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Legal Risks of Unauthorised Borewell Drilling for FarmersGroundwater is often treated as a private resource because a borewell sits on private farmland. Legally, that assumption can be unsafe. In India, permission…
The Impact of Climate Variability on Shallow Aquifer Recharge in Central IndiaGroundwater is the quiet reserve beneath Central India’s farms, towns and dry forests. It supports drinking-water supplies, irrigation and local industry,…
Groundwater Dynamics in the Mahanadi and Godavari Deltaic AquifersThe deltaic aquifers of the Mahanadi and Godavari are among India’s most important groundwater systems. They support paddy cultivation, drinking-water…
Planning groundwater exploration where data is limitedA groundwater exploration campaign in a data-scarce region needs more than a drilling budget and a promising geological map. It requires a staged investigation…
Blue-green algae and the remediation of nitrate-contaminated groundwaterNitrate in groundwater is a widespread water-quality concern linked to fertiliser use, intensive livestock production, leaking septic systems, wastewater…
How NAQUIM and Bhuvan make groundwater data more usefulGroundwater decisions depend on evidence that can be located, compared and understood at the right scale. India’s National Project on Aquifer Management, or…
Aquifer Transmissivity And Storativity In Pumping TestsUnderstanding Transmissivity and Storativity of Aquifers During Pumping Tests is central to estimating how much groundwater an aquifer can supply and how…
Water budgeting for sustainable groundwater use in rural communitiesGroundwater can be out of sight, yet it supports farms, households, industry, ecosystems and emergency supplies. When pumping continues faster than aquifers…
Participatory Groundwater Management in Andhra PradeshGroundwater sustains much of rural Andhra Pradesh, where irregular monsoons, hard-rock aquifers and intensive farming place pressure on wells. In many…
Canal Irrigation And Groundwater Change In The Indira Gandhi Canal CommandThe Indira Gandhi Canal Command is one of India’s most significant irrigation landscapes. Extending across the arid districts of north-western Rajasthan, the…

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