Mumbai's water supply earns rural ire

Villagers threaten to cut off water supply to Mumbai

Water level in 91 major reservoirs reduces

The combined water stored in these reservoirs is 62 per cent of total capacity, as compared to 127 per cent last year

War zone Cauvery

Karnataka and Tamil Nadu are once again at loggerheads over the sharing of the Cauvery waters. Why have the successive agreements failed to …

Asian, African cities rank low on water sustainability

Poor quality of water and inability to withstand natural disasters are affecting sustainability index of cities

How current drought is adding to India’s water crisis

The agriculture sector has the biggest demand for water, followed by industries, the power sector and domestic consumption

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. …

Managing water

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Maharashtra amends water law

Agriculture gets priority over industry, farmer-friendly clauses dropped

DEEP TUBEWELLS

WATER SHARING

Australia manages its water crisis well

Aussies toil with drought

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

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

Weak link

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

Farmers' uprising in Rajasthan

Four farmers killed in police firing while demanding more water for irrigation; anger still brewing

A holistic water management system in urban areas for a sustainable future

An integrated approach can bring healthy coordination between all stakeholders

THAILAND

Shallow pledges

The country's new water policy is nothing more than noble intentions

It's political

Water scarcity in a Faridkot village

Monopoly on Mahanadi

Water on a deficit budget

Dudhna dam was built in 31 years

No canal; Rs 615 crore spent

Dudhna dam was built in 31 years

No canal; Rs 615 crore spent

Border village gets drinking water

And its place on revenue map

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 …

The link with a hole

At a time when river networking is being touted as a panacea for the entire country's water woes, the tide of opinion in Karnataka is turning …