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JalTara -- Art of Living's vision for a water-rich India
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 2 (ANI/PRNewswire): India is under extreme water stress - especially due to depleted groundwater across its rural communities. This is not due to poor rainfall - India gets plenty of rainwater from annual monsoons. The main reason is that only a small
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Project JalTara Promises An Eye-opening Resolution to Water Crisis - An Ar
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], January 17 (ANI/PRNewswire): Groundwater levels are in a critical state globally. India is the largest user of groundwater in the world - accounting for over 25 per cent of global extraction, with 256 Districts across India having critical/ over-exploited gr
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Agripreneurship takes root in Jammu & Kashmir
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The idea of Agripreneurship has gathered much fanfare in Jammu and Kashmir in 2022. The administration has several schemes and farmer-centric reforms to support farmers and scientifically rebuild the agriculture system, preserving the soil and groundwater while increasing yield.
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Zira Liquor Factory: Panel to submit reports on water pollution in 2 weeks
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Farmers under the banner of the Sanjha Morcha Zira have been protesting in front of the distillery "Malbros International Private Limited", owned by a Shiromani Akali Dal leader,demanding it be shut down as it was allegedly polluting groundwater
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Earth's oldest remaining groundwater aged at 1.2 billion years old: Study
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to a study published in the journal 'Nature Communications', an international team of researchers discovered 1.2-billion-year-old groundwater deep in a gold- and uranium-producing mine in South Africa.
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NGT imposes Environmental Compensation of Rs 120 crores on UP
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 15 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed an environmental compensation of Rs 120 crores on the state of Uttar Pradesh allegedly for contamination of water bodies and groundwater, Ramgarh Lake, Ami, Rapti and Rohani Rivers in and around District Go
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Kabul residents lack drinking water due to plunging groundwater levels
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 27 (ANI): Due to plunging groundwater levels, several provinces of Afghanistan have been facing a critical issue of availability of potable water as a lack of drinking water has become a challenge for Kabul residents.
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Earth's oldest groundwaters have life's power generators, find researcher
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Toronto [Canada], July 9 (ANI): As per new research, scientists have now discovered 1.2 billion-year-old deep groundwater in a gold and uranium mine in South Africa, throwing more light on how life is sustained below the Earth's surface and how it may survive on other worlds.
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Researchers reveal oldest groundwaters on Earth contain energy sources for
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Toronto [Canada], July 6 (ANI): According to a new study, an international team of scientists has found groundwater that is 1.2 billion years old deep in a South African gold and uranium mine, adding to our understanding of how life is supported below the Earth's surface and how it may survi
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A small lowering of groundwater level leads to weaker house foundations, s
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Gothenburg [Sweden], June 20 (ANI): According to research done at the University of Gothenburg, a small lowering of the groundwater level can destroy the foundation of a house. The thesis shows that wooden pile foundations show visible damage after only a year if the groundwater level lowers
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Delhi LG, CM Kejriwal, Sisodia visit Aravalli forest area to explore possi
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 12 (ANI): Delhi's Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Sunday visited the abandoned pits of Bhati Mines in the Aravalli forest area to explore the possibility of recharging Delhi's groundwater
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World Bank provides 385 million USD to Horn of Africa countries to boost c
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Nairobi [Kenya], June 9 (ANI/Xinhua): The World Bank said it has provided 385 million US dollars in International Development Association (IDA) financing to Horn of Africa countries to tap groundwater potential and boost climate resilience.
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