The step wells were once the focal point of village life in drought-prone areas of India, providing a stable source of water for domestic use and irrigation.

Numerous regions worldwide are witnessing a swift decline in underground water reserves, which billions of people depend on for drinking.

Groundwater pollution in southwestern Punjab, India is causing toxic elements like uranium, arsenic, and manganese to contaminate the water.

A few years ago, different parts of United States, such as the Bighorn Mountains of Wyoming in 2015, witnessed appearance of large cracks

The overexploitation of groundwater is causing alarming consequences, including land subsidence and declining groundwater levels in Delhi.

A recent study published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters reveals that human activities, specifically the pumping groundwater

Groundwater is primarily used as a source in the semiarid part of the Indian states for drinking and irrigating the land.