Plunge in India water levels threatens farms: study

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NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Groundwater levels in northern India have fallen about 20 percent more than expected because of excessive pumping, threatening to spark a major food and water crisis, according to a study based on U.S. space agency data. http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/environment?d=yIl2AUoC8zA (http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/environment?a=cypu8d2clWg:VJX_JFGj9V4:yIl2AUoC8zA) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/environment?i=cypu8d2clWg:VJX_JFGj9V4:F7zBnMyn0Lo (http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/environment?a=cypu8d2clWg:VJX_JFGj9V4:F7zBnMyn0Lo) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/environment?i=cypu8d2clWg:VJX_JFGj9V4:V_sGLiPBpWU (http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/environment?a=cypu8d2clWg:VJX_JFGj9V4:V_sGLiPBpWU)
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