Aquifers

The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India, released this second volume of the EnviStats – India 2021 report on September 30, 2021. The EnviStats were first published …

porous layers of underground formations is known as aquifers. Groundwater is the water within the earth that …

This report, released by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on August 20, 2021, assesses children’s exposure and vulnerability to climate change and environmental hazards. It also introduces a framework …

zones. Coastal flooding also salinates freshwater aquifers and arable land, which millions of people depend … and lateral intrusion of seawater via coastal aquifers and affects both the quality and quantity of …

This report was published by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) in May 2021. It is the second edition of the World Social Report series …

conservation, and addi- tional resources for recharging aquifers. The collective management of forests and wil- …

Includes bibliographical references (pages 89-95). Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ORF www site, viewed December 17, 2021).

the stormwater drainages and the groundwater aquifers. Most sewage treatment plants function inefficiently … groundwater levels in the phreatic unconfined aquifers declined by an average of over eight centimetres … groundwater mining,12 thereby depleting the city’s aquifers as well. Importantly, although Cape Town declared … exhaustion of surface water storages, the city’s aquifers remained relatively unstressed. Chennai’s water … season, which will then recharge the groundwater aquifers.60, 61, 62 At the same time, the Delhi Irrigation …

This report was published by Network of Rural & Agrarian Studies (a nationwide collective of scholars, researchers, farmers, students and activists) on November 30, 2020. It aims to provide a …

Natural resources such as rivers, lakes, tanks, aquifers, grazing grounds, forests and green cover must …

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resources – from air to land, from rivers, lakes and aquifers to oceans and seas – are sustainable… One in …

The National Compilation on Dynamic Groundwater Resources of India, 2017 was published by the Central Ground Water Board under the Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India, in July 2019. …

ground water levels trends and contamination of aquifers. In addition, there has not been adequate thoughtfulness … as major part of the ground water in phreatic aquifers is brackish or saline. In respect of West Bengal … to inherent aquifer properties of crystalline aquifers, the ground water availability is low. In some … as major part of the ground water in phreatic aquifers is brackish or saline. In respect of West Bengal … hard rock aquifers, the depth of assessment would be limited to 100m.In case of confined aquifers, if it …

Proceedings of the Workshop on Developing a Road Map for Conservation of Wetlands in the Ganga Basin; jointly organized by the National Mission for Clean Ganga, India, and World Wide …

reduce flooding, improve water quality, recharge aquifers, maintain shorelines, and prevent soil erosion …

Since India has ratified the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC; 1994), it is required to report to the UNFCCC progress on actions taken to address climate change. …

technologies (more crop per drop) and enhance recharge of aquifers. It has resulted in an emissions reduction of …

"This report is part of the study on "Issues Related to Water Use in Agriculture" under NABARD Research in Agricultural Economics: Land, Water and Value-Chains supported by National Bank for …

use of water for crop production has depleted aquifers and reduced river flows, and many river basins …