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

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

Figure it out yourself

A striking fact about water in India is the lack of reliable data about all its aspects: total potential, available supply and demand

The paddy compulsion

War continues between Karnataka, Tamil Nadu farmers over Cauvery water for cultivation

This DROUGHT is sponsored by Govt. of India

Who is really behind our water problems?

New software programme to aid management and development of Cauvery basin

Modelling platform Source employed by IIT Delhi needs to be adapted to Indian conditions

Grand distraction called river interlinking

Blind to rain

Salted lands of Australia

Bad cropping practices and ill-planned water management leads to salted Australian farmland

Born Again

A rural organisation breathes life into the listless people of Melaghar village

Above All Differences

A caste-ridden society transforms the depleted forests into a green haven

Working women

In Guraiya village , it's women empowerment all the way

Parched capital

While Delhi struggles to make rainwater harvesting compulsory even after 13 years of amending byelaws, Chennai shows the way

Solo Performances

Besides the communities who have done exemplary work in the field of environment, several individuals are making a difference in the lives of …

Hamlets reborn

Although Bhaonta-Kolyala village walked away with the Down To Earth-Joseph C John Award, the judges came across several such communities worthy …