Indian reservoirs brimming as monsoon advances

Storage levels in 123 reservoirs monitored by Central Water Commission was 194 % of the levels of corresponding period …

Budget 2020-21: Experts hope water security will be in focus again

Fund allocations must be clearly defined, they say

Reservoir levels up 42%, but storage still below half mark

Live storage levels in 103 reservoirs increased to 76.845 BCM from 54.258 BCM in a week

Reservoir levels now at 85%, but storage in six states still low

West Bengal, Tripura, Jharkhand, Nagaland collectively have a deficit of 41 percentage points, while in Uttar Pradesh it is 11 per cent and …

Reservoirs in India face water crunch as monsoon progress remains poor

Depleting water levels in reservoirs will have a direct bearing on the sowing and production of Rabi crops

क्या लॉकडाउन ने वास्तव में यमुना साफ की?

यमुना नदी में 80 प्रतिशत घरेलू सीवेज बहता है, औद्योगिक प्रदूषण में केवल 10-20 प्रतिशत प्रदूषण भार ही होता है 

Ganga cleanup delay may cost states Rs 10 lakh/month: NGT

Green bench order also said the National Mission for Clean Ganga would be held liable to pay 50% of the amount if directions not followed&…

Higher incidences of water-borne diseases in fishermen drinking from Ganga: Survey

Consumption of and exposure to contaminated water has also led to predominance of skin diseases among fishing community

India’s parched rivers: At least 13 without water, much lower than same period last year

With peak summer days ahead, condition particularly alarming for farmlands that make up 60% of basin

India lags in drinking water, sanitation and hygiene facilities: Study

The Harvard University study is based on the performance of India’s 543 parliamentary constituencies on — unsafe disposal of child …

Current financing inadequate for universal water, sanitation coverage: UN report

Ignoring climate risks and failing to increase water investments would threaten chances of meeting this target, it said

Water-stressed in India: JSA helped Tirunelveli farmers look at options

As farmers could not sow paddy due to water scarcity, Jal Shakti Abhiyan officials urged them to plant other crops 

Swachh Bharat Mission: Haryana still defiant

The claim of an ODF-free Haryana flies in the face of cases of class division, dysfunctional toilets and administrative inaction

Water storage in major reservoirs less than average of last 10 years

Overall storage position in India’s 150 major reservoirs is less than the corresponding period of last year

क्यों धान-गेहूं के चक्र से बाहर नहीं निकल पा रहे पंजाब और हरियाणा?

पंजाब व हरियाणा की सरकारें काफी प्रयास कर रही हैं कि किसान धान-गेहूं की फसल लगाना छोड़ दें, लेकिन ऐसा हो नहीं पा रहा ...

Has COVID-19 lockdown really helped Yamuna health in Delhi?

Domestic sewage comprises 80% of pollution load and continues to get discharged into the river

Saurashtra woes: Policy change on check dams leads to water deficit

In the 1990s, non-profits and farmers themselves built check dams; today, the government does it, without proper research or site selection

भारत की नदियां सूखी: 13 नदियों में पिछले साल के मुकाबले काफी कम हुआ पानी का स्तर

भारत के 150 प्रमुख जलाशयों में जल भंडारण क्षमता उनकी कुल क्षमता का 36 प्रतिशत तक गिर गई है

Over half of the 21st century irrigation expansion has been in water-stressed regions; India accounts for 36%

Over 90% of humanity’s consumptive water use is used for irrigated agricultural production

Reservoirs across India filling up as country receives good rains

However, 14 out of the 123 reservoirs monitored by the CWC are 100% full

Rains apart, blame the dams for Maharashtra, Karnataka floods: Report

Poor management of dams exacerbate floods, instead of mitigating them, it adds

ODF status will mean nothing without faecal sludge & septage management

With faecal sludge treatment still in nascent stage in India, toilets will add to the load of untreated sewage being disposed in water bodies

At least 26 of India’s 123 reservoirs are full: Central Water Commission

Storage at major river basins was normal, with Narmada, Sabarmati, Krishna and Cauvery basins having storage above 90%

Sewers are gas chambers where manual scavengers are sent to die: SC

Apex court comes down heavily on govt on the issue of manual scavenging

Surface irrigation may encourage monocropping: Evidence from Telangana holds lessons for India

Providing farm households with new irrigation facilities that improve groundwater table also significantly enhances farm profits