Coronavirus spotlights the link between clean water and health
A key way to cut risk of falling sick is by washing your hands thoroughly and frequently. …
A God we must not fail
2020 is our make-or-break decade to ensure water security. We need to make water our single-…
Wastewater resource, not liability: Moving towards circular economy
If recovered fully from wastewater, there would be a reduction in global demand for …
Kerala flood mitigation: Chengannur canal case study
Ensuring flow in state’s blocked-out waterways can help prevent floods; public …
How the North East uses traditional means to harvest rain water
In Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura, people store and harvest rain water through …
Kattas and Madakas: Decline of traditional water conservation methods
Advent of modern water conservation systems and unequal distribution of labour work in …
Delhi's Sangam Vihar needs to use its natural drainage to solve waterlogging
There is a need to look at informal settlements like Sangam Vihar as part of a larger …
Urban lake: A reflection of its watershed
Critical to any lake ecosystem, the urban lake’s watershed is the surrounding land …
10 critical steps for Ganga revival
As PM Modi advises states along the river to shift focus from Namami to Arth Ganga, it is …
An India where dams are no longer the new temples
As India’s water crisis deepens, the Jal Shakti ministry has the unenviable task of …
Restore flow, rivers are self-purifying
We need to go back to the drawing board of Jackie King, the South African who won the World …
Can we declare ourselves ODF, without managing the collected excreta?
A lowdown on how to clean India and keep it that way
Swachh Bharat Mission: Need focus on citywide sanitation, clean Ganga
Safe and equitable access to sanitation and ensuring behavioural change necessary for sustenance
Decentralised wastewater solutions the need of the hour for India
With the country hurtling towards a water crisis and treated wastewater a possible …
Everyone loves an overflowing dam
Even as the government raced to fill up the reservoir of the Sardar Sarovar Dam by …
Aquifer mapping programme critical to raise groundwater levels
The National Aquifer Mapping and Management Programme aims to cover more than 25 …
Jal Shakti Abhiyan: What can make it more impactful
While the government has ambitious plans to solve the ongoing water crisis, there is a need …
Perennial rivers turning seasonal a disturbing trend
We need to work on plans to restore our plain-fed rivers and all other aspects which affect …
Ganga needs more than just cleaning
Government reforms must include basin-scale hydrological and ecological conservation efforts
Saving the degraded river basin
Assam shows how water needs can be met without disturbing a river’s ecology
Cauvery faces manifold threats in Tamil Nadu
The delta is up against a subsidence threat due to lack of sediment flow from upstream …
Chennai water crisis: A wake-up call for Indian cities
Cities being the powerhouse of our economy, much more is required to make them sustainable …