UPSC Prelims 2023 · GS Paper 1 · Q26
Environment
Hard · India's groundwater extraction
Statement-I: According to the UN World Water Development Report, 2022, India accounts for over a quarter of the world's annual groundwater withdrawal.
Statement-II: This level of extraction is said to meet the drinking water needs of nearly 90 percent of India's entire population.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?