In some areas of Bangladesh and West Bengal, concentrations of As in groundwater exceed guide concentrations, set internationally and nationally at 10 to 50 ?g l?1 and may reach levels in the mg l?1 range. The As derives from reductive dissolution of Fe oxyhydroxide and release of its sorbed As.

A movement to recharge the depleted groundwater aquifers in a parched district of Madhya Pradesh gathers momentum

Delhi s government is considering three proposals for water harvesting

The human population in the world has crossed the six billion mark. With this the environmental cost of

A civil engineer revives an age old system of farmers managing irrigation tanks in Tamil Nadu

Koodankulam in Tamil Nadu is already experiencing water scarcity. A proposed atomic power project may further aggravate the problem

The Punjab government avoided tough decisions and resorted to populist measures. Now, the economy and the environment are both in tatters

Depleting groundwater sources compel farmers in Gujarat to use industrial effluents for irrigation

A public interest

India s most agriculturally prosperous state, Punjab, is staring at an impending groundwater crisis. Over extraction of groundwater and faulty cropping practices could affect India s foodgrain production

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