Groundwater
Groundwater is the water present beneath Earth's surface in soil pore spaces and in the fractures of rock formations. A unit of rock or an unconsolidated deposit is called an aquifer when it can yield a usable quantity of water. The depth at which soil pore spaces or fractures and voids in rock become completely saturated with water is called the water table. Groundwater is recharged from the surface; it may discharge from the surface naturally at springs and seeps, and can form oases or wetlands. Groundwater is also often withdrawn for agricultural, municipal, and industrial use by constructing and …
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PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 18 May 2024 English
local ecology and livelihoods. Other than this the water bodies also contribute to flood control, groundwater recharge, waste-water treatment, lowering ambient temperature and conserving biodiversity. Considering …
environment such as flood control (Dittrich, 2007), groundwater recharge (Sudhira and Nagendra, 2013), waste- …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 28 November 2023 English
This report published on November 28, 2023, by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) and magazine Down to Earth (DTE), sheds light on extreme weather patterns in India. It …
2023 | Geophysical Research Letters 2041-2080 Groundwater depletion rates may triple in India because … because of global warming “The rates of net groundwater loss for 2041–2080 could be three times current … depletion rates.” Warming temperatures exacerbate groundwater depletion rates in India | Nishan Bhattarai …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 7 July 2023
In Maharashtra's Uchgaon village, groundwater levels have dropped sharply. A short film …
In Maharashtra's Uchgaon village, groundwater levels have dropped sharply. A short film …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 25 April 2023 English
The Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga rejuvenation, Ministry of Jal Shakti released this first volume of the Water Bodies – First Census Report on April 25, 2023. …
personnel to convince the community of the actual groundwater conditions at the local level. • The information …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 17 April 2023 English
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India, released the first volume of the EnviStats – India 2023 on April 17, 2023. The EnviStats were first published in …
State-wise habitations with quality-affected groundwater Statement 1.33 Rivers and WQ monitoring stations …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 21 November 2022 English
Wrapped in Secrecy: Toxic Chemicals in Menstrual Products was released on November 21, 2022, by Toxics Link, New Delhi – a non-governmental organisation working to bring information related to toxic …
menstrual waste may lead to toxic emission, groundwater pollution and loss of soil fertility, and also …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 30 September 2022 English
The EnviStats were initially published in 2018 and this is the fifth edition in the series. The National Statistical Office of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of …
wetlands mainly include: water for irrigation; groundwater recharge; fisheries; non-timber forest products; …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 14 July 2022 English
Published in July 2021, Oxfam India’s Inequality Report 2021 presents a comprehensive analysis of the status of health across different socioeconomic groups in India. It aims to gauge the level …
attributed to rising pollution levels in surface and groundwater resulting in poor water quality.20 In fact, …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 12 May 2022 English
This report was published by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) on May 12, 2022. IFPRI, based in Washington D. C., USA, is a research centre working towards reducing …
subsidies (fertilizer, electricity, and hence groundwater) and consumers through low food prices. Key … (through electricity subsidies that promote groundwater withdrawal) and indirectly (through output subsidies …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 31 March 2022 English
This first volume of the EnviStats – India 2022 was published by the National Statistical Office of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India, on March 31, …
State-wise habitations with quality-affected groundwater Statement 1.61 Sea Water Quality Statement 1 …
