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Topic: borewells

Central & state surveys throw up same, grim result—Bengaluru groundwater depleting at dangerous pace

Groundwater Directorate's 10-yr data as well as CGWB's yearly findings confirm how borewells, unchecked urbanisation have led to water levels steadily falling in India's IT capital.

Dausa: Disaster teams rescue girl, 2, from borewell after 18-hour operation

The girl was stuck at 28 feet and a parallel approach was dug to rescue her; she is admitted in hospital.

Child falls into 40-ft-deep borewell in Delhi, rescue operation underway

EFTA and India began negotiating a free trade agreement 15 years ago and the deal was eventually closed after 20 rounds of negotiations.

3-year-old girl rescued from 30-ft borewell dies at hospital in Gujarat’s Dwarka

The toddler, who fell into open borewell at around 1 pm Monday, was taken out at around 9.50 pm same day. Army and National Disaster Response Force personnel made efforts to rescue her.

NDRF rescues 4-yr-old stuck in borewell for 8 hours in Bihar’s Nalanda

Child has been rushed to hospital in Nalanda & said to be in stable condition. NDRF official says established communication between child and parents with help of cameras.

Eight-year-old boy falls in 60-feet borewell in MP, rescuers at spot

Rescuers including SDRF & NDRFW teams are digging a 49-feet pit to reach the child. Teams are continuously supplying oxygen & webcams have also been installed to locate the boy.

Why new policies are needed to tackle India’s orphaned wells with no water

It's time to realise that good times of groundwater development are behind us, and with it the dependability on food security and drinking water supply.

Why borewell deaths are so frequent and rescue measures fall short most of the time

Death of 3-yr-old Sujith Wilson who had fallen into a borewell in Tamil Nadu Friday, has once again brought to focus the dangers posed by open & abandoned borewells.

3-year-old Sujith trapped in Tamil Nadu borewell for 80 hours dies, body pulled out

Sujith Wilson fell into a discarded farm borewell while playing near his house in Nadukattupatti Friday evening. Various central, state agencies had been called in to rescue him.

Tamil Nadu toddler trapped in borewell slips further down, rescue operations delayed

More than six crews from the NDRF and the State Disaster Response Force have been deployed to rescue two-year-old Sujith Wilson.

On Camera

IndiGo cancellations made TV news do the unexpected — question the Modi government

Republic TV was the harshest of them all: “The (civil aviation) minister has done a bad job,” said prime time anchor Arnab Goswami.

IndiGo’s profits dipped, most airlines sunk into losses last fiscal even as flier numbers soared

Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.