjab, the accelerating rate of groundwater depletion is worrying both farmers and experts

Vivek Gupta
· Jun 18, 2022 · 07:30 pm
In Madhya Pradesh, borewells on the banks of the Narmada river are drying up

Manish Chandra Mishra
· Apr 03, 2022 · 07:30 pm
Opinion: Pakistan is sleepwalking into a climate crisis by increasing its dependence on groundwater

Ali Tauqeer Sheikh, Dawn.com
· Apr 02, 2022 · 09:30 pm
How India’s depleting groundwater levels are changing the shape of the land above

Monika Mondal
· Mar 13, 2022 · 01:30 pm
In Assam, an ‘ATM’ is supplying arsenic-free groundwater to villagers

Aatreyee Dhar
· Jul 23, 2021 · 07:30 pm
Why domestic wastewater from Bengaluru is being sent to Kolar and Chikkaballapur

Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend.com Sachinkumar Rathod, IndiaSpend.com
· Nov 24, 2019 · 01:30 pm
Why several studies incorrectly suggest that groundwater levels are rising in South India

Gana Kedlaya
· Oct 02, 2019 · 11:30 pm
Tectonic upheavals under Earth’s surface could be a cause of arsenic contamination in groundwater

Sahana Ghosh
· Jul 18, 2019 · 09:30 pm
As the water crisis deepens, can India afford to leave groundwater unregulated?

Vijayta Lalwani
· Jul 11, 2019 · 09:00 am
In pictures: Chennai’s daily struggle to quench its thirst

Steevez Rodriguez
· Jul 07, 2019 · 01:30 pm
Climate change is making soil saltier, forcing farmers worldwide to find new livelihoods

Joyce J. Chen, The Conversation Valerie Mueller, The Conversation
· Dec 08, 2018 · 11:30 pm
How Chennai used rainwater to quench its thirst and avoid a Cape Town-like water crisis

Yasaswini Sampathkumar
· Jul 16, 2018 · 01:30 pm
Delhi: National Green Tribunal bars industries in Narela and Bawana from extracting groundwater

Scroll Staff
· Jul 13, 2018 · 07:35 pm
India is facing the worst water crisis in its history, says NITI Aayog report

Scroll Staff
· Jun 15, 2018 · 11:48 am
Water crisis in Cape Town: Day Zero for dry taps has been pushed back, but the problem remains

Megan Lindow, Rethink
· May 29, 2018 · 07:30 pm
Cauvery water should not be allocated on the basis of groundwater estimates, say experts

Vinita Govindarajan
· Feb 28, 2018 · 10:30 am
Hazardous e-waste is contaminating Delhi’s groundwater and soil

Susmita Saha
· Jan 19, 2018 · 05:30 pm
Shrimp farming is booming in Tamil Nadu – but it is causing water and soil pollution

Vinita Govindarajan
· May 13, 2017 · 09:00 am
Cancer has exploded in Bihar as lakhs of people drink water poisoned with arsenic

M Rajshekhar
· Apr 24, 2017 · 02:30 pm