Andhra's groundwater crisis & a trail of suicides

Groundwater has failed Andhra Pradesh’s farmers. Between 1997 and 2006, about 4,500 farmers committed suicide, unable to repay loans they …

Water ATM

Sarvajal makes clean drinking water accessible to people

Delhi to get Waterbodies Authority

Over half the 900 wetlands have been encroached upon

A political drought

Why waste management in Northeast India needs an urgent overhaul

Specialised policies needed for mountainous regions;standardised national-level policies lack nuance for regional challenges

Swachh Bharat Mission Phase II guidelines released

Safe toilets, with well managed black and grey water, are the need of the hour, particularly in rural areas

Springing back to life

Two villages in Uttarakhand take lessons in hydrogeology to revive dry springs, end water conflict

A water journey

Monsoon means celebrations for the people of Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat who script success stories of rainwater harvesting. But in Rajasthan they …

URBAN WATER HARVESTING SINGAPORE

Rain in a concrete jungle Short of water, Singapore harvests the rain that falls on most of its land despite industrialisation. The city has …

Holding water

The EK Panch Ek Talaab movement has ushered in a new era for the people of Madhya Pradesh's Shahdol and Mandsaur districts

RURAL WATER HARVESTING MADHYA PRADESH

1 + 1 = 11 People have responded overwhelmingly with money and voluntary labour to a government call to renovate water harvesting structures. …

Crisis in West Asia

Unless drastic steps are taken, West Asian countries will soon face severe water crisis

Shut and dried

Why has private participation in the urban water sector failed to take off?

The politics of empty words

Shallow scheme

Drinking water project peppered with flaws

Australian town says no to drinking recycled sewage

CSE honours over 100 greenest schools in India

Over 700 schools participated in Green Schools Programme; Himachal Pradesh bags the Best Green State Award

Indian reservoirs brimming as monsoon advances

Storage levels in 123 reservoirs monitored by Central Water Commission was 194 % of the levels of corresponding period …

EU water law won’t be changed, says European Commission

The Water Framework Directive, despite being a strong piece of legislation, has faced hurdles till now  

Andhra to file review petition in Supreme Court on Babli barrage

Apex court had earlier ruled in favour of Maharashtra, rejected Andhra’s plea for demolition

Storehouse of water

HIMALAYAN GLACIERS: HYDROLOGY AND HYDROCHEMISTRY·Syed Iqbal Hasnain·Allied Publishers Limited·New Delhi·India· …

Singapore taps its water

The Southeast Asian city-state strives to end its dependence on Malaysia for water

No substance in budget's agriculture hype

Two tribal villages get 2,349 hectares

Experiments in budgeting water

State is trying to get farmers to budget water