Groundwater recharge this year maximum since 2004; Punjab, Rajasthan & Haryana extract more than recharged

Credit: IndiaTimes- Published on December 1, 2023
India's groundwater recharge reached its highest level since 2004, totaling 449 billion cubic metres (BCM) this year, with an increase of 11.5 BCM compared to 2022. Punjab, Rajasthan, and Haryana remain areas of concern due to excessive groundwater extraction, surpassing recharge rates. Delhi ranks fourth with nearly 100% water...

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Punjab, India

State in northern India
NCBC advises West Bengal and Punjab to raise OBC quota to fully utilize 50% reservation cap for SCs, STs, and OBCs in govt employment and education, as mandated..
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Punjab Police's AGTF dismantles a terror module in Chandigarh led by a foreign mastermind. Four members, including Gurwinder Singh (Shera), Gurpreet Singh,..
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BJP's Lok Sabha polls list includes 106 candidates who switched allegiances in the last 10 years. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Haryana, Punjab, Jharkhand, and..
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Jeevan Singh Malla, a Tamil-origin Sikh, contests for a Lok Sabha seat in Punjab, promoting Guru Nanak's egalitarian message and planning to build a gurdwara in..
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Rajasthan

State in Northwestern India
Bhavesh Bhinde, director of the company behind the Ghatkopar hoarding collapse, was arrested in Udaipur. Show-cause notice issued to IPS officer Quaiser Khalid...
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Upendra Pandey, chief vigilance officer of Hindustan Copper Ltd, died in a lift collapse at Kolihan mines near Rajasthan's Khetri town. Fourteen others were..
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Supreme Court orders closure of 68 mines near Sariska critical tiger habitat due to Rajasthan government's misinterpretation. Mining activities in buffer zone..
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PM Modi, VP Jagdeep Dhankhar, and CM Bhajan Lal Sharma mourn ex-Governor Dr. Kamla Beniwal's death in Rajasthan. Dr. Beniwal, a senior Congress member, served as..
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Haryana

State in northern India
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Haryana's CEO instructed police to secure candidates amid rural backlash over MSP and unemployment. Recent attacks on Naina Chautala and Ashok Tanwar highlight..
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PM Modi to address rally for BJP's Ambala candidate Banto Kataria in Ambala constituency on May 18. Haryana agriculture minister Kanwar Pal, transport minister..
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Backlash against BJP and JJP in Haryana over MSP for farm produce and unemployment has led to election nominees facing public hostility and conflicts in rural..
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Delhi

City and Union territory of India
Mamata Banerjee clarifies Trinamool Congress's role in the INDIA bloc, stating they are a part of the coalition in Bengal. She emphasized that her party is the..
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The Enforcement Directorate plans to file a prosecution complaint against Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and AAP in a money laundering case related to the excise..
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