Gandhian Sanitation: Ariyanendal’s streets flooded regularly with grey water; here is how they got cleaned
The Tamil Nadu village used MGNREGA and Panchayat funds to build individual and community soak pits
‘Futures trading can bring efficiency to California’s water sector’
Michael Kiparsky from the University of California tells Down To Earth that fears about futures trading in water commoditising it are …
Revival story: How Mookaneri lake became a welcome green patch for Salem
A group of concerned citizens revived a British-era lake in Salem that had turned into a garbage dump
Vanishing wells of Marathwada: Farmers report water table dropped to 300 metres in 30 years
As trips to fetch water from tankers get longer, expert says dire situation result of poor water management
Why are farmers in Haryana leaving their fields vacant?
Excessive cropping of paddy has completely depleted groundwater in some places; in others, there is the problem of waterlogging
Live water storage in reservoirs at the end of monsoon less than 2020
Punjab recorded the highest deficit of 40%
Water every other day: Bengaluru is drying up & destruction of lakes is the reason
City is now dependent on Krishna Raja Sagara reservoir, which received only 75% of its usual inflow last due to poor rainfall in River Cauvery …
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 …
Cholera: Vaccines can stop spread, but biggest deterrent is clean water
Vaccinologists Edina Amponsah-Dacosta and Julie Copelyn speak about cholera vaccine and other ways to curb outbreaks in countries like South Africa
Water-stressed in India: In Thanjavur, an outlier in need of conservation measures
The district ranked third in terms of water-conservation works under Jal Shakti Abhiyan
Water-stressed in India: Perception trumps reality in Bengal’s Hooghly
Locals claim they have enough water; Down to Earth found farmers extracted millions of litres of ground water every day through&…
Innovative methods are key to encouraging reuse of treated wastewater in India by building trust
Ambitious plans to tackle water scarcity with reuse of treated water face infrastructural and societal challenges
As war looms over West Asia, many of its major water bodies are already on the brink
The Tigris-Euphrates and Jordan river basins, Dead Sea, Zayandeh Rud, Red Sea and Persian Gulf are symbols of the intertwined geopolitical & …
Quarter of global population faces extremely high water stress each year
West Asia and North Africa most water-stressed
How our detergent footprint is polluting aquatic ecosystems
Nonylphenol, a hazardous chemical present in detergents, is known to enter water bodies and the food chains
CSE alumnus helps Dhaka garment units harvest rainwater. Here’s how
Md Zahid Hossain’s success in mainstreaming rainwater harvesting for industrial production is something south Asia can look up to
Punjab Assembly Elections 2022: Ignoring the groundwater depletion problem
Blaming farmers alone won’t work; prices for crops other than paddy must be remunerative
Familiar discourse: Here is why the New York City UN water conference was mostly old hat
The world met to discuss the burgeoning water crisis after nearly half a century; but commitments on action were largely a reiteration of ongoing work
Value your local water system
Bengaluru floods should draw our attention to how the same tragic story of loss of waterbodies in almost all Indian cities. But will it?&…
The real climate warriors
Communities in the desert of Rajasthan this year made full use of the very heavy rain that the region saw; there are many lessons we must draw …
Monsoon 2023: Tempers high in Karnataka’s Mandya as state releases Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu
Local farmers protest decision; poor monsoon in the state has already diminished river water levels
70-80% Indian farmers depend on groundwater; solar irrigation inadequate to change crop choices: Report
Policies favouring growth of staple water-intensive cereal crops in different states have played major role in irrigation expansion
Gandhian sanitation simplified: Reusability, sustainability lead to cleanliness
Water supply has to be linked to the system of sanitation and wastewater generation in India; that is what Gandhiji too would have taught us
The great Indian river question: Three Bills threatening federalism
Three river Bills, if enacted, can upset the balance of power between states and the Centre
How can we save rural India from COVID-19
Since most rural homes don’t have functional tap connections, they have to be built on a war footing