Spaniards who use "excessive' amounts of water may have to pay more for it in future, the government said, seeking ways to curb water use after two years of drought. After the worst drought on record

The European Commission has agreed to provide a grant of Rs. 450 crores to Rajasthan as part of a State partnership programme for reforms in the water sector during the next six years. The EC will

Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), the country's premier nuclear energy research institute, has for the first time used its technology to successfully recharge dry springs and aquifers in

The State Government had proposed in January 2005 that the North East Water Resources Authority (NEWRA) should be set up as an umbrella organization to effectively coordinate the efforts for

Slapped with notices for cancellation of projects allotted more than three years back, some of the big hydro-power companies have not yet given up their hopes for a back-door entry to grab key

Certain categories of consumers may be excluded from the ambit of the Delhi Water Board (Amendment) Bill, which seeks to regulate the use of groundwater in the Capital. "The model bill does not

Despite opposition from its own MLAs, Delhi government is all set to table the controversial amendment to Delhi Water Board Act 1998, which regulates ground water extraction, in the forthcoming

Farmers from 19 villages of Kothagere Hobli of Tumkur district on Sunday decided to file criminal cases against two Janata Dal (Secular) MLAs and senior officials who were allegedly responsible for

For replenishing the ground water, a new strategy has been adopted in Cuddalore district. Owing to increasing demand, there is over-exploitation of ground water. Therefore, to arrest the trend and to

Maheshwar Devta, a local deity of Chagaon village of Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh has summoned Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh in his temple to hold "divine' talks on granting permission to