Dead Sea getting shallower and saltier

While the sea is drying up at a rate of 3.3 feet every year, lost water is increasing its relative salinity

California looks at building one of world's largest recycled water programmes

Drought has put burden on traditional sources of drinking water and water managers are looking at expanding recycling systems to increase supply

Water levels in India’s major reservoirs deficient by 40 per cent

The 91 water reservoirs in the country have a total storage capacity of 157.799 billion cubic metres, which is about 62 per cent of India’s …

Seeking ways to quench Delhi's growing thirst

Beleaguered as the Capital's authorities are by increasing demand, large-scale wastage and heavy, unsustainable subsidies, the need for a more …

Water rights and entitlements

Book>> Water and the laws in India edited by Ramaswamy R Iyer Sage Publication, Delhi Indian Price Rs 995

Many a slip

Can India meet the 2012 deadline to provide safe drinking water to all rural homes?

Muddy Water

Jungle rule

Protect forests, get clean water

WATER SCARCITY

Drug abuse

Ranbaxy, Dutch pharma put paid to groundwater

New filter to remove arsenic from drinking water

Tapping wastewater

Put into effect in earnest, the law on wastewater recycling can provide lasting relief to a parched Delhi. samreen farooqui delves into the issue

Canadian student wins 2022 Stockholm Junior Water Prize

Researched how to treat and prevent harmful algae blooms after fisherman father couldn't work anymore

Water stress

With about 4 per cent of the water resources of the world, India should have been a water-adequate nation. However, in 2011 India turned into a …

Manna from heaven

Delhi is at the mercy of its riparian neighbours for water. Experts now say, water harvesting might be a step in the right direction towards …

Cleanup time

A campaign by an organisation to clean up the polluted lakes of Udaipur has finally paid off. The Rajasthan High Court clamps down on erring …

Drinking water audit report by March 2011

In addition to conducting financial audits, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), VINOD RAI, has decided to conduct a social and …

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

Karnataka to divert Mahadayi water

Goa cries foul. Supreme Court orders tribunal to settle dispute

A midsummer dream

Anyone will tell you that follow-ups are not a story. Journalism is not about following stories of specific villages and how they fare year after …

Bland offer

By Karnataka on Cauvery

A holistic water management system in urban areas for a sustainable future

An integrated approach can bring healthy coordination between all stakeholders

A fluid paradox

International aid agencies and local people do not agree on what tastes like real water

SOUTH KOREA

Political parties cannot offer solutions

Well into his seventies, the veteran of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Kushabhau Thakre recently took office as president of the …