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Maha water crisis: Digging of borewells below 200 ft banned

The Maharashtra government on Tuesay banned digging of borewell below 200 feet in view of the acute water crisis in the state. Water Supply and Sanitation Minister Babanrao Lonikar said that any......

What makes Tuticorin agitation different from others

Mass agitations are not particularly uncommon in India. But a mass agitation led by an environment-related issue that has gone out of hand is not something that can be easily recalled. Ishita Ayan......

Maharashtra reels under Rs 60,000 cr watershed failure

A large part of Maharashtra has been declared drought-hit. The government has failed to deal with the crisis, report Aparna Pallavi and Akshay Deshmane. In the past 10 years Rs 60,000 crore has......

Grow Trees is increasing India's forest cover

Growing trees means much more than strewing seeds around; it takes an understanding of local climatic conditions, indigenous strains and partnership with local communities.Arundhuti Dasgupta and......

63 million Indians don't have access to clean water

The report by WaterAid states that 663 million people globally are without clean water and the vast majority of them -- 522 million -- live in rural areas. Parched Maharashtra village looks......

Will the brand-new Jal Shakti ministry keep India's head above water?

Can the newly-minted Jal Shakti ministry bring water to some 19 crore Indian households that have never had taps or heard the sound of flowing water, wonders Vinayak Chatterjee. The ministry of......

Climate change may cut farm income by 20-25%: Survey

India needs to spread irrigation and do so against a backdrop of rising water scarcity and depleting groundwater resources Climate change could adversely affect farmers income by up to 20-25 per......

Skymet offers no silver lining: Brace for weak monsoon

The monsoon this year in India was likely to be ‘below normal’ at 95% of LPA: Skymet Private weather forecasting agency Skymet on Monday said the monsoon this year in India was likely......

Rural distress: Madhya Pradesh faces the brunt of monsoon failure

Most farmers depend on rainwater for farming; depleting groundwater has exacerbated the matters. Image: Monsoon 2015 marks a period when India suffered back-to-back droughts, a phenomenon which......

Poor monsoon? Govt may import pulses to beat shortage

Official prediction of a weak monsoon could make the government’s job of taming food inflation — particularly in pulses, oilseed, coarse cereals and vegetables — more difficult.......

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Maharashtra Groundwater Development

News for Maharashtra Groundwater Development

Maha water crisis: Digging of borewells below 200 ft banned

What makes Tuticorin agitation different from others

Maharashtra reels under Rs 60,000 cr watershed failure

Grow Trees is increasing India's forest cover

63 million Indians don't have access to clean water

Will the brand-new Jal Shakti ministry keep India's head above water?

Climate change may cut farm income by 20-25%: Survey

Skymet offers no silver lining: Brace for weak monsoon

Rural distress: Madhya Pradesh faces the brunt of monsoon failure

Poor monsoon? Govt may import pulses to beat shortage

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