No land to farm

With urbanisation of rural areas, space for food production in India is decreasing

Not ready to till

Insurance against dirty water supply

Make water utilities accountable to public first, say activists

Arsenic now in wheat, potato — and more than that in drinking water — in rural Bihar

Groundwater contaminated with arsenic is extensively used for irrigation and finds its way into the food chain 

COVID-19 lockdowns may be over but poor still go hungry

At least 4,000 vulnerable and marginalised populations surveyed across 11 states; 2/3 say they eat less now 

We can’t afford to lose farmers

It is time we talked about the real cost of our food, about how to benefit the farmers who grow our food

Life in the dry Thar desert

In the dry Sam region of Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan, there are villages which rely on water harvesting structures for regular water needs. …

Karnataka pinning hopes on unseasonal rain to tide over drought, water crisis

The state is staring at a severe drought for second consecutive year with coastal Karnataka experiencing a shortfall in southwest and northeast …

Slums on rent

Dhaka has seen a sharp rise in privately owned slums. Are these a better alternative to 'squatter settlements' common in India?

Property industry in trouble in Punjab

Unrealistic approach killing rural sanitation programme

A look at world urban population

Injustice gets nastier

Water woes in wet Kerala

More than 2,000 mm of rain in 2003 but crops destroyed and farmers committing suicide; crores spent on 31 irrigation projects but villages going …

Decentralised renewable energy is bringing this Odisha village’s energy aspirations to life

Maligaon in Kalahandi district now has a solar microgrid that reduces its dependency on the erratic main grid

Water ATMs were introduced in Ghana — and are changing the way people can access this vital resource

Powered by solar energy, most water ATMs are designed to operate 24 hours a day

Towards a better yield

Stories of success and failure

South Asia

To store and to have not

Poor planning creates shortage amid plenty

Bengaluru water crisis: Is the southern metropolis heading towards Day Zero?

City founded by Kempe Gowda following same pattern as Cape Town in 2018  

COVID-19 and the big pharma mess

The pandemic has exposed a serious fault line in the global pharmaceutical supply chain, created by an industry that flourished by putting profit …

THROWBACK: How China’s ‘sponge cities’ aim to re-use 70% of rainwater

Even as Indian cities become increasingly water-scarce, they get flooded — as Mumbai is getting now — by a few days' intense rainfall.…

2.1 billion people lack access to safe drinking water at home; rural-urban gap persists

The WHO and UNICEF report finds significant inequalities in basic water, sanitation and hygiene services

Bastar beyond Maoists: tale of a rich region and its poor people

The obsession with insurgents is so deep that no one is paying attention to health and education in this ancient and beautiful land