Gujarat passes groundwater bill

The legislation makes it mandatory for farmers to get licence for extracting water

Treating effluents

Split wide open

Officials, experts differ on cause of check-dam breach

A terrible confusion

A report that blames trees for water crisis. Or does it?

Irregularities mar irrigation projects in Maharashtra says CAG report

The report also says that fines have not been imposed on contractors despite delay

THAILAND

Shallow pledges

The country's new water policy is nothing more than noble intentions

Deep cleansing

Rainwater harvesting can purge pollutants too

Bland offer

By Karnataka on Cauvery

A lesson not learnt

Another dead sea

Water war

A dispuet is brewing between TN and Kerala over a controversial dam

RIVER CONTAMINATION

Jharkhand declares drought in 17 districts

The state overall recorded 38 per cent less rainfall than average during last monsoon

Managing the mega irrigation beast

With better management, mega irrigation schemes can fulfil their large purpose

Pumping in diseases

EGYPT

INDIA

Canal controversy

Easier to mine

A MEF proposal wants to do away with environmental clearance for small-scale mining

Telangana: farmers' protest against erratic power supply turns violent

Police resort to lathicharge; farmers pelt stones; 14 injured

Secret dam

People were not consulted, officials say they don’t know about it

Too costly to grow

High input cost and erratic weather take toll

Arsenic food

Common intent

Some uncommon proposals in UPA's maiden budget