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Groundwater and water conservation

Groundwater and water conservation: how the water drawn is measured against what is recharged, the regulation of extraction, recharge and rainwater harvesting, and water policy. Prelims has asked about the Central Ground Water Authority and which body was constituted under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.

UPSC has asked

  • Prelims 2022: the body constituted under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
  • Prelims 2020: the Central Ground Water Authority and groundwater irrigation

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