Purifying the Ganga

"The story of the Ganges, from her source to the sea, from old times to new, is the story of India's civilisation ..." - …

Groundwater quality can be improved even when mixed with nitrate-laden surface water: Study

Samples containing nitrate had higher microbial activity than those without it

Division of labour

How biodiversity helps clean pollutants in water and soil

Fluoride in water

Delhi's health authorities turn a blind eye to a rise in fluorosis cases

Contradictory claims

Sponsoring a scarcity

The Delhi Jal Board makes every effort to aggravate the water shortage in Delhi

Thinking afresh

Monitoring Ganga on Net

Military manoeuvre

New online water quality monitoring system in Hyderabad

The future's Orange

Delhi’s groundwater plummets

As groundwater levels fall to crisis levels, the government moves to limit use of borewells, but activists say it's not enough, and not based on …

Extreme weather events impact global river water quality: Study

Long-term or multi-decadal climate change has led to increasing water temperatures and algae levels 

Safe drinking water in America: Not everyone has it

COVID-19 can’t be transmitted through drinking water, but that doesn’t mean your tap water is safe

Water treatment need not cost the earth

Countries like India are increasingly opting for expensive, high-tech water treatment systems instead of low-cost, low-tech water treatment …

The debate on interlinking rivers in India

India plans to develop its water resources by interlinking its Himalayan rivers with those in the peninsular region through 30 interlinking canal …

Watermaker

A US-based firm has recently launched a high-tech gadget in India with the alluring promise of resolving the water crisis. 'Watermaker', a …

Drugged drink

The water we drink may be contaminated with the drugs we excrete through our urine

GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION

A clogged river

Gaping gap

Official apathy results in the failure of GAP in West Bengal

UNJUSTIFIED LAW

Arsenicosis Alarm

Polluted Yangtze

Toxic trap

Village Chipri in Kolhapur, Maharashtra is fighting: diseases, a factory and lax authorities