Summer is usually the peak season for borewell drilling, and now the increasing costs of borewell drilling due to rise in fuel prices has severely affected contractors and public alike. Borewell ...

File photo: A view of a drill well in the Puguang gas field in southwest China's Sichuan province (AFP via Getty Images) This will be China’s second ultra-deep well, following the commencement of its ...

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 ...

BENGALURU: With incidents of rampant drilling of borewells near lakes and BBMP officials turning a blind eye to the drilling of commercial borewells in lake buffer zones, lake activists are concerned ...

BENGALURU: Alarmed by the drilling of a borewell next to a public one that catered to hundreds of people in Ambedkar Nagar in Whitefield, residents united to put an end to the drilling process. The ...

BANGALORE: The unchecked sinking of borewells has resulted in a sharp decline in Bangalore's water table, according to a survey conducted by the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB). BANGALORE: The ...

Hyderabad: Authorities had fined actor Balakrishna, whose movie Legend has opened to grand success, Rs 10,000 for drilling a borewell at his residence in Jubilee Hills without obtaining permission. On ...

Bengaluru has officially stopped granting permissions for drilling borewells due to the rapidly depleting groundwater levels, as reported by The Times of India. The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage ...

Corporator comes to the rescue of residents in Income Tax Layout after requests to workers to stop goes unheeded The High Court of Karnataka had issued orders two years ago, barring noisy construction ...