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A Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences (DST) study reconstructed a 4,500-year climate record from Kondagai inland lake in Sivaganga district, identifying the 4.2 ka arid event and 3.2 ka dry phase to support water ma...
The Central Ground Water Board released the Annual Groundwater Quality Report 2025: 71.7% of India's groundwater meets BIS limits while 28.3% exceeds parameters; nitrate is the most widespread pollutant, with uranium hig...
Puri in Odisha is now India's first city where tap water meets Bureau of Indian Standards quality norms and can be drunk directly, without boiling or filtering. About 3 lakh residents get it round the clock. The achievem...
In January 2026, the Government of India introduced new measures to strengthen irrigation infrastructure as part of its broader agricultural development strategy. The initiative focuses on improving water management syst...
A SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition)-based reservoir management system for Chennai's reservoirs is ready for commissioning. The Rs 32-crore project, implemented by the Water Resources Department with World...
DRDO developed SWaDeS (Sea Water Desalination System), a portable desalination system to supply drinking water to soldiers in remote and water-scarce areas. Built by the Defence Laboratory, Jodhpur, it can run in manual...
Telangana now has India's first commercial rainbow trout farm in a tropical climate. The Smart Green Aquaculture Farm and Research Institute is at Kandukur mandal in Ranga Reddy district. Rainbow trout normally grows onl...
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court, in an order dated 3 January 2026, appointed water conservationist Rajendra Singh - a Ramon Magsaysay Award recipient known as the 'Waterman of India' - as Commissioner to study...
India and Bangladesh have begun talks on renewing the Ganga Water Sharing Treaty, which runs out in December 2026. The 1996 treaty decides how the dry-season flow at the Farakka Barrage, built in 1975, is shared. Through...
Tamil Nadu's 2025 northeast monsoon (October-December) brought about 43 cm of rain against a normal of roughly 44 cm. That is slightly below normal and ends a six-year run of normal or surplus rainfall since 2019. Chenna...
The Ministry of Jal Shakti released the Dynamic Groundwater Resource Assessment Report 2025. Annual recharge is about 448.52 billion cubic metres (BCM) and extraction about 247.22 BCM, so the stage of extraction is 60.63...
Overview A public health emergency was declared in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, following a major water contamination outbreak in the Bhagirathpura area. The incident, occurring on New Year's Day, has raised serious concerns...
