Bihar starts geo-mapping exercise to trace, identify thousands of water bodies
Bihar Remote Sensing Application Centre is tasked with handling the exercise
Resident Welfare Associations can contribute big to conserve water
A case study from JR Nagar RWA in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
Of bottles and kundis
Revive the Yamuna
Delhi's government is considering three proposals for water harvesting
WATERY PROBLEM
Sponsoring a scarcity
The Delhi Jal Board makes every effort to aggravate the water shortage in Delhi
President's choice
K R Narayanan's keen interest in environment leaves a lasting mark on Rashtrapati Bhavan
Water policy dams locals
PM mouths concepts which exist nowhere in the document
Work for food
Employment guarantee means entitlement to rural livelihood and food security
Hydraulic marvel
An eighteenth-century canal system in Pune remains fresh despite long disuse
A Tughlakian folly
Interlinking rivers is politically unwise, ecologically destructive and financially unviable
The future's Orange
The Shetty farm model
Engineer couple try out rainfed farming
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 13, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Parched Mumbai
The news is out: water levels in Mumbai are over 15 per cent less than last year. It might seem routine but it has the city up in arms. …
Usage of wastewater and sustainable agriculture can ensure water security in India
A recent international virtual conference on water suggested possible methods to ensure water security at a time of COVID-19 and climate change
How a water-scarce village in Maharashtra became water-prudent
Villages in Bhokardan block created sustainable provisions for drinking water while also managing greywater despite unfavourable hydrogeology
India exported 3,850,431 litres of water since 2015, mostly to China: Govt
Water being exported even as government has not been able to meet its own targets for drinking water supply
Fetching water is a woman's responsibility in this arid Rajasthan village
In Jaisalmer's Khadero ki Dhani village, a strong sense of community and humour help women survive numerous trips to beris
Weaving a common destiny
The weavers of Kabir Basti had just two resources: wool and their own talent. With this they transformed their lives
In crisis
The desert city of Jodhpur in Rajasthan is an excellent example of how Thoughtless processes of modernisation and urbanisation have destroyed an …
DENMARK
People collect rainwater without any support from the government. This saves the avoidable overuse of drinking water
The value of a raindrop
Rainwater is as usable to the industrialised North as to the underdeveloped South. As important to the poor, rural household as to the gardens …
Reaping rainwater
The innovative use of stormwater drains to harvest water has meant a new lease of life for water-starved Chennai
The angry giants
Soil conservation work came cheap in Jhabua, but a lot remains to be done