Subverting a basic human right

A draft water policy proposes to make water an economic good

Mullaperiyar controversy swings in TN's favour

Supreme Court appointed panel upholds strength of dam structure; says it need not be dismantled

Channels of interest

National Water Policy draft gives industry implicit priority over agriculture

‘No need to decommission Mullaperiyar dam’

As the impasse over Mullaperiyar dam continues, T Hanumantha Rao, former chief engineer of Andhra Pradesh's irrigation department tells Bharat …

Digging shallow

Instant quality check of rivers

Electronic sensors to monitor pollutants in Yamuna, Ganga

Delhi witnesses record June flood

River Yamuna rose to unprecedented levels on June 19, exacerbated by unregulated activities in the catchment

Telengana's water grouse

Regional disparity in allocation of Krishna water in Andhra Pradesh is both because of politics and topography, finds Bharat Lal Seth

Audit of India's water bodies confirms their polluted status

CAG assessment reveals governments' inaction in curbing water pollution

National Water Policy, 2012 silent on priorities

Draft document gives industry implicit priority over agriculture in water allocation

Can the National Water Policy do away with priorities?

Draft document gives industry implicit priority over agriculture in water allocation

Linking India’s rivers may not be a fruitful exercise, say environmentalists

The intrastate river linking concept has become popular with three projects allocated in Bihar for flood control

Water may shift from State to Concurrent List

Panel to make the suggestion before the Cabinet in June

China dams on Brahmaputra: Assam asks Centre to intervene

Admits that weak and old embankments are another threat to flood-ravaged Assam

Vanishing islands of Bangladesh

Frequent natural disasters continue to inundate and erode many islands in the 'climate impact hot spot'

Revised draft national water policy restores priority to agriculture

Concerns expressed against privatisation and treating water as an economic good have been taken into account while revising the draft national …

Centre seeks to expedite interlinking of rivers

Water resources ministry publishes draft guidelines for water sharing amongst states seeking greater role for the Centre in water resource development

An atlas of India's groundwater aquifers

Maps in the atlas, released by Central Ground Water Board, indicate priority areas for water conservation and groundwater recharge

Ganga drowns in endless consultations

Water resources ministry arranges yet another meeting to discuss Ganga cleaning

Namami Gange nudges ahead as government launches new initiatives

The Ganga Eco-Task Force and village-level initiatives to manage sewage see light of day

Lesser water recorded in Indian reservoirs than last year

Current levels amount to just 78 per cent of the storage levels during the corresponding period last year and just about 3/4th the average …

Are we really getting a clean Ganga by 2019?

We have already lost 30 years after the launch of the first Ganga cleaning programme. It is time to take strong and quick actions on the ground.

Responsibility of PM’s irrigation scheme to go back to water resources ministry

Government sources say that this to and fro of the scheme may affect its implementation

Centre forms committee to look into Isha Foundation’s recommendations on river rejuvenation

The committee will look into the Isha Foundation’s Revitalization of Rivers in India – Draft Policy Recommendation

Water conservation fee: improving or increasing the crisis?

We need to find newer ways to reduce and regulate over-extraction and usage, than promoting further extraction and overuse of this already …