PM calls for regulating use of groundwater

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 10, 2012, 14:09

PM Manmohan Singh on Tuesday stressed on the need to move towards participatory mechanisms of pricing of water by the primary stakeholders themselves.

No link between fracking, contamination: Study

Last Updated: Friday, February 17, 2012, 20:50

A University of Texas study says there`s no direct link between groundwater contamination and a controversial process to extract oil and gas known as fracking.

Ponds not responsible for arsenic poisoning

Last Updated: Thursday, November 3, 2011, 13:43

Arsenic is a naturally occurring trace element that causes skin lesions, respiratory failure and cancer when present in high concentrations in drinking water.

DIAL extracting 10,000 KL of ground water daily

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 15, 2010, 15:58

Even as Delhiites are facing an acute water crisis, authorities seem to have turned a blind eye to the "illegal" extraction of over 10,000 kilo litres of ground water.

Model pond in each district to raise groundwater level

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 9, 2010, 21:08

The Government has plans to create large model ponds to maintain and recharge groundwater level in all the districts of the State.

Polluted groundwater may flow to sea: Study

Last Updated: Friday, May 21, 2010, 15:35

Polluted groundwater can find its way to the sea.

Polluted groundwater may flow to sea: Study

Last Updated: Friday, May 21, 2010, 09:26

Polluted groundwater can find its way to the sea, indicating a direct link between septic systems and coastal contamination, a new study suggests.

India`s groundwater resource depletion alarming: World Bank

Last Updated: Friday, March 5, 2010, 20:07

Indiscriminate exploitation of groundwater in India without looking into recharging options has led to its decline, Water Resources Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal Friday said.

Ground water depletion causing serious problems in Kerala

Last Updated: Thursday, February 25, 2010, 22:17

Relentless depletion of ground water is posing a serious environmental threat to Kerala, a minister said on Thursday.

Ground water depletion causing serious problems in Kerala

Last Updated: Thursday, February 25, 2010, 18:57

Relentless depletion of ground water is posing a serious environmental threat to Kerala, a minister said Thursday.

CSE tests find high level of contamination in Bhopal

Last Updated: Thursday, December 3, 2009, 10:27

Groundwater in areas around the Bhopal gas tragedy site contain almost 40 times more pesticides than allowed under the Indian standards, the Centre for Science and Environment has claimed.

India`s thirst for groundwater raising global sea level

Last Updated: Sunday, October 4, 2009, 12:11

India`s thirst for groundwater is threatening a major water crisis, and adding to global sea level rise, says a report. Satellite measurements have shown that northern India is sucking 54 trillion litres of water out of ground every year.