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Groundwater
A Public Information System to map unplanned urbanisation in Bengaluru unveiled
Posted on 22 Mar, 2024 09:10 AMScientists from IISc unveil a Public Information System to map unplanned urbanisation in Bengaluru
![The growing concrete jungle in Indian cities (Image Source: Amita Bhaduri)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2024-03/Concrete.jpg?itok=CtsYZNXZ)
Can traditional tanks help Bengaluru revive its declining groundwater levels?
Posted on 19 Mar, 2024 11:21 PMCan traditional tanks help Bengaluru in reviving its groundwater levels and in preventing the growing water crisis that the city is currently facing?
Traditional tanks in South India
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Valuing groundwater: A priority for India
Posted on 13 Mar, 2024 06:06 PMUrban India is sucking groundwater at frightening rates
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Environmental fund misuse: NGT penalises CPCB, criticises ministry's response
Posted on 31 Dec, 2023 05:41 PMNGT rebukes CPCB's 'gross misuse' of environmental funds
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Arghyam: A praxis on regenerating a groundwater civilisation
Posted on 18 Dec, 2023 05:17 PMArghyam, which started as a funding organisation, has evolved into being an influential voice in the water ecosystem. At present, it works with a network of organisations on water security solutions across the country.
![Arghyam has an emphasis on community-based groundwater projects (Image: Anil Gulati/India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-12/well.jpg?itok=5G2pFsX_)
Insights from Atal Bhujal Yojana in Rajasthan
Posted on 12 Dec, 2023 08:58 AMGroundwater, comprising approximately 99 percent of easily accessible freshwater (United Nations 2022), plays a vital role in meeting the water needs of diverse stakeholders globally, encompassing both rural and urban areas and spanning industrial and irrigation sectors.
![Launched in 2019, Atal Bhujal Yojana aims to mainstream community participation and inter-ministerial convergence in groundwater management. (Image: Picryl)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-12/groundwater.jpg?itok=x2gGLLMk)
Unmasking fluoride: A global examination of health complexities and groundwater dynamics
Posted on 09 Dec, 2023 11:15 AMIn groundwater, excessive fluoride concentration has been evidenced in more than 20 developing and developed countries including India, wherein 19 states are confronting serious problems owing to fluorosis.
![The physically challenged people fight for their rights- clean and safe drinking water (Image: India Water Portal Flickr)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-12/fluoride.jpg?itok=FsTKsK47)
Tamil Nadu may charge fees for commercial groundwater extraction: Upcoming revisions to State Water Policy
Posted on 15 Nov, 2023 09:19 AMTamil Nadu’s initiative to enhance water policy and management: Updates expected by January
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A new UN University report highlights the peril of irreversible tipping points for both people and the planet
Posted on 26 Oct, 2023 07:54 AMA United Nations University report released this week finds that drastic changes are approaching if risks to our fundamental socioecological systems are not addressed.
![The risk tipping point is when an ecosystem loses key species that are strongly connected, triggering cascading extinctions of dependent species, which can eventually lead to the collapse of an entire ecosystem. (Image: UNU)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-10/lead.jpg?itok=D_YFwllH)
Switching crops in India's food bowl benefits water sustainability
Posted on 24 Oct, 2023 04:45 PMIndia is the second-largest cereal exporter globally, making its cereal production vital for both domestic and international food security. Three major states in the Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP) - Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and West Bengal - account for 30% of India's total food production and are considered the food bowl of India.
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