Capacity building for water conservation needs: A young mind at work

How an architect implemented rainwater harvesting and greywater reuse projects in urban and …

COVID-19: Importance of ensuring safety of sanitation workers in Nashik

The city has put its efforts to combat COVID-19 by ensuring the provision of essential …

CSE workshop shines spotlight on ‘capacity-building’ for water conservation needs

The current urban water management paradigm has legal and institutional gaps and …

Cities journey beyond ODF: India moves to sustainable sanitation for all

Indian cities are currently plagued by multiple challenges to water, sanitation and …

Indian Ocean as rich archive of history — above and below the water line

In the age of rising sea levels and climate change, all that is important to learn more …

Why NGT’s calls on restoration of water bodies is need of the hour

National Green Tribunal’s 2019 order asking states to identify, protect and …

Why better policies are needed for sewage water use in thermal power plants

Thermal power plants within 50 km of STPs are required to use treated sewage; but there has …

Climate change and water: Ripple marks

People with lower socio-economic status, migrants and refugees are most vulnerable to the …

How can we save rural India from COVID-19

Since most rural homes don’t have functional tap connections, they have to be built …

Climate change and water: First victims

Research is needed to understand the social dimensions of the affected because it has the …

COVID-19: The need is to decentralise how we manage wastewater

The water crisis in India is dire: By 2030, the country’s water demand is projected …

Every drop counts in these times of COVID-19

The most important lesson learnt during the current pandemic is that we need to ensure …

Urban flooding around the world: Where is India placed?

Climate change, urban population growth have prompted cities to adopt water-sensitive …

Fight against COVID-19 is a fight for water, against inequality

Let us end our water divides. It is already late

World needs water, sanitation plans to mitigate coronavirus risk

Measures like hand washing are integral in protecting human health during disease outbreaks

Can MGNREGA be the answer to rural distress caused by COVID-19

The rural job scheme can not only provide a great opportunity to jobless workers but …

COVID-19: Novel coronavirus may be present in water cycle; poor, marginalised at risk

Virus may be present in the water cycle, says editorial in scientific journal 

COVID-19: Water a crucial weapon in pandemic fight

Water access, safe sanitation and rapid de-densification of settlements are key …

Safe water and COVID-19 — where the twain meet

It's not running water, but safe running water that is needed to fight the pandemic 

Climate change and water: Upside down

Redesign the water sequence to bring equity in supply

Water in the age of coronavirus

As we confront the new global enemy SARS-COV-2, the availability of water will be a crucial …

COVID-19 outbreak: More hand washing can increase India's water woes

Family of five would need 100 to 200 litres of water per day only to wash hands