Ahmedabad's Narmada water supply scheme not working out

Is it the end?

For two historical water bodies in Hyderabad

COVID-19: ‘Miniscule traces’ of novel coronavirus found in Paris’ non-potable water

It is essential that wastewater and sewage workers should use standard practices, practice basic hygiene precautions, and wear personal …

मनरेगा का हाल: इस जिले में केवल एक परिवार को मिला 100 दिनों का रोजगार

हरियाणा में साल दर साल इस योजना के तहत 100 दिनों का रोजगार पाने के लिए रजिस्‍टर्ड लोगों की संख्‍या तो बढ़ी है, लेकिन काम ...

Govt wants to dump excess food grain in Africa

Food Corporation of India storages are spilling from excess food stocks and the new Kharif procurement season is only a month away

Chennai water crisis: A wake-up call for Indian cities

Cities being the powerhouse of our economy, much more is required to make them sustainable and livable

Union Budget 2019-20: Gush of funds for piped water

The government allocated Rs 9,150.36 crore for National Rural Drinking Water Programme — increase of 69% from last year

Indian government should not use water crisis to justify river linking

Modi’s government should focus on local solutions and stronger governance rather than build large dams and river diversions, argues Ashok Swain

Toilet-rich, water-poor

Santosh Devi, a former sarpanch, says attaining total sanitation for her village was easier than ensuring clean and sweet water

Famine declared in South Sudan; about 4.9 million people in urgent need of food

The number of food insecure people can rise to 5.5 million in July if nothing is done to curb the severity and spread of food crisis

Noida must consider other alternatives to Ganga water

Instead of bringing in Ganga water to dilute the hard groundwater, the city should make use of its potential for rainwater harvesting

Going hungry

United Nations

Signatory to biosafety

Bird vs bread & butter

Guatemala

Look out for the elephants

Message in bottle

In court

The drowning of a city

There are both in Delhi - criminal waste, unendurable want. And in this city of verdant veneers, nowhere does the callous politics of …

Agro-culture gets its due

Dhaka's groundwater level at the lowest in 11 yrs

An urban puzzle

India’s population and cities are set to double by 2030. Can it cope with the pressures?

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The last common property

OSCAR OLIVERA is today an icon for all people's movements to regain control of their resources. He tells RICHARD MAHAPATRA why water is not for sale