India, Oct. 24 -- Nitrate in groundwater

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on October 17, 2025, took note of the reply filed by the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) on the presence of excess nitrate in groundwater across India.

CGWB in its reply on October 14, 2025, said 15,259 ground water monitoring locations were selected nationwide in 2023 to find out the nitrate contamination in groundwater. Approximately 19.8 per cent of water samples across India were found to have exceeded the permissible limits for nitrate contamination.

The CGWB counsel informed the court that a study was conducted and sought four weeks' time to place the study report on record. The NGT granted the request and scheduled the next hearing for December 24, 2025...