Shanmugan lifts his veshti and gingerly places his foot on the ground, only to withdraw it and step in a different direction. “It’s stronger over here,” he says more confidently, guided by a chain ...

Bagalkot (Karnataka): Rescuers have launched an operation to bring out the body of a six-year-old boy, who died in a borewell in Sulikere village in Karnataka. The authorities called off nearly ...

IAS officer Prathap M converted over 1,200 abandoned borewells in Tamil Nadu into rainwater recharge structures, helping ...

Illegal borewells are dug in many parts of the city amid water crisis (file photo) Amidst an unprecedented drought and severe water crisis, the Citizens’ Agenda of Bengaluru has launched an online ...

With groundwater reserves depleting and illegal borewells mushrooming, Delhi stands at a tipping point — one borewell closer each day to an environmental crisis. Early this month, the Delhi High Court ...

Digging deep seems to be the only hope of farmers in arid Marathwada. More often than not, it amounts to nothing Lonikar’s home turf in Jalna district is no exception. Massive rigs clatter in and out ...

Citizens have initiated advanced infrastructural measures to tap rainwater to overcome water scarcity, given the potential demand due to rapid expansion and population growth in Visakhapatnam city. An ...