Storm in a water pot

Social activist Nafisa Barot recalls how water unleashed the powerful energies of women in Gujarat

‘Plant dyes should be used on an industrial level only if the plants' cultivation is propagated’

Vadodara-based artist Taniya Vaidya recently exhibited her collection of paintings at New Delhi’s India International Centre. She mainly …

'India has highest number of people without access to safe water'

A new report states that poor management of water resources is the biggest problem holding India back from reaching all of its population …

Parched tip

Kanyakumari stands testimony to the fact that unchecked population growth and faulty land use can lead to water scarcity even in places wallowing …

The malaise down south

There's enough water in the tanks of Bangalore, Madras and Hyderabad, but more-than-enough corruption leaves the south high and dry

The central problem

Callous unconcern, pollution, encroachment and politics is finishing off the lakes in Bhopal and Indore

Time to wake up

The demand for water and energy is likely to increase at a geometrical rate in the coming years. What are the policy options for a better …

Rain deficit can push Karnataka to worst water crisis in 40 years

Bengaluru and Mysuru are likely to face shortage of drinking water

Devaluting the Priceless Commodity

Human-avian conflict

Water talk

Youngsters from all over the world seek to change the paradigm of water

Checking the flow

Live storage in India’s reservoirs at 28% of total capacity

Live storage 87% of storage of corresponding period in 2020

Maharashtra and Telangana sign MoU on Godavari projects

The MoU brings to an end long-drawn disagreements between the two states over the use of the river waters

Rising demand for coffee can create economic rift with poorer nations

Mass production has created harsher economic and ecological conditions in major coffee-growing nations

Miracle man

Single-handedly, 62-year-old Shamjibhai Antala brings water to the arid lands of Saurashtra and reprieve to the villagers

Reviving Saraswati

Scientists in Rajasthan try to revive ancient paleo-channels to solve the state's water crisis

Need vs greed

There is little talk of curbing water use in urban India. Cities’ insatiable water demand, coupled with leaky pipelines, is leading to …

Fighting over water

Two people were killed in Pakistan during protests against water scarcity

Fasting for water

A Delhi resident goes on a fast to protest against the water problem

Water woes

Half-baked plan

Encashing a crisis

For good measure

An index that also uses socio-economic parameters

Wiped out

Modernisation is pushing many traditional occupations dependent on water to the brink of extinction