Conflicts over water

Four of the 10 drought-hit states in the country face chronic conflicts because of poor water management and diversion of water to urban areas

Rainwater harvesting aids tsunami-hit Sri Lankan villages

Drowning villages for 8 paise

The Par-Tapi Narmada Link project will earn 8 paise on a rupee

Union Budget 2020-2021: Tap-water to all might remain a pipe dream

Jal Jeevan Mission receives only a marginal impetus 

Climate change will increase drought intensity, frequency in the Caribbean

Theregion is vulnerable to variable and unpredictable rainfall, a FAO report says

Sikkim best prepared to tackle drought, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh the least

All four districts of the northeastern state are resilient to drought, but that’s not the case with any of the districts in Rajasthan and …

Africa must be proactive about drought, not reactive, says FAO

As the continent feels the heat of climate change, it is time it adopts measures to better manage its water and land to build greater resilience …

How a water-scarce village in Maharashtra became water-prudent

Villages in Bhokardan block created sustainable provisions for drinking water while also managing greywater despite unfavourable hydrogeology

COP 26: Water and Climate Coalition stresses on better disaster-warning to buffer water cycle changes

Water dimensions of climate change adaptation and mitigation must be addressed, says letter to global leaders

Patiala village uses unique method to treat wastewater

The wastewater treatment plant in Dhingi village uses the Seechewal method to use treated wastewater for irrigation and prevent further …

Look back at the decade: Water Scarcity

In this series to highlight what was crucial in the second decade of the new millenium we now look at how water management became the debate point

‘Today, people love seeing reality in movies’

Nila Madhab Panda spoke to Down To Earth about his film and doing ‘realistic’ cinema

Power trickles down

Successful cooperatives compel Maharashtra government to hand over control of irrigation facilities to farmers

Nobody cares for Bihar's drying rivers in poll season

Most of the state's 600 rivers have either dried up or are on the verge

Desertification in India: Less snow, more rain ail Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur

Water guzzling apple orchards and rampant tourism is affecting the state

India’s water crisis: The seen and unseen

As many as 256 of 700 districts reported critical or over-exploited groundwater levels as of 2017

India world’s 13th most water-stressed country: WRI

The World Resources Institute also notes that 12 of the world's most water-stressed countries are in the Middle East and North Africa

At least 750,000 children at risk of contracting water-borne diseases in Eastern Ukraine: UNICEF

Eastern Ukraine’s drinking water supply has been affected as vital water infrastructures are damaged due to the conflict

Water crisis in Tripura town

Feni river dispute fuels water shortage in border town

Thirsty AIs: ChatGPT ‘drinks’ half a litre of fresh water to answer 20-50 questions, says study

Massive amounts of water go into maintaining the data centres of such AI tools

Only 21% live storage left in country's 91 reservoirs, reveals CWC report

Thirteen reservoirs have less than 20 per cent storage with respect to last year

Now, Hyderabad joins list of places suffering from severe water crisis

There is a gap of 47 per cent between demand and supply of water in the city

Two new Bollywood films and a message

Contemporary Hindi films get real, hitch-hike to success

Spectre of Day Zero: How South Africa is revising its water strategy

Focus on water demand, innovative innovative and sustainable technological options

Cities across India have started water rationing

The 2019 summer is going to be intensely water scarce as cities find themselves without adequate water sources