Water used as weapon of war in Syria, Gaza and Yemen

The conflict in Syria has worsened water crisis of the parched country; 30 million people affected, says Unicef

World awakes to new danger: use of water as weapon of war

Using water as a weapon to weaken people is a tactic used in Syria, other countries of West Asia and Africa

The interminable wait for justice

Three years after a public interest litigation case was filed in the Supreme Court to stop a local factory polluting its drinking water, the …

Weaving a common destiny

The weavers of Kabir Basti had just two resources: wool and their own talent. With this they transformed their lives

Watermaker

A US-based firm has recently launched a high-tech gadget in India with the alluring promise of resolving the water crisis. 'Watermaker', a …

Groundwater in 12 Indian states found to be contaminated with uranium

Nearly 29%, or about 3 in every 10 wells tested in Punjab, is contaminated with uranium

75 years of people’s power: Jharkhand district modifies leach pits to tackle grey water

Pits in Sahibganj district raised to counteract frequent floods, shallow groundwater

Water management practices dismal in states: Niti Aayog

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

Every drop counts

Look where the world stands as it celebrates Water Day on March 22

MAKING ACCOUNTABLE

We found lots of muck

College students in Asansol, West Bengal put the area's drinking water to test

Water in age of climate change

We now need to be more than obsessive about water and its management as it is the basis of health and wealth

Bid for Mahadayi

Should Karnataka divert the Mahadayi's water to end the water crisis in its three districts?

The myth of drought

For every administrator, there is a lesson to be learnt from Gujarat's drought. Specially since this dry spell has been brought about more due to …

Warring over water

While issues like Cauvery water sharing and Indus Treaty figured prominently in 2016, other inter-state water conflicts could be on the anvil as …

Controlling water

People in Andhra Pradesh now need official consent to sink new wells

Water riddles

Saving future

Solution to crisis: start planning now

Hard rain down the drain

What's eating up the state's water

How an urban planner undertook green recovery in Telangana’s 72 ULBs

Extensive mapping, designing of parks with detailed cost estimates and implementation frameworks were prepared as part of the project 

Maharashtra braces for water emergency

No rains in October, coupled with high temperatures, have aggravated the crisis

Why excreta matters? Sunita Narain answers

Do water related issues really matter in Parliament?

Bengaluru catches drops

Act mandating rainwater harvesting boosts sale of filters

Once a victim