After unacceptable Uranium levels, now RBI report shows chronic overuse and inadequate replenishment of groundwater in Delhi. New Delhi district saw highest extraction in 2024.
Findings will go a long way in understanding patterns of other rivers & helping policymakers find more effective ways to rejuvenate them, says IIT-Roorkee head.
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.
Rajasthan govt officials say water sometimes gushes out from an 'artesian well' in deserts, where water remains confined and encased within a geological sandstone layer.
Desalination has become important as groundwater is getting saltier. An electrodialysis system created by the scientists earlier this year needed costly batteries to adjust to sunlight.
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann thanked farmers for accepting the ban and staying away from the water-guzzling paddy variety Pusa-44. But convincing them about the larger public good is a work-in-progress.
When rain fills a track in the dried mud, fairy shrimp eggs hatch almost immediately. The shrimps grow quickly to lay a new generation of eggs before their puddle dries.
India did not choose to move away from Iran for oil; it was forced to. The fact that India managed the costs of this transition efficiently does not convert them into gains.
Increase in employment subsidy, Rs 500 crore for estate revamp, new townships in pipeline—but land cost, power breakdowns and inspector raj top among key worries for industry leaders.
CDS Anil Chauhan says future space capability will not be built by government agencies alone. ‘It will be co-developed with industry, start-ups, and technology innovators’.
American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.
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