Now ISO standard for water footprint

ISO 14046 will not only determine water wastage but suggest ways to reduce it

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An urban puzzle

India’s population and cities are set to double by 2030. Can it cope with the pressures?

Science and Technology - Briefs

Is the joyride over ?

There was fear in the 1960s. Would India continue to wait for food imports to feed itself? The scientific community came up with an answer that …

Mahanadi got a ‘triple-engine sarkar’: Now what?

Having the same party ruling in both Chhattisgarh & Odisha as well as the Centre is the greatest opportunity for the river

Tinsukia’s poor domestic wastewater management paints situation of looming water crisis across Assam

Around 97% of the domestic wastewater is untreated, discharged to the environment

Major rivers in Africa ran drier than usual in 2021, finds WMO

Water storage levels in river basins up in Africa, decreased in other continents

Water action plan at COP27 gives hope to drought-ravaged Africa

Aims at fostering political efforts in establishing pan-African water hubs

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

Ganga drowns in endless consultations

Water resources ministry arranges yet another meeting to discuss Ganga cleaning

Two new Bollywood films and a message

Contemporary Hindi films get real, hitch-hike to success

Iran cuts water supply to Tehran amid ‘historic shortage’

Many other countries in the region are facing acute water crisis

Gujarat passes groundwater bill

The legislation makes it mandatory for farmers to get licence for extracting water

Gujarat passes groundwater bill

The legislation makes it mandatory for farmers to get licence for extracting water

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Fixing the drought

To uplift the poor it is important to understand the root cause of poverty

River Inc.

Is industry hijacking the law to undermine communities' rights to water?

Weeding out waste

Punjab starts an ecofriendly state-level programme to clean ponds by using duckweeds