Unsafe WASH services: 2 in 5 deaths are from sub-Saharan Africa, finds UNICEF
African countries carry the heaviest burden of child deaths from diseases caused by …
Panel recommends new central body to mitigate water woes due to lack of agency coordination
The Parliamentary Standing Committee report also found excessive dependence on groundwater
Punjab is a bleak example of India’s groundwater crisis. Here is how
In the wake of the UN report showing alarming levels of depletion, DTE analysed&…
Environmental stewards: Sacred Hopi site in Arizona awarded ICOMOS Water and Heritage Shield
The Hopi consider the Sípàapu on the Little Colorado river to be the place …
UN 2023 Water Conference ends with over 700 commitments to make world water-secure
The event was attended by 10,000 participants at the UN headquarter and online, a statment …
UN 2023 Water Conference: Two billion people use a drinking water source contaminated with faeces, says WHO
Shocking statistics revealed in an official side event organised by WHO on March 22 and …
UN 2023 Water Conference: Day 2 ends with dialogue on ‘water for sustainable development’
‘Make love not war, make sustainable development not war’ echoes in General …
UN 2023 Water Conference: African Heads of State lead from front; announce ‘presidential compacts’ on water, sanitation
Ethiopia makes commitment to revise the loan policy and directives to accommodate loan …
UN 2023 Water Conference: Day 1 ends with debates; problem acknowledgement; funding pledges
Day 2 to be crucial as delegates seek to reconcile ambition and vision with implementation &…
Climate-resilient water, sanitation & hygiene policies need of hour to meet global agenda of 2030
The 10 African countries most water-insecure & climate-impacted need immediate …
UN 2023 Water Conference: Humanity draining its own lifeblood through ‘vampiric overconsumption’, says Guterres
Humans have broken the water cycle, destroyed ecosystems and contaminated groundwater, …
UN 2023 Water Conference: Quarter of the globe lacks access to safe drinking water, says report
International cooperation over how water is used and managed is key and must be boosted to …
World Water Day 2023: Nuapada switched to surface from ground sources to solve its problems of quality and quantity
After the launch of Jal Jeevan Mission in 2019, the district witnessed a drastic change in …
World Water Day 2023: Dharwad revived traditional ponds to recharge its groundwater
Under Jal Jeevan Mission, groundwater sources are recharged and augmented by revived ponds …
World Water Day 2023: Junagadh villages do a mix-and-match with ground and surface supplies
Surface and ground water are used in a manner that can ensure the balance of ecology
World Water Day 2023: Ladana in Rajasthan made conjunctive use of ground, surface sources to solve its scarcity problem
The village dug three wells and constructed an overhead tank that can store both groud and …
World Water Day 2023: Traditional reverence helped preserve and tap North Sikkim’s springs
Facililated by the Jal Jeevan Mission, around 90 per cent of the households in the district …
World Water Day 2023: India can show the world how water management can be reinvented, says CSE
National workshop held in Lucknow on ‘Sustainable and Inclusive Sanitation and Water …
Run-up to UN Water Conference: Bottled water masking world’s failure to supply ‘safe water’ for all, says report
Expansion of bottled water industry works against achieving the Sustaianable Development …
Run-up to UN Water Conference: A third of people surveyed by global study suffer from freshwater shortage
Strong concerns about freshwater shortages have increased over the past few years, from 49% …
‘The ship has reached the shore’: The planet finally has a treaty to protect life in the high seas
The high seas are areas of oceans that lies beyond countries’ national waters. …
Curtain raiser: Here is what we can expect from the upcoming UN 2023 Water Conference
Conference will focus on ensuring that countries deliver on promises already made and are …