Data: Area of More than 30% Himalayan Region Glacial Lakes & Water Bodies has Increased Between 2009 & 2021
The Central Water Commission monitors the Glacial Lakes & Water Bodies in the Himalayan Region…
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Data: Ground Water Schemes Make Up Nearly 95% of the Minor Irrigation Schemes in India
Minor Irrigation Schemes (MIS) include both groundwater schemes as well as surface water schemes. As…
Data: Reviewing India’s Progress on Drinking Water, Sanitation, Electricity, Access to Institutional Credit
As India celebrates the 77th Independence Day, it is important to look back at the…
Data: Andhra Pradesh & Telangana Register Highest Increase in Annual Ground Water Recharge in Last Decade
As per data provided in the 2022 National Compilation of Dynamic Ground Water Resources Assessment…
Data: More Than 70% of Enumerated Water Bodies in The Census Have a Spread Area of Less Than 0.5 Hectares
Data from the first-ever census report of the water bodies in India indicates that the…
Data: While 2.5% of Urban Water Bodies Are Encroached Across India, Not a Single Urban Water Body Encroachment Reported From Karnataka
The first ever water bodies Census revealed that a total of more than 38,000 water…
Data: More Than 70% of The Water Bodies Are ‘Not In Use’ in Karnataka & Delhi
The first ever water bodies census has enumerated more than 24 lakh water bodies. However,…
Data: Water Bodies Census Indicates That More Than 30% of all Water Bodies in India Are in West Bengal
The Ministry of Jal Shakti recently released the report on the first-ever census of water…
Data: While Overall Ground Water Extraction Decreases Slightly, the Situation in Some States is Dire
The latest edition of the ‘National Compilation on Dynamic Ground Water Resources of India, 2022’…
Review: NITI Aayog’s white paper highlights the issues with Urban Wastewater in India
India and Denmark together launched a whitepaper recently on ‘Urban Wastewater Scenario in India’ at…
