Safe water and COVID-19 — where the twain meet

It's not running water, but safe running water that is needed to fight the pandemic 

Nearly 80 per cent Indian households without piped water connection

In rural India, close to 90 per cent households do not have piped connections

Nearly a third of Nigerians don’t have access to a basic supply of water. This is partly because of loopholes in a law

Corruption, overvaluation of projects and favouritism in contract awards add to problems such as lack of funds, limited government capacity

How to manage risks in entire water supply chain: Manual by WHO, IWA has tips for suppliers

Effective water safety planning must take into account supply sensitivity to future climate-related risks

Why training in eco-driving is a dire necessity in India

Trained drivers who practise eco-driving principles help lowering fuel consumption and fatality rates

WHO, ILO lay down guidelines to tackle stress in workplaces

Depression and anxiety are thought to account for 12 billion lost workdays annually, costing the world economy close to $1 trillion

World Consumer Rights Day: Know your digital rights

Some immediete steps: Skip the skip button, the quick log-in economy  

Run-up to UN Water Conference: Bottled water masking world’s failure to supply ‘safe water’ for all, says report

Expansion of bottled water industry works against achieving the Sustaianable Development Goal to supply safe drinking water to all by affecting …

India’s water crisis: The seen and unseen

As many as 256 of 700 districts reported critical or over-exploited groundwater levels as of 2017

More water is used by the bodies of those who live in nations with low development indices: Study

This will enable prediction of volume of drinking water needed in the event of a disaster

India responsible for largest drop in open defecation since 2015: WASH report

The report also noted some progress in achieving Sustainable Development Goal 6

Unsafe WASH services: 2 in 5 deaths are from sub-Saharan Africa, finds UNICEF

African countries carry the heaviest burden of child deaths from diseases caused by inadequate WASH services

Run-up to UN Water Conference: A third of people surveyed by global study suffer from freshwater shortage

Strong concerns about freshwater shortages have increased over the past few years, from 49% in 2014 to 61% in 2022