Dr. Avner Vengosh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

Avner Vengosh was invited to present an opening keynote presentation titled “Challenges and Opportunities of groundwater resources in Southeast Asia” at the 7th International Groundwater Conference on "Groundwater Vision 2030” held in New Delhi, India, last week. In addition, Professor Vengosh gave a second keynote presentation titled “New Insights into Groundwater Quality in Northwestern India”. The conference was hosted by the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation and Institute of National Hydrology in India with participation of the ministers and secretaries of the water and environment ministries in India. The presentation of Dr. Vengosh was part of a new research program aims to evaluate emerging contaminants issues in groundwater and drinking water in India, with special emphasis on water resources in northwestern India (Rajasthan, Gujarat).