Government launches new ‘Jal Shakti’ ministry

The new ministry has been formed by merging the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation and Ministry of Drinking …

Unlocking potential of groundwater can provide water security, boost economy: UN

India is the largest groundwater user globally, finds UN report

Live storage in India’s reservoirs at 28% of total capacity

Live storage 87% of storage of corresponding period in 2020

Not even 1 in 5 Indian rural households gets piped water, govt tells Parliament

Jal Shakti ministry reiterates all village households will be supplied water by 2024

Do we know how much water India actually has?  Yes  No  Can’t say

Experts say current methodologies used by the country to calculate water availability are not adequate

Total live storage in India’s reservoirs 41% of live storage capacity

Live storage is 141 per cent of the live storage of the corresponding period last year

Reservoir levels go up 32%, yet hold one-third of the water they can

In a week, India’s 100 reservoirs got 13.422 BCM water, but owing to deficient rainfall the water bodies have just 33 per cent of their capacity

As ODF deadline nears, govt should focus on key areas

While we near the deadline of October 2, 2019 for ODF, concerns like non-functional toilets, poor sewage and drainage systems, lack of water, and …

Climate change to affect water availability, alter food production: UN report

Water mediated many climate change impacts on agriculture, said the report

Water management practices dismal in states: Niti Aayog

Gujarat, Andhra, MP, Himachal keeps up tight water management

Centre's new draft for RO systems not what NGT asked for

Green Bench sought ban on ROs for water with TDS below 500 mg/l

Indian reservoirs brimming as monsoon advances

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