India’s 2026 monsoon warning: Weak rains & slow march toward water bankruptcy
India faces a potential drought in 2026 due to El Niño, threatening agriculture and food prices amid ongoing groundwater depletion. Source link
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NGT Targets Cricket Stadiums for Excessive Groundwater Use Despite Treated Water Availability
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken a tough stand on the continued and excessive use of groundwater by major cricket stadiums across India, expressing concern that many facilities are still relying on groundwater despite the availability of treated wastewater. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava and expert member Dr A Senthil…
Arizona to limit groundwater pumping in hard-hit area
For years, the water table has been dropping beneath thousands of acres of desert farmland in western Arizona, where a Saudi-owned dairy company has been allowed to pump unlimited amounts of groundwater to grow hay for its cows. But the company and other landowners in the area will now face limits under a decision by…