Lifting and Extraction

Vishwanath Srikantaiah, popularly known as the 'Rainman', has been in the news recently for his ambitious project to build one million recharge wells in Bengaluru. Given the dire situation we find ourselves in vis-à-vis water, the initiative could not have come at a better time.

Centre for Water Resources Development and Management (CWRDM) is organizing the Indian National Groundwater Conference (INGWC-2020) to discuss 'Groundwater Resources Management for Sustaina

Decentralised and communitarian efforts in soil and water conservation, sustainable agriculture, afforestation and renewable energy need extensive investment, if the human race is to survive the deepening water, food, energy and climate crises.

High Court raps Tamil Nadu government over water crisis in Chennai

Monsoon makes slowest progress across India in 12 years (source: Times of India)

The threat of desertification increases in 26 of 29 states

Government to launch rural piped water scheme

HC orders Haryana government to supply adequate water to Delhi and monitor Yamuna through live Google maps

Odisha's ecological hotspots severely affected by cyclone

India is on the brink of a major water crisis. With drought looming over the southern and western parts of the country, the existing water resources are in peril. Rivers are getting more polluted, their catchments, water-holding and water-harvesting mechanisms are deteriorating and groundwater levels are depleting at an alarming rate.