Chennai shores up its laws to curb groundwater depletion, with renewed emphasis on rainwater harvesting

As the water crisis surfaces yet again, illegal borewells spring up in and around Delhi. Binayak Das and Suresh Babu on a plummeting water table and rising official apathy

people in Madhya Pradesh (mp) are preparing to face a water crisis. Alarmed at the decreasing ground water level in many cities in the state, the

This policy emphasises planning, development and management of water resources in a national perspective through a well-developed information system and river basin organisations for the integrated and multidisciplinary management of entire drainage basins. It has prioritised water allocation

Loopholes surface in Goa s new groundwater regulation

west Bengal is all set to pass a bill

• The Supreme Court recently slapped a fine of Rs 10,000 on the Union

At a workshop on groundwater management in Nepal, water experts were unanimous that the lack of policy and control mechanism to limit groundwater extraction could lead the country to an uncertain

the groundwater situation in the foothills of the Kangra valley, especially in Nurpur and Jawali subdivisions, is quite grim today. There are no water canals for irrigation in these areas.

Urban rainwater harvesting will require a strategy that has different components. We have to recognise that just passing a law is not enough

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