Sweet beris of Thar

Residents dig shallow wells to tap sweet water reserves

Shift in priorities

India must redouble sustainability efforts: Environment performance index

Ranked 168 out of 180 countries; all South Asian countries, except Afghanistan, were ahead of India in the ranking  

Time Locked

Government watershed programmes run for a limited period. The impractical timeframe threatens to undo the goodwork

Sustained Conservation

Only a strong political commitment for water conservation will ensure the survival of these structures

Steeplechase

There is euphoria in the villages which have harvested rain. Overcoming hurdles, village communities learn the first lesson in water management

The last common property

OSCAR OLIVERA is today an icon for all people's movements to regain control of their resources. He tells RICHARD MAHAPATRA why water is not for sale

Water-stressed in India: Why Jal Shakti Abhiyan has only cosmetic effect in Palakkad

Palakkad ranked 219th in Jal Shakti Abhiyan despite more than 2,300 mm rain annually

Subverting a basic human right

A draft water policy proposes to make water an economic good

Penny foolish, pond wise

Once parched, Dewas in Madhya Pradesh is now a lush green district

Programme plugged

Simple model

To improve management of water resources in India

Penny unwise, pond foolish

The government should have revived traditional water bodies and ponds to prepare Bundelkhand for drought. Rather, it spent Rs 15,000 crore to …

Rice from dry river

Farmers in an arid Andhra Pradesh district revive traditional irrigation system to tide over drought

New Religion

The saffron-clad sadhus and former dacoits now find a ritual for social restructuring and acceptance: water harvesting. They are building "…

Standing the test of drought

After the 1999 monsoon failed in several areas of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, there is a serious drought. Summer is a good four months away, and …

A midsummer dream

Anyone will tell you that follow-ups are not a story. Journalism is not about following stories of specific villages and how they fare year after …

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 …