Water, Africa’s Gold: Pan-continental shortage forces Africans to spend more on water than food
Women and children in Africa spend 4.5 million years collecting water every year: A pan-…
How a state mission brought clean water to every household in villages with supply crisis
The project exemplifies how methodical intervention can end supply problems even in hydro-…
High levels of uranium in groundwater of eastern Karnataka’s 57 villages: Study
Uranium concentration in groundwater exceeded 30 μg/l, more than the WHO-prescribed limit,…
Savda Ghevra vs Delhi: How effective septage management differs even with the same city
Centre for Science and Environment did a comparative analysis on septage management in …
NFHS-5: Why figures on improved sanitation shouldn’t be taken on face value
The latest NHFS-5 figures on improved sanitation are restricted to a select number of …
Polavaram — displaced and nowhere to go: Several await houses, compensation
DTE travelled to West Godavari district and East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh to …
Encroachment, concretisation, pollution killing Mandakini river near Chitrakoot
Political leaders abetting the Mandakini’s death by building hotels along its banks …
CoP 26: ‘Every third child is severely exposed to water scarcity’
UN bodies red code the impact of climate change on water resources crippling overall development
Rethink usefulness of trading water: UN human rights expert
States must ensure appropriate legal measures to prevent price speculation of water
By 2030, early warnings on floods and droughts to be available for all: WMO
World Meteorological Congress endorses Water and Climate Coalition for promoting sharing …
Live water storage in reservoirs at the end of monsoon less than 2020
Punjab recorded the highest deficit of 40%
Study finds high level of pharma contaminants in Cauvery
Water quality and levels of pharmaceutical contaminants in the Cauvery influenced by the …
Globally, India recorded the highest loss in terrestrial water storage
For the past 20 years, India has experienced terrestrial water storage (TWS) loss of at …
Only a sixth of India’s reservoirs full: Central Water Commission
Reservoirs in Rajasthan, Punjab, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Madhya …
What is killing Uttarakhand’s small wetlands? Degraded Niranjanpur pond carves a live example
These waterbodies are neglected for their size and disappear even before they are documented
Give rivers their rights, activists tell IUCN World Conservation Congress
Only 37% of rivers longer than 1,000 km still flow freely due to dams being built on them
How Assam’s Deepor Beel is perishing from concretisation, waste dumping
The lake is home to exotic birds, wildlife and supports livelihoods of hundreds
India ends August with less water in its reservoirs than 10-year average
Levels below normal in Himachal, Rajasthan, Odisha, Tripura, Nagaland, Gujarat, MP, …
Tanks in Karnataka: Sharing land, water at a time of scarcity
Tanks have fallen into disrepair for lack of a clear community ownership; but farmers, …
Over 20,000 water bodies freed from encroachment in Bihar for rainwater harvesting
The state lost over 100,000 ponds in three decades, mostly to development projects
Activist protesting Odisha’s plan to divert river forcibly removed from protest site, in hospital
The Odisha government has filed 1,000 cases and arrested 24 people who ransacked a project …
‘Drought-like’ Nagaland stares at water scarcity, low harvest
Seven of Nagaland’s 12 districts had ‘deficient’ rainfall till August 19