Climate change and water: Wise old ways

We need to tweak traditional methods to tackle climate change

On the verge of water crisis

Ten metropolitan cities of the world that are on the verge of an imminent water crisis

DTE Coverage: World Water Week 2023

Down To Earth highlights various facets of the issue of water management in India

Banking on self-help

Chhotaudepur has devised a successful collective water management system: water banks

Water budget: Accounting of water at the time of climate change

When most of Maharashtra was facing drought in 2016, this tiny village called Kumbharwadi in Ahmednagar district was watersufficient. This was …

Last few drops

Taps will run dry in the South African metropolis of Cape Town in two months. Hundreds of cities across the world are nearing a similar breakdown.…

Government launches new ‘Jal Shakti’ ministry

The new ministry has been formed by merging the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation and Ministry of Drinking …

A tool to settle scores

Contests over water are set to increase, intensify 

Climate change and water: Upside down

Redesign the water sequence to bring equity in supply

Counting India’s waterbodies

Down To Earth breaks down data from the country’s first census on waterbodies conducted by the Centre last year 

US now calls water scarcity a national security issue: An expert explains how serious it can be

In many cases, disasters could be prevented with proper water management

Simply Put: World Water Day

The Water Will Come

What if Atlantis wasn't a myth, but an early precursor to a new age of great flooding?

What would happen now?

A normal monsoon will be useful only if we learn lessons from the current drought

Out of the depths

Women water-users are determined to have their say in water management policymaking

From the blurbs

Going beyond the mega project mindset is a must for India-Nepal relations

The ongoing tussle and massive delays in both countries over the Pancheshwar Dam underscores the need to think of smaller hydro projects instead, …

Water in news on April 13

Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and developments around water

Why full dams don't mean water security : A look at South Africa

To meet the water needs of populations and economies, planned investments must be made on time

Rainwater harvesting vs water ferrying trains: Which is better?

A calculation shows 7 million litres of water can be harvested from one hectare of land in Chennai

Centre sets up committee to improve management of water resources in Northeast

The high-level committee will identify gaps in the existing mechanism and submit a plan of action by June 2018

Global Challenges in Water Governance: Environments, Economies, Societies

Provides an accessible overview of the changes in discourse surrounding global water governance  

In the nick of time

The rediscovery of a traditional system of water management that involves the construction of embankments to harness rainwater, has revived …

Lessons of a drought

Water will become the most prized and precious commodity in the coming years. Internecine conflicts over the resource are already the order of …

Unlocking potential of groundwater can provide water security, boost economy: UN

India is the largest groundwater user globally, finds UN report