Only 4% CSR funds go to save water: Jal Shakti minister Shekhawat
During India Water Week, the Union minister says even water-intensive industries dedicate only 11% of their CSR spending to water conservation
'78% of sewage generated in India remains untreated'
Analysis and reporting by Centre for Science and Environment and Down To Earth magazine reveal how Indian cities are disposing of excreta in an …
Water budget
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Book review Towards water wisdom Limits, justice, harmony
BOOK>>Towards Water Wisdom Limits, Justice, Harmony by Ramaswamy Iyer Sage Publications, New Delhi 2007
This Maharashtra village remains untouched by drought
Hiware Bazar that once learned from Ralegan Siddhi how to become water-secure can today teach it how to remain so
It is not a drought
As they say, drought is a disaster one can see coming. Deficit monsoon creates situations for a drought. But it is not deficit monsoon, rather …
Great farm pond chase
According to Union Budget 2017-18, Centre expects to see one million farm ponds being built by March 2017. If the government continues to chase …
Prosperity and Beyond
A quarter of a century ago, a jeep driver decided it was time to make a change. Ralegan Siddhi, made into a model village by Anna Hazare, faces …
Coal is all about energy security, says coal minister Piyush Goyal
Government bats for using the best technology available for sourcing energy from coal so that the adverse consequences on environment are …
Lake Victoria: CSE lays out strategy to manage water quality in Tanzania
Startegy for Mwanza city suggests greater focus on Nyashishi river needed, connecting households to sewer lines and waste segregation
Spring in a box
A village in Maharashtra solves its water crisis by building underground boxes to tap spring water
Ace swimmer Lewis Pugh to swim seven seas to raise awareness
Pugh who has pioneered swims in the most hostile waters on Earth will campaign for dedicated Marine Protected Areas
Ground reality
As the water crisis surfaces yet again, illegal borewells spring up in and around Delhi. Binayak Das and Suresh Babu on a plummeting water table …
Villagers march to revive the Meghal river
Even as citypeople all over India were finalising their Christmas party-hopping plans, a celebration of a very different kind galvanised Junagadh …
Algal blooms of aquatic habitats can be a sign of its health
Maintaining optimum levels of algal biodiversity is crucial for sustaining ecosystem function
It is not a drought but a cumulative outcome of decades of policy sins
It is not deficit monsoon, rather the lack of policies and mechanisms to drought-proof susceptible areas that turn the situation into a crisis
Water stress
With about 4 per cent of the water resources of the world, India should have been a water-adequate nation. However, in 2011 India turned into a …
An Act to commodify water
Meghalaya's draft water Act water omits conservation and management from the sustainability point of view
Manna from heaven
Delhi is at the mercy of its riparian neighbours for water. Experts now say, water harvesting might be a step in the right direction towards …
Cleanup time
A campaign by an organisation to clean up the polluted lakes of Udaipur has finally paid off. The Rajasthan High Court clamps down on erring …
More shocks
The Gujarat government turns a blind eye to the quake-ravaged water storage facilities. More bad news for a state facing its second drought
Handmade paper industry flourishes in Latur
When you hear about Latur, you remember earthquakes, drought, and disaster. But making beauty out of ashes is what the Kalpakala Industry …
How MGNREGA is promoting climate-smart villages
The works include constructing percolation tanks, households living in the catchment area for construction of check dams, afforestation, contour&…
Odisha gets GCF-approved climate change project
The project entails the construction of a groundwater recharge system, as a concrete adaptation measure to ensure water conservation
Turn around India’s water story
Give local communities greater control over water structures for a secure future