A slum's daily struggle with water

A 17-year-old boy, a resident of Jagdamba Camp in South Delhi's Malviya Nagar captures how his community deals with the lack or excess of water. …

Only 21% live storage left in country's 91 reservoirs, reveals CWC report

Thirteen reservoirs have less than 20 per cent storage with respect to last year

MALAYSIA

More water is used by the bodies of those who live in nations with low development indices: Study

This will enable prediction of volume of drinking water needed in the event of a disaster

Who will salvage Punjab from pesticides, drugs and cancer?

The success story of Green Revolution turned into a harrowing reality with land and water contamination showing a trickle-down effect on economy …

Tamil Nadu farmers want Centre to take unbiased view of Cauvery dispute

They launched a 48-hour state-wide rail blockade demanding the constitution of Cauvery Management Board

India, Pakistan and dilemma over Indus treaty abrogation

Experts are wallowing in a debate on whether India should review the treaty to teach the enemy state a lesson

Bombay High Court slams cricket associations on 'criminal waste of water' for IPL

Are people more important or IPL, Court asks associations of drought-hit Maharashtra and Mumbai

Water stress to increase, but so will water-related jobs, says UN report

According to the report, the lack of sufficiently skilled labour in water and sanitation has contributed to the estimated leakage of 30 per cent …

Weak link

As Madhya Pradesh's ambitious plan to transport Narmada water to the Malwa plateau takes shape, it demonstrates the futility of river-…

More of everything?

Increasing acid rain. Higher temperatures. Water scarcity. Shrinking farmlands. Reducing biodiversity. This is what the years leading to AD 2050 …

Defying logic

Koodankulam in Tamil Nadu is already experiencing water scarcity. A proposed atomic power project may further aggravate the problem

Green university

Anna University is turning green with serious efforts to curtail pollution within the campus

Injuries sustained while fetching water ‘hidden health challenge’: Study

Burden and risks associated with fetching water have been overlooked, says study authors

Minor change in your diet can reduce water use for agriculture: study

Dietary change can potentially improve resilience of Indian food system in the face of future groundwater decline

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 …

126 ‘land deals’ backfired; most of them in Africa: GRAIN report

The failed investments involved acquisition of agricultural lands ranging from 1,000 hectares to 1.5 million hectares.

In-depth coverage: Drought, but why

Drought now affects people across classes. India needs a new strategy for disaster management

Vindicated

The Magsaysay award for Rajendra Singh has meant volte-face by critics of community-based water harvesting

Over 77 countries saw highest average temperature in 2023 in close to 5 decades: Report

Central America, parts of South America, southern Africa and western Australia face highest risk of developing or intensifying drought

Kerala’s water budget can help tackle shortage issues: Experts

Budget prepared based on the availability and consumption of water in the state for equitable distribution

CSE workshop shines spotlight on ‘capacity-building’ for water conservation needs

The current urban water management paradigm has legal and institutional gaps and disregards the natural environment

Liquid pressure

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Parched Punjab

India's most agriculturally prosperous state, Punjab, is staring at an impending groundwater crisis. Over-extraction of groundwater and faulty …

Every drop counts

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