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Groundwater
Water contamination and pollution - A growing challenge for health and biodiversity
Posted on 17 Oct, 2021 02:03 AMWhere is water on earth located?
Water on earth exists in two forms, freshwater and salt water. Less than 3 percent of the water found on earth is freshwater, and the remaining 97 percent is salt water found in the oceans.
![Poisoned waters of the Yamuna (Image Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-10/Yamuna1_0.jpg?itok=ShtL_H-n)
300 organisations from across the globe call for no climate finance for hydropower
Posted on 06 Oct, 2021 10:06 PMHydropower is not fit for climate finance according to 300 organisations worldwide
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Does a drop per crop help groundwater extraction to stop?
Posted on 04 Oct, 2021 11:19 PMGroundwater irrigation covers more than half of the total irrigated area in India and is responsible for 70 percent of the agricultural production, making India one of the largest users of groundwater in the world.
India, hurtling towards a groundwater crisis
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Uranium in drinking water: A growing concern for India
Posted on 07 Sep, 2021 04:47 PMGroundwater continues to be extracted at frightening proportions in India and the fear of severe depletion of groundwater resources in the coming years is real. As if this is not enough, the available groundwater is also deteriorating in quality posing a severe threat to the health of the population.
India drinks water poisoned with uranium
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Poisoned waters, deadly outcomes!
Posted on 29 Aug, 2021 12:22 AMWhile groundwater is an important source of drinking water worldwide, contamination of groundwater sources is on the rise. Arsenic contamination of groundwater has been found to affect as high as 300 million people worldwide exposing them to a number of health risks.
Arsenic contamination of groundwater in India
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Poisonous encounters: Nitrate contamination of groundwater in Rajasthan
Posted on 26 Aug, 2021 08:24 AMGroundwater in arid and semi arid regions continues to be a valuable and often the single most source of freshwater and conservation of this resource remains crucial for the survival of communities residing in the area. At the same time, a serious decline in the quality of groundwater is adding pressure on these water resources.
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Water levels in reservoirs of north, central India plummet - Rainfall deficit to blame
Posted on 24 Aug, 2021 11:59 AMDeficient rainfall results in low storage in reservoirs of north, central India
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Training course: Groundwater Budgeting and Auditing
Posted on 09 Aug, 2021 03:50 PMObjectives of the course:
Demystifying groundwater for collective action
Posted on 29 Jul, 2021 03:06 PMIndia is the largest user of groundwater in the world. Agriculture, rural and urban domestic water supply and increasingly industries are shaping the dependency on groundwater.
![Unless work on managing the demand is undertaken, the notion of ‘infinite’ groundwater will be hard to address. (Image: Rucha Deshmukh, ACWADAM)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-07/game.jpg?itok=WP-bLYSE)
Scientific closure of abandoned bore wells
Posted on 22 Jul, 2021 01:58 PMWhy de-commission defunct or failed bore wells?
![Well decommissioning is necessary to permanently fill in and seal a well to eliminate the well as a source of water (Image: Asadwarraich, Wikimedia Commons; CC BY-SA 4.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-07/2560px-A_tube_well_in_village_Chakrian_0.jpg?itok=P0NGp5Mk)