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 ..." - …

Value for every drop

The World Bank funded project for the privatisation of rural water supply may create more problems than it seeks to solve

Not a drop to waste

A couple of decades from now, the West may have to combat an unprecedented water crisis. Contamination and wastage will only hasten the process

Book review: Water's many nuances

The Rule of Water -- Statecraft, Ecology and Collective Action in South India By David Mosse Published by Oxford University Press New Delhi …

Dying wisdom

Rise and fall of traditional water harvesting systems in India They are called kuhals in Jammu, kuls in Himachal Pradesh and guls in Uttarakhand.…

Will the Aral Sea ever come back?

"Forgive us, Aral. Please come back." These words written in chalk, on a ship sftKk in a sandy wasteland, which was once the bustling …

Waters of life

Tarun Bharat Sangh of Alwar is well-known for its work on reviving traditions of waterharvesting. But few know about the economic advantages of …

Controversial plan to sell water from Sheonath river

Ajit Jogi, Chhattisgarh chief minister, has announced an enquiry into the legality of India's first private project to supply water to industry …

Venus is losing water faster than previously thought — here’s what that could mean for the early planet’s habitability

Figuring out how, when and why Venus lost its water helps planetary scientists understand what makes a planet habitable

DTE Coverage of Reverse Osmosis purifiers

Is your water purifier safe? DTE cover story attempts to answer an important question

Simply Put: Looking for water

Simply Put: In to a ‘blackhole’

Union Budget 2022-23: Why rural Swachh Bharat Mission needs to be back in focus

A lot needs to be done to ensure faecal sludge is treated before reaching water source

River basins under pressure

Swachh Bharat Mission: Sustenance is the mantra

Changing a habit requires time, effort and constant motivation

Simply put: Dalit children beaten to death for defecating in open

Simply put: Arsenic in UP

River of Life, River of Death: The Ganges and India's Future

India is killing the Ganges, and the Ganges in turn is killing India.

A clear picture of Maharashtra's water distribution model

2015: The year that was

Taking stock of developments of the year   

‘Strong local government needed to achieve universal access to water and sanitation’

Leading organisations come together to ensure global water and sanitation needs by 2030

Banking on self-help

Chhotaudepur has devised a successful collective water management system: water banks

In court

Taste for waste

Sewage, industrial effluent is the future

Water, holy and dirty