CHARMINAR: Irked by the apathy of authorities towards the water crisis plaguing their localities, residents living in areas under Jalpally municipality limits (Maheswaram constituency) took to the

18 tubewells in Narnaul and Nangal Choudhary blocks sealed

BENGALURU: Bellandur is reeling under severe water crisis as borewells in the area are drying up, while water tankers have jacked up prices in view of increasing demand.

JAIPUR: The Public Health and Engineering Department (PHED) sanctioned more tube wells to tide over the water crisis in the summer season but the authorities failed to properly implement the rule t

Arsenic is a naturally occurring trace element found in rocks, soils and the water in contact with them. Arsenic has been recognized as a toxic element and is considered a human health hazard. The occurrence of Arsenic in ground water was first reported in 1980 in West Bengal in India.

The cost of desalination has been plummeting over the years. As a result, desalination has become a viable option for certain strategic uses. Today, over 20,000 desalination plants in more than 150 countries supply about 300 million people with freshwater every day.

Almost every coal-fired power plant in the US is contaminating groundwater with unsafe levels of toxic pollution, according to the first comprehensive analysis of the consequences of coal ash waste disposal.

And they are exacerbated by bad management, says Simon Long

New research has shown that the largest groundwater depletion in the world is happening in northern India.

Jalyukt Shivar is contractor-driven, says State drought mitigation board .

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