-The Times of India NEW DELHI: With the national capital staring at an alarming situation of reaching zero Groundwater level by 2020, the Delhi government on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it has prepared a time-bound action plan to revive 201 of the 1,011 identified waterbodies in the state to avert the looming crisis. Appearing before a bench of Madan B Lokur, S Abdul Nazeer and Deepak Gupta, Delhi government counsel...

-IndiaWaterPortal.org Here is a look at the challenges faced by small farmers in India and how they can be dealt with. As per the agricultural statistics of 2014, nearly 430 people depend on farming in India while 263 million people are either farmers or agricultural workers. Farmers are major contributors to the growth of Indian economy and their concerns impact policies in the country. Nearly 87 percent of farmers in India...

-The Hindu What happened? At the end of October, the Maharashtra government declared drought in 151 taluks in 26 of 36 districts, mostly in the Marathwada region and in the north. Experts said rainfall had been below par in large swathes of the State and faulty water conservation methods had added to the problem. How serious is it? The total number of villages affected by the drought — though the government has not shared...

-The Hindu Business Line Researchers say that environmental problem of Groundwater depletion is much more serious than carbon dioxide emissions associated with it New Delhi: Over-extraction of Groundwater is a major environmental challenge in many parts of India. It is not only leading to rapid decline in Groundwater reserves but also contributing to India’s carbon emissions, a new study has warned. Billions of litres of Groundwater pumped out every year contributes to carbon...

-The Hindu Natural recharge during monsoon may not help much if Groundwater depletion becomes acute, as rainfall of past years controls current storage With 230 billion metre cube of Groundwater drawn out each year for irrigating agriculture lands in India, many parts of the country are experiencing rapid depletion of Groundwater. The total estimated Groundwater depletion in India is in the range of 122–199 billion metre cube. The Indo-Gangetic Plain, northwestern, central and...