Joshi expresses concern over depleting ground water resource

Last Updated: Monday, October 22, 2012, 23:11

Murli Manohar Joshi expressed concern over the decline of ground water level in the country and blamed the Centre`s policies as being responsible.

Spanish city earthquake `caused by groundwater extraction`

Last Updated: Monday, October 22, 2012, 18:27

Spanish city earthquake `caused by groundwater extraction`

Groundwater extraction linked to Lorca earthquake

Last Updated: Monday, October 22, 2012, 10:46

The 2011 Lorca earthquake was triggered by excessive extraction of water from a nearby natural underground reservoir, which moved the Earth`s crust, suggests a new study.

UP: `Ground water being drawn on a large scale`

Last Updated: Friday, October 12, 2012, 18:26

A social activist and local councillor said that ground water was being drawn on a massive scale in Ghaziabad.

Bihar: Ground water in 13 districts found partially contaminated with arsenic

Last Updated: Monday, September 24, 2012, 23:45

Groundwater in 13 Bihar districts have been found to be partially contaminated with arsenic.

Bihar: Ground water in 13 districts found contaminated

Last Updated: Monday, September 24, 2012, 19:21

Groundwater in 13 Bihar districts have been found to be partially contaminated with arsenic, while it was not fit for drinking in 50 blocks.

Move to make groundwater community resource

Last Updated: Monday, September 24, 2012, 15:32

Water resources ministry working on an overarching law that will modify provisions allowing proprietary right to a land owner on groundwater and make it a community resource.

Ganga water contains pesticide residues: Govt

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 14, 2012, 15:08

Groundwater in key Ganga river basin states of Uttarakhand, UP and Bihar has residues of different pesticides, the government told the Rajya Sabha.

RO system removes 90% of uranium from ground water

Last Updated: Friday, July 27, 2012, 21:08

Reverse osmosis (RO) system removes over 90 per cent of uranium from ground water, a study has claimed.

HC bars new licence for builders using groundwater in Gurgaon

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 17, 2012, 10:13

Taking a serious view of exploitation of ground water in Gurgaon, Punjab and Haryana High Court barred construction activity unless builders give an undertaking that underground water would not be drawn by them.

Exhumed rocks reveal history of groundwater on Mars

Last Updated: Thursday, June 28, 2012, 16:08

By studying rocks blasted out of impact craters, scientists have found evidence that underground water persisted at depth for prolonged periods during the first billion years of Mars’ existence.