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Excessive Groundwater Extraction Causes Earth's Tilt To Shift By 31.5 Inches, Reveals Study
Earth's tilt, or axial precession, is influenced by the distribution of mass (in this case water) across the planet.
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Millions At Risk As Almost Half Of All Major Chinese Cities Are Sinking, Warns Study
Nearly half of China's major cities are skinking because of water extraction and due to the increasing weight of urban buildings and infrastructure, a new study has found.
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Green Court Pulls Up Centre Over Groundwater Extraction In Dry Areas
The National Green Tribunal Monday slammed the Centre over its submission that restriction on extraction of groundwater in over-exploited, critical and semi-critical (OCS) areas is likely to have an adverse impact on industrial production, employment opportunities and GDP of some States.
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Noida Golf Course Fined Rs 25 Lakh For Illegal Groundwater Extraction
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has slapped a fine of Rs 25 lakh on Noida Golf Course for allegedly illegally extracting groundwater through tube wells and using the same for horticulture.
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Groundwater Depletion In India Major Concern, Warns Report
India accounts for almost one-fourth of the total groundwater extracted globally, more than that of China and the US combined thus using the largest amount of groundwater 24 per cent of the global total, according to a new report.
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Relief For Chennai Residents As Water Tanker Operators End 3-Day Strike
In a sign of relief to residents of Chennai, water tanker operators called off their three-day strike late last night. However, suppliers of packaged drinking water continue their indefinite strike. The two bodies had called for a strike on Monday following a court order that restricted extraction of groundwater in the city.
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Water Shortage In Gurgaon Due To Groundwater Extraction, Maintenance Work
Gurgaon is staring at a severe water crisis due to rampant groundwater extraction and erratic supply from treatment plants. Several areas, especially residential ones, are facing a water shortage. To add to this, water supply is affected due to maintenance work being carried out by the civic authority.
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Green Court Orders Sealing Of Illegal Delhi Metro Borewells
Noting that the extraction of groundwater in Delhi is a very serious issue, the National Green Tribunal has ordered sealing of illegal borewells operated by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) in the national capital.
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Green Court Raps Delhi Metro On Use Of Groundwater Without Permission
The National Green Tribunal today directed the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to stop extraction of groundwater from borewells that are running illegally in the national capital.
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Green Court Warns Delhi Metro Of Halting Services Over Groundwater Withdrawal
The Green Court (National Green Tribunal-NGT) today warned of halting the capital's metro services as it slammed the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) for not complying with its order on extraction of groundwater without permission.
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Green Panel Fines Rs 25 Lakhs On Balrampur Chini Mills
The National Green Tribunal has imposed an environment compensation (EC) of Rs 25 lakh on one of the country's largest sugar firms for extracting groundwater without permission and polluting the environment in Uttar Pradesh.
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Humans Threaten Crucial 'Fossil' Groundwater: Study
Human activity risks contaminating pristine water locked underground for millennia and long thought impervious to pollution, said a study Tuesday that warned of a looming threat to the crucial resource.
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Green Panel Slaps Rs 10 Lakh Fine On Noida-Based Water Bottling Unit
The National Green Tribunal has imposed an environment compensation of Rs 10 lakhs on a Noida-based water bottling unit for extracting groundwater without requisite permission since 2009.
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Green Court Fines Jal Board For Inaction Against Alleged Groundwater Use By Delhi Metro
The National Green Tribunal has castigated Delhi Jal Board (DJB) and slapped a fine on it for not filing its response on a plea alleging that Delhi Metro was extracting groundwater to wash its trains, despite promising to do so in a few days a fortnight ago.
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National Green Tribunal Informed Of Industries Extracting Groundwater
A large number of industries in Ghaziabad are extracting groundwater through borewells installed in their premises, causing depletion of the water table, the National Green Tribunal was informed today.
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Excessive Groundwater Extraction Causes Earth's Tilt To Shift By 31.5 Inches, Reveals Study
Earth's tilt, or axial precession, is influenced by the distribution of mass (in this case water) across the planet.
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Millions At Risk As Almost Half Of All Major Chinese Cities Are Sinking, Warns Study
Nearly half of China's major cities are skinking because of water extraction and due to the increasing weight of urban buildings and infrastructure, a new study has found.
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Green Court Pulls Up Centre Over Groundwater Extraction In Dry Areas
The National Green Tribunal Monday slammed the Centre over its submission that restriction on extraction of groundwater in over-exploited, critical and semi-critical (OCS) areas is likely to have an adverse impact on industrial production, employment opportunities and GDP of some States.
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Noida Golf Course Fined Rs 25 Lakh For Illegal Groundwater Extraction
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has slapped a fine of Rs 25 lakh on Noida Golf Course for allegedly illegally extracting groundwater through tube wells and using the same for horticulture.
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Groundwater Depletion In India Major Concern, Warns Report
India accounts for almost one-fourth of the total groundwater extracted globally, more than that of China and the US combined thus using the largest amount of groundwater 24 per cent of the global total, according to a new report.
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Relief For Chennai Residents As Water Tanker Operators End 3-Day Strike
In a sign of relief to residents of Chennai, water tanker operators called off their three-day strike late last night. However, suppliers of packaged drinking water continue their indefinite strike. The two bodies had called for a strike on Monday following a court order that restricted extraction of groundwater in the city.
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Water Shortage In Gurgaon Due To Groundwater Extraction, Maintenance Work
Gurgaon is staring at a severe water crisis due to rampant groundwater extraction and erratic supply from treatment plants. Several areas, especially residential ones, are facing a water shortage. To add to this, water supply is affected due to maintenance work being carried out by the civic authority.
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Green Court Orders Sealing Of Illegal Delhi Metro Borewells
Noting that the extraction of groundwater in Delhi is a very serious issue, the National Green Tribunal has ordered sealing of illegal borewells operated by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) in the national capital.
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Green Court Raps Delhi Metro On Use Of Groundwater Without Permission
The National Green Tribunal today directed the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to stop extraction of groundwater from borewells that are running illegally in the national capital.
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Green Court Warns Delhi Metro Of Halting Services Over Groundwater Withdrawal
The Green Court (National Green Tribunal-NGT) today warned of halting the capital's metro services as it slammed the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) for not complying with its order on extraction of groundwater without permission.
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Green Panel Fines Rs 25 Lakhs On Balrampur Chini Mills
The National Green Tribunal has imposed an environment compensation (EC) of Rs 25 lakh on one of the country's largest sugar firms for extracting groundwater without permission and polluting the environment in Uttar Pradesh.
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Humans Threaten Crucial 'Fossil' Groundwater: Study
Human activity risks contaminating pristine water locked underground for millennia and long thought impervious to pollution, said a study Tuesday that warned of a looming threat to the crucial resource.
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Green Panel Slaps Rs 10 Lakh Fine On Noida-Based Water Bottling Unit
The National Green Tribunal has imposed an environment compensation of Rs 10 lakhs on a Noida-based water bottling unit for extracting groundwater without requisite permission since 2009.
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Green Court Fines Jal Board For Inaction Against Alleged Groundwater Use By Delhi Metro
The National Green Tribunal has castigated Delhi Jal Board (DJB) and slapped a fine on it for not filing its response on a plea alleging that Delhi Metro was extracting groundwater to wash its trains, despite promising to do so in a few days a fortnight ago.
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National Green Tribunal Informed Of Industries Extracting Groundwater
A large number of industries in Ghaziabad are extracting groundwater through borewells installed in their premises, causing depletion of the water table, the National Green Tribunal was informed today.
