For water purification, one size does not fit all: Experts
It's important to properly test the quality of water before taking any step for its purification, they said in a panel discussion organised by …
After Cape Town, is Sydney heading for a date with Day Zero?
From June 1, 2019, the Australian megapolis will face water cuts again after nearly a decade as levels in its dams are just over 50 per cent
Uttarayan shows the way to address urban water scarcity
Rainfall deficit can be a challenge as well as an opportunity. By constructing rainwater harvesting structures, Uttarayan not only showed the way …
Problem in paradise: Water crisis deepens in Ladakh amid surge in tourists
Dry taps and tube wells and a possibility of a prolonged water crisis is casting huge shadows on Ladakh's present and future
After Cape Town, another place in South Africa is fighting off a ‘Day Zero’ water crisis
Dam levels at 16%; fixing leaks and reducing consumption among measures taken
Ghelhar Choti (Jhabua) Participatory success
Mandlikpur (Rajkot) Life with Recharged Wells
Gandhigram (Kachchh) Taking Loans to harvest Water
Raj-samadhiyala (Rajkot) leading by example
THUNTHI KANKASIYA (DAHOD) a turnaround
Holding their own
Villages which have harvested rainwater are faring quite well in the face of drought
In Court
The need of the hour
Experts all over agree that rainwater harvesting is the best way to improve the lot of villages
The story of a thirsty Kumaon
WATER IN KUMAON: ECOLOGY, VALUE, AND RIGHTS·edited by Gopal K Kadekodi, K S R Murthy, Kireet Kumar·G B Pant Institute of Himalayan …
World Water Day: Are we ready for the thirsty future?
Local water management is crucial
Fixing its Development Plan might be the solution to Mumbai’s flooding woes
Reducing concretisation in the city is crucial, allowing for more permeable surfaces. A balanced approach involves improving both blue-green …
‘Drought-like’ Nagaland stares at water scarcity, low harvest
Seven of Nagaland’s 12 districts had ‘deficient’ rainfall till August 19
Cape Town’s climate strategy isn’t perfect, but every African city should have one
Only 13 cities in Africa are C40 cities — cities committed to taking measurable climate action. Only five in South Africa have climate …
Blazing India: The sun beats down mercilessly on Vidarbha
With no rains yet and the heat wave still on, the situation in Maharashtra’s easternmost region has everybody worried
Chennai’s water wars
The water-stressed city has been preying for a long time on aquifers in its neighbourhood, with often violent results, an analysis of its civic …
Singapore’s journey from a water scarce to a water secure nation
Singapore has tapped every opportunity to collect, treat, reuse and produce necessary water resources
The West must pay for its external water footprints: expert
Water-stressed developing nations are using significant amount of their water to grow food to be imported to the West
A worsening water crisis in North Africa and the Middle East
Middle East and North African region is home to 7 per cent of the world's population but has access to only 1.5 per cent of its renewable …
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
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 …