Groundwater
- Telangana
Unseasonal rain cause huge crop loss in Telangana
Hyderabad: Unseasonal rain along with strong winds have caused widespread damage to crops in Telangana and the affected farmers are looking to the government for compensation. Hailstorms hit north Telangana districts during…
- India
North India lost 450 cubic km of groundwater in 2 decades: Study
New Delhi: About 450 cubic kilometres of groundwater was lost in northern India during 2002-2021 and climate change will further accelerate its depletion in the years to come, according to a new…
- Hyderabad
GHMC selects five parks to recharge groundwater in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Commissioner Ronald Rose has directed GHMC to undertake the Shallow Aquifer Management (SAM) model on a pilot basis. For the project, five municipal parks have been selected to recharge the groundwater…
- Hyderabad
GHMC to pilot ‘shallow aquifer recharge project’ in 5 Hyderabad parks
Hyderabad: GHMC has chosen five parks for implementing the “shallow aquifer recharge project” as a pilot project in the city, to recharge groundwater and to address the problem of urban flooding. KLN…
- Top Stories
Telangana: Drought & extreme weather events shatter farmers’ hopes
Hyderabad: With drought conditions on one side, and hailstorms/ unseasonal rains on the other, Telangana farmers are facing a war on two fronts. Depletion of groundwater and drying up of borewells has…
- Hyderabad
Groundwater in Hyderabad teeming with micropollutants: Study
Hyderabad: The city’s groundwater contains 250 organic micropollutant compounds, including pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, and hormonal disruptors, a recent study titled ‘Pharmaceuticals and Agrochemicals in Groundwater of Hyderabad, India’ has revealed. The study was conducted…
- Telangana
Groundwater levels in Telangana up by over 4 meters between 2013-23
Hyderabad: The groundwater levels in Telangana have been up by over 4 meters in the last nine years, a joint assessment by the state government and the Central Ground Water Board, Ministry…
- India
By 2080, India could lose groundwater by 3 times the current rate: Study
New Delhi: The rate of groundwater depletion could triple by 2080, if Indian farmers continued to draw groundwater at the current rate, which could threaten the country’s food and water security, according…
- Science
Groundwater pumping tilting Earth’s spin, may impact climate: Study
New Delhi: Groundwater pumping has shifted such a large mass of water that the Earth tilted nearly 80 centimetres east between 1993 and 2010 alone, which could impact our planet’s climate, according…
- India
NGT asks report on plea alleging illegal groundwater extraction
New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought a factual report from a panel on alleged illegal extraction of groundwater by Mitsui Kingzoku Components India Private Ltd. in the industrial town…
- Middle East
Palestine: PM accuses Israel of seizing two-thirds of country’s groundwater
Ramallah: Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Ishtaye has accused Israel of seizing two-thirds of the Palestinian groundwater and diverting it into its cities and settlements. He made the remarks at a media briefing…
- India
Man’s resolve to recharge groundwater pays off, 3,500 water bodies dug in 7 months
Dehradun: In May, Dwarika Prasad Semwal started going door to door in Chamkot village in Uttarakhand, convincing people to dig pits near their homes to store rainwater. Seven months on, his perseverance…
- Telangana
Telangana: Groundwater exploitation down to 42 percent
Hyderabad: Telangana’s groundwater exploitation has dropped from 50 percent to 42 percent, according to the latest monthly data of the Telangana State Ground Water level Scenario Note and statement Report for the…
- India
Uranium found beyond permissable limits in 409 groundwater samples: Govt
New Delhi: The occurrence of uranium in groundwater beyond the permissible limits was observed in around 409 samples against 14,377 samples analysed in 18 states, the Jal Shakti Ministry said. Responding to…
- Science
Giant groundwater system discovered below Antarctic ice
New York: A team of scientists has mapped a huge, actively circulating groundwater system in deep sediments in West Antarctica. The team at Columbia University estimated that if all of it were…
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