Chennai: The Madras high court has directed Tiruvallur collector to explain why action has not been taken against district authorities, including district revenue officer (DRO), for failing to impl

Trichy: As a few of the borewells supplying drinking water to Karur town go dry by further deepening water crisis over the past few weeks, Karur municipality has been identifying places for digging

While the Centre has initiated the “Jal Shakti Abhiyan” for water conservation across the country on July 1, the illegal mining has already played havoc with the water table in the district, with t

A one-week delay in the monsoon’s arrival has laid bare the precariousness of India’s water situation.

With a two metre decline in groundwater level in the last 10 years, the Union Ministry of Jal Shakti has included Una in the list of 255 water-stressed districts in the country.

India is one of the world's biggest users of ground water and its depleting levels are the main reason for the country's severe shortages