Farmers' uprising in Rajasthan

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

Drying up of an empire

Water crisis behind the decline of Angkor Wat

Water strongholds

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Neemi's water conference

Jal biradari launches movement to drought-proof villages

Australia manages its water crisis well

Aussies toil with drought

Recession is elsewhere

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Two-third of the world population lives in water-scarce areas

WaterAid report warns of the threats of growing water scarcity across the globe

Not only depletion, sparse data on Himalayan springs is also a big concern

Greater awareness, understanding and a national springs’ inventory can help achieve water security for the future

Life in the dry Thar desert

In the dry Sam region of Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan, there are villages which rely on water harvesting structures for regular water needs. …

In-depth coverage: Drought, but why

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

One missed opportunity, 330 million drought-stricken Indians

We could have been drought-proof by 2010 had we only harvested rainwater. Sixteen years later, India's villages are paying the price

Running out

Unless better management strategies are evolved, water scarcity in the country will only be accentuated by growing industrial and municipal demands.

We have enough water. We only need proper water management

D K Chaddha , chairperson, Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA), New Delhi, talks to Jitendra Verma on the state of groundwater in India

Banking on water

The Union government earmarks Rs 500 crore for augmentation of traditional water sources

Vindicated

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

Community initiative

Unproductive

Two meetings on revving up India's farm sector

'People's plan solved water crisis in Dhule'

Crisis creation as a municipal exercise

People's participation in resource management

Community enterprise unlimited

To sell a resource

Water. A resource whose scarcity and inefficient allocation gives enough cause for concern. A concern which could find a solution in the concept …