Groundwater contamination due to arsenic, fluoride not being effectively addressed: NGT
CGWA has a total of 16 chemical laboratories in India, of which 10 labs are NABL-certified where 27,500 to 32,500 water samples are tested every year
Clean water crisis: Nitrogen pollution to triple scarcity in river sub-basins worldwide
In India, Africa, sewage to be biggest contributor of nitrogen pollution in water in worst climate scenario
Tiny water-walking bugs provide scientists with insights on how microplastics are pushed underwater
Studying how small particles and organisms disperse in water could help scientists figure out how to prevent and mediate microplastic pollution. &…
75% of Kolkata’s groundwater is now brackish due to over-extraction: Study
Impact more in south Kolkata as innumerable new multi-storied buildings there run on groundwater
Shifting to millets increases groundwater recharge more than drip irrigation in India’s northern plains: Study
Switching from rice to millets such as pearl millet & sorghum during the Kharif season and shifting from wheat to sorghum in the Rabi season …
Water has long been used as a tactical weapon in warfare
The pummelling of Gaza and the destruction of its water systems by Israel is only the latest instance of water being used as a weapon of war
Mars rover finds water
Images sent by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter show dark streaks up to four metres wide running down the sides of some slopes on the …
Taliban seize Herat and assault nearby dam that provides water and power to hundreds of thousands of Afghans
The Afghan-India Friendship Dam, the main source of electricity and irrigation water for hundreds of thousands of people in western …
Megadrought along border strains US - Mexico water relations
A landmark 1944 US-Mexico treaty that governs water relations between the two countries, is buckling under the enormous strain of climate change
COVID-19 clues in a community’s sewage: 4 questions answered about watching wastewater for coronavirus
Wastewater monitoring could inform all sorts of public health intervention and disease surveillance programmes
In deep water
Rivers Krishna and Mahanadi are in crisis. In the race to industrialise, states have drawn plans to exploit their last drop. For four decades, …
‘Climate change one of many reasons for Kerala’s receding groundwater table’
Anand Zacharias, development associate (water) with MS Swaminathan Research Foundation, talks about how open well recharge system is helping …
Polluted surface and groundwater could cause a Cape Town-like situation
With there being a lack of proper implementation of water conservation measures and polluted surface and groundwater, Indian cities could soon …
Hand washing a must for COVID-19, but do we have enough water
Though hand washing during the present COVID-19 pandemic is essential, we have to be careful while using water for this purpose
IISc researchers devise new wastewater recycling system
The new wastewater treatment and recycling system has saved 180,000 litres in a Karnataka village in a year
Every 6th person under water stress: FAO
The annual amount of available freshwater resources per person had declined by more than 20 per cent in the past two decades, UN body says
COVID-19 lockdown provides opportunity to save Punjab’s declining groundwater
Pandemic forced Punjabi farmers to adopt a less water- and labour intensive rice growing technique because of labour shortage; it now might …
World Toilet Day Special: Kate Medlicott on the role of water, sanitation and hygiene to combat AMR
Kate Medlicott from the WHO talks about the linkages of water, sanitation and hygiene in combating AMR
High fluoride content in Khordha, Nayagarh groundwater
Children are at higher risk from contaminated drinking water
Injuries sustained while fetching water ‘hidden health challenge’: Study
Burden and risks associated with fetching water have been overlooked, says study authors
Hyderabad storm water management: Missed potential and way forward
Due to a multiplicity of authorities, the stormwater infrastructure in the city is largely unequipped to handle moderate or extreme rainfall …
NASA confirms water on moon’s sunlit surface: What does it mean for lunar science
Water distributed across surface of the moon; can help understand how the solar system evolved
These 5 states suffer from groundwater exploitation but packaged drinking water plants don't feel a pinch
7,426 licenses have been given to packaged drinking water plants in AP, Gujarat, Karnataka, TN & UP, even though they are reeling from …
By 2050, 115 million may face food insecurity due to reduced water level in Ganga
In the summers of 2015 and 2017, domestic water supply in the northern Indian plains was severely affected because of low water level in Ganga
How to fight water scarcity this monsoon
Though the monsoon is behaving erratically, drought-prone districts are still water rich