Context Excessive groundwater extraction is triggering land subsidence in the Indo – Gangetic plain. Land subsidence Land subsidence refers to the gradual sinking or settling of the Earth’s surface, often caused by the removal of groundwater, the extraction of minerals, …
Context “Arresting land degradation” was included among the top priorities by the G20 Working Group on Environment and Climate Sustainability in its meeting held recently in Bangalore. This issue is highly relevant to India, which has to support 18 percent …
Context: “Arresting land degradation” was included among the top priorities by the G20 Working Group on Environment and Climate Sustainability. This issue is highly relevant to India, which has to support 18 percent of the world’s population on only 2.4 …