Water crisis not due to of lack of resource, but mismanagement: Union minister at CSE conference
The minister was speaking at the 2023 Policy and Practice Forum, an international gathering of water, wastewater and sanitation management …
Simply Put: Abode of the clouds
India’s water crisis: It is most acute for women
The water crisis is a women’s issue and feminists need to talk about it
How reliable are water quality monitoring results from Field Test Kits
User-based errors in the interpretation of colour-chart-based results also lead to underestimation or overestimation of results
Odisha is providing drinking water on tap: How did it achieve the monumental feat?
Controlling water leaks, elimination of contamination via outside water were among major challenges faced
India ends August with less water in its reservoirs than 10-year average
Levels below normal in Himachal, Rajasthan, Odisha, Tripura, Nagaland, Gujarat, MP, Chhattisgarh, Tamil Nadu
Groundwater management: The visible crisis of an invisible resource
Water table declined in pockets of 6 major cities by more than 4 metres over the years
Climate change: Delhi, Punjab and Haryana biggest hotspots of water loss in India
As many as 2.3 billion people live in countries considered to be water-stressed; the number is going to be at least 5 billion by 2050, …
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
Stress signs for water
Three of the world’s top five groundwater-extracting countries are in Asia, with India leading the list. At least 10 states in the country …
Simply Put: World Water Day 2024
Water crisis in South Africa: Damning report finds 46% contamination, 67% of treatment works near to breaking down
Monitoring and compliance were severely deficient, report shows
Quest for water: Tribals in Gujarat village use traditional methods to end shortage
Some househoulds have started reusing grey water and maintaining kitchen gardens
75 years of people’s power: Telangana’s Ibrahimpur tackles grey water stagnation, mosquito breeding
Village is entirely dependent on groundwater for its potable and non-potable uses and this has helped make their water source sustainable
Water reservoirs were 38% emptier in ‘dry’ August
Water levels in the river basins in southern, eastern India decreased significantly
Panel recommends new central body to mitigate water woes due to lack of agency coordination
The Parliamentary Standing Committee report also found excessive dependence on groundwater
UN 2023 Water Conference: Day 2 ends with dialogue on ‘water for sustainable development’
‘Make love not war, make sustainable development not war’ echoes in General Debate session; momentum grows with potentially game-…
World Water Day 2023: Ladana in Rajasthan made conjunctive use of ground, surface sources to solve its scarcity problem
The village dug three wells and constructed an overhead tank that can store both groud and surface water
Run-up to UN Water Conference: Bottled water masking world’s failure to supply ‘safe water’ for all, says report
Expansion of bottled water industry works against achieving the Sustaianable Development Goal to supply safe drinking water to all by affecting …
South Africa’s crucial water supplies from Lesotho: What the six-month shutdown means for industry, farming, residents
If people start extracting groundwater, this could put additional strain on already stressed ecosystems
Unlocking potential of groundwater can provide water security, boost economy: UN
India is the largest groundwater user globally, finds UN report
Residents’ lives in this Jodhpur basti revolve around water
Only downhill houses have water connections, others walk for several kilometres or are forced to use plastic pipes, pumps
More water is used by the bodies of those who live in nations with low development indices: Study
This will enable prediction of volume of drinking water needed in the event of a disaster
Water, Africa’s Gold: Kenya’s urban slums need water, even as lakes Victoria, Turkana in trouble
Urban poor in Kenya bear brunt of water scarcity due to a number of reasons, even as trans-border lakes are on the verge of dying