Poison river

Mythology has named Yamuna after the sister of Yama, the Hindu God of death. With the presence of toxic pesticides and chemicals in the river, …

Loose bones

Fluoride contaminated cripples many in villages near Lahore

Kerala looks for sand in silt

Desilting reservoir may contaminate drinking water

Karnataka to divert Mahadayi water

Goa cries foul. Supreme Court orders tribunal to settle dispute

A midsummer dream

Anyone will tell you that follow-ups are not a story. Journalism is not about following stories of specific villages and how they fare year after …

Injuries sustained while fetching water ‘hidden health challenge’: Study

Burden and risks associated with fetching water have been overlooked, says study authors

Researchers design solar-powered water desalination device for rural India

Electrodialysis reversal system removes salinity of groundwater in villages by consuming 70 per cent less energy than RO

Running out

Unless better management strategies are evolved, water scarcity in the country will only be accentuated by growing industrial and municipal demands.

Simply put: AES and clean water

Controlling water

People in Andhra Pradesh now need official consent to sink new wells

Water riddles

Congenital defects

Pure myth

When was the last time you drank water straight from the tap at your house to slake thirst on a hot summer day, without hesitation. Chances are …

Water crisis

Deadly leakage

No basic facilities, no vote, say residents of 160 villages

Lack of facilities like electricity, water and roads makes villagers in 14 states boycott the Lok Sabha elections

2.1 billion people lack access to safe drinking water at home; rural-urban gap persists

The WHO and UNICEF report finds significant inequalities in basic water, sanitation and hygiene services

Dying for a river

In Raigarh district of Madhya Pradesh, tribals are fighting to save their only source of water from an industrial house. A woman has already died …

Riots for water

Faced with a severe drought, the Gujarat government decided to reserve water from a dam for the town of Jamnagar. Rural folk of Saurashtra …

Bottled water alternative for drinking is worse than problem

Society is paying for pollution, has become an economic burden

US passes new rule to ensure safe drinking water

Environmentalists welcome move, but farmers and industry groups are wary

The way to clean sewage

Sewage treatment by filtration through a semi-permeable membrane has proved successful

Australian town says no to drinking recycled sewage

High ammonia content in Yamuna

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