Call for business unusual
What has happened in Kerala is also happening across the world. It is an uncomfortable fact that we do not have a semblance of the plan to deal …
Problem in paradise: Water crisis deepens in Ladakh amid surge in tourists
Dry taps and tube wells and a possibility of a prolonged water crisis is casting huge shadows on Ladakh's present and future
Every drop matters
If water efficiency is the agenda for agriculture, then water recycling has to be the agenda for cities and industries
Nairobi's water crisis likely to continue till 2026
On December 26, 2016, the Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company Ltd first announced “temporary” reduction of water supply, and the …
India’s water crisis: The clock is ticking
We need to promote a decentralised approach, with a key focus on water conservation, source sustainability, storage and reuse wherever possible
After Cape Town, is Sydney heading for a date with Day Zero?
From June 1, 2019, the Australian megapolis will face water cuts again after nearly a decade as levels in its dams are just over 50 per cent
World Water Day: Levels of water security in Africa ‘unacceptably low’, says UN report
500 million Africans live in 19 most water-insecure countries; 483 million people lack sanitation on the continent
Restore flow, rivers are self-purifying
We need to go back to the drawing board of Jackie King, the South African who won the World Water Prize 2019
Reviving Delhi lake using constructed wetlands
Neela Hauz lake that’s spread over 10 acres used to serve as the biggest water body in south Delhi but rapid urbanisation turned it into a dump
Jal Saheli: women water warriors of Bundelkhand
In the Talebhat block of Uttar Pradesh's Lalitpur district, women have been made water managers. Their water conservation initiatives have turned …
Live storage in India’s reservoirs at 28% of total capacity
Live storage 87% of storage of corresponding period in 2020
Prioritise and invest on water security and clean drinking water
In order to adapt well and build resilience, it is important to strengthen water resources and their accessibility as part of climate change strategy
Indus river system among world’s most vulnerable water towers: Study
The research, which looked at 78 global water towers, said they were at risk, mostly due to the threats of climate change
Less than 10 per cent of dams have emergency action plans in case of floods: CAG
Report by the CAG has found delays and discrepancies in execution of projects for river management
13th-century water body in Delhi dying for lack of attention, sustained revival plan
Loss of catchments, dumping of waste, sewage discharge and lack of political will are some of the cited reasons behind the present state of …
How is Coke-Pepsi boycott in Tamil Nadu linked to concern over groundwater depletion?
Expert finds faults in water-neutrality claim by beverage companies, calls for addressing the issue of excess water usage in their plants
Drinking problems
WATER FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE 21ST CENTURY Edited by Asit K Biswas, Mohammad Jelboli and Glenn Stout Publisher: Oxford University …
"We are starved of funds"
KALYAN BANERJEE, director of the National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune, speaks to MAX MARTIN about the emergence and re-emergence of viral …
Reviving Saraswati
Scientists in Rajasthan try to revive ancient paleo-channels to solve the state's water crisis
Effective water management by a Kenyan farmer
In Kenya, where sixty per cent of all agriculturists are small farmers with less than 5 hectares (ha) of land, Peter Saku is an interesting case. …
A photographer's exposure to reality
At the end of each photo-journalistic journey I make, it finally comes down to this -- those first moments of nervous discovery. It was then that …
Wellbeing in Venice
Venice isn't just canals and aristocrats. anupam mishra gets off a gondola and stumbles into well workmanship and rainwater use
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 …
Rain check
The column width dedicated to rain in the mainstream print media has hit an all-time high. A few days ago, television news reporters with that …
Water to water, not water to waste
Water supply must be linked to the system of sanitation and wastewater generation