Saving traditional water harvesting systems in Uttarakhand
If India’s hilly areas such as Uttarakhand have to be protected from any major water …
How to fight water scarcity this monsoon
Though the monsoon is behaving erratically, drought-prone districts are still water rich
Aam Aadmi Party can deliver if
It should focus on alternative politics and not on becoming a political alternative. It …
Twelve dams that changed the world
Dams have serious environmental impacts, and their benefits dwindle as they age
Class is out, smart is in
For a city like Delhi to become truly smart, there must be focus on essential systems like …
Does government really want sustainable sanitation for rural areas?
Repeated discussions over expensive and not-so-feasible technologies have led to …
Noida must consider other alternatives to Ganga water
Instead of bringing in Ganga water to dilute the hard groundwater, the city should make use …
Delhi, Haryana need not spar over Yamuna waters
Though solutions involve engineering challenges, they can certainly lead to a win-win …
Back to toilet school
On August 15, the government announced it had achieved the target of building toilets in …
Ganga drowns in endless consultations
Water resources ministry arranges yet another meeting to discuss Ganga cleaning
Art of gobbling up Yamuna floodplain
Without proper mapping and a plan for its acceptable use, no one can prevent the Yamuna …
Plunging reservoir levels across India a worrying sign
The water level in 91 major reservoirs across the country as on April 13 stood at just …
India and Germany sign agreement for cleaning Ganga
Germany will contribute Rs 22.5 crore to the three-year-long project
What would happen now?
A normal monsoon will be useful only if we learn lessons from the current drought
Are we really getting a clean Ganga by 2019?
We have already lost 30 years after the launch of the first Ganga cleaning programme. It is …
Politics over world’s largest hydropower project
The hydropower project on the Congo is unraveling into a political ploy with disregard to …
Coffee that will keep the Cauvery flowing
It is time we thought long and deep about the origins of our rivers. Their birth is our life
Bundelkhand's bravehearts
For villages that survived recurring droughts, the economic-ecological connection makes …
The reality of water security in Asia and Pacific regions
A recent report says that water security has improved, but long-term access to freshwater …
Managing the mega irrigation beast
With better management, mega irrigation schemes can fulfil their large purpose