Reward for reporting illegal taps

The Hyderabad authorities will issue a toll-free number for informers

Natures own water purifiers

River banks are efficient water filters. Haridwar shows how to make most of them

Looking beyond privatisation

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Smart but pricey

Why automatic water meter technology is not the best idea for households

Floating bubbles catch dirt

Bengaluru water treatment plant adopts dissolved air flotation

A 138 km pipe dream

Packaged water @ 10 paise/litre

Bengaluru catches drops

Act mandating rainwater harvesting boosts sale of filters

Halogen wars

Water purifier makers in court over advertisement

Thirsty? Try a glass of skywater

Water can be made from air, but it has its cost   

Rich waste water

Australian town says no to drinking recycled sewage

Insurance against dirty water supply

Make water utilities accountable to public first, say activists

Equitable water for all

ADB takes first step to spur private investments through equities

Turn on the tap

Why do Americans buy expensive bottled water when they have high quality tap water? That’s been an abiding enquiry for PETER GLEICK. …

Addicted to groundwater

High Court order fails to wean Gurgaon off illegal wells

Only puddles left in Keoladeo

National Park runs the risk of losing UNESCO heritage status  

Karnataka to divert Mahadayi water

Goa cries foul. Supreme Court orders tribunal to settle dispute

Singapore taps its water

The Southeast Asian city-state strives to end its dependence on Malaysia for water

Gurgaon expansion halted

High court bars authorities from sanctioning new real estate projects to curb rampant groundwater exploitation    

Lakes do the disappearing act

Several lakes in Hyderabad have shrunk or vanished due to encroachment and pollution

Pee, poop and paani

Bharat Lal Seth recounts his experience of drinking water reclaimed from sewage

Two technologies that shape our future

Battery and meters are two widely used technologies, yet no one stops to think how they work. They determine our future. They dictate how we …