 | Taking groundwater for business use could come with a price tag in Tamil NaduThe policy encompasses various government departments involved in water management, pollution control, local bodies, stakeholders, and the citizens of the state. |
 | Taps run dry in Chennai's Ambattur zone as water supply hits rock bottomWhen The New Indian Express visited Ward 82 recently, the residents said they had lodged several complaints regarding the inadequate water supply to the area. |
 | Odisha: Pavers disastrous for city life, warn urban expertsThe heat index prepared by BMC with the help of Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA) has identified at least two dozen wards in the capital city to be vulnerable to severe heatwave. |
 | Groundwater salinity hits paddy in MayiladuthuraiWhile sporadic rains across Mayiladuthurai over the past few days brought temporary relief, farmers are longing for more. |
 | Depleting water quality in Punjab a major concernA study by the IIT-Mandi found that human activity-induced groundwater pollution, particularly through agricultural runoff, is the major reason behind depleting groundwater. |
 | Tamil Nadu's Servaikaranmadam panchayat forbids movement in areas housing sealed borewellsOn August 15, 2022, a resolution was passed prohibiting the collection of water from the sealed borewells and the movement of tankers near the area. |
 | Groundwater rises by four metres in TelanganaExtractable groundwater resources rise by 739 tmcft in 2023 as against 472 tmcft in 2013 |
 | Public seize tankers tapping groundwater from sealed borewells in Tamil NaduProtesters said Sawyerpuram police who came to the spot released the tankers from the captivity of the protesters instead of taking action. |
 | Gobirasipuram in Kovai's Annur left out of ground water recharge project due to land acquisition rowThe Athikadavu - Avinashi Groundwater Recharge Project, which is a five-decade-old demand of the people in Coimbatore, Tiruppur and Erode districts, began in February 2019. |
 | Major increase in minor irrigation schemesDug wells have the highest share in minor irrigation schemes, followed by shallow tube wells, medium tube wells and deep tube wells. |
 | Groundwater dips by 1.07 mbgl in seven months in Andhra PradeshAfter East Godavari, Palnadu district witnessed the highest depletion of groundwater, that is 3.27 mbgl. |
 | Athikadavu water project in Tamil Nadu ready for inaugurationAccording to WRO sources, water would be pumped from the Bhavani River into 1,045 water bodies including tanks, ponds and check dams across the three districts. |
 | Call for plan to boost Bengaluru’s groundwater tableHe said the city depended mostly on Cauvery water and stressed the need to explore supply from other sources. |
 | Groundwater level up in parts of KarnatakaHe said the state government, gram panchayats and local environmental activists undertook this work. |
 | Authorities mix groundwater with filtered water: Dharmapuri residentsHowever, the panchayats and municipality are mixing groundwater with filtered water, contaminating it with high fluoride. |
| Villagers up against illegal tapping of groundwater in Tamil NaduNKT district secretary Velraj said the absence of monsoon rainfall coupled with soaring mercury levels, had triggered drought in Thoothukudi. |
 | Tamil Nadu villagers object to supply of groundwater to water-intensive industriesAllikulam and Servaikaranmadam residents have demanded the district administration to seal the borewells that are operating without any approval and initiate criminal action against the suppliers. |
 | Multiple red flags over groundwater exploitation hotspots in India’s northThe study, which appeared in One Earth journal, claimed North India region lost around 472 km3 of groundwater out of a total 498 km3 during the two-decade period of 2002-2022. |
 | Concerns mount over depleting groundwater levels in KamareddyKamareddy district is characterised by upland areas and is situated at a high elevation compared to other regions in the State. |
| Groundwater pumping tilting Earth's spin, may impact climate: StudyThe research, published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, found that during the study period, most water was redistributed in western North America and northwestern India. |
