How can we save rural India from COVID-19
Since most rural homes don’t have functional tap connections, they have to be built on a war footing
Gandhian sanitation simplified: Reusability, sustainability lead to cleanliness
Water supply has to be linked to the system of sanitation and wastewater generation in India; that is what Gandhiji too would have taught us
Value your local water system
Bengaluru floods should draw our attention to how the same tragic story of loss of waterbodies in almost all Indian cities. But will it?&…
CSE alumnus helps Dhaka garment units harvest rainwater. Here’s how
Md Zahid Hossain’s success in mainstreaming rainwater harvesting for industrial production is something south Asia can look up to
Punjab Assembly Elections 2022: Ignoring the groundwater depletion problem
Blaming farmers alone won’t work; prices for crops other than paddy must be remunerative
The real climate warriors
Communities in the desert of Rajasthan this year made full use of the very heavy rain that the region saw; there are many lessons we must draw …
Monsoon 2023: Tempers high in Karnataka’s Mandya as state releases Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu
Local farmers protest decision; poor monsoon in the state has already diminished river water levels
70-80% Indian farmers depend on groundwater; solar irrigation inadequate to change crop choices: Report
Policies favouring growth of staple water-intensive cereal crops in different states have played major role in irrigation expansion
Swachh Bharat Mission: How model villages in Odisha quit ODF
Every household now has an extra toilet, due to SBM. Yet people are forced to defecate in the open because of acute water scarcity …
Ratnagiri dam breach: Flooding causes 44% of dam failures in India
Tiware Dam in Maharashtra’s Ratnagiri district breached, flooded seven villages and swept away 20 people on July 2, 2019
Cyclone Fani: Five days on, Odisha still far from normal
The state government saved its people from Fani’s wrath, but the essentials to survive still remain scarce
How our detergent footprint is polluting aquatic ecosystems
Nonylphenol, a hazardous chemical present in detergents, is known to enter water bodies and the food chains
Concrete truth of water structures built under MNREGA
The share of water structures constructed under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act has gone down from 20 per cent in 2014-…
'India may face an intense and increased water deficit next year'
Global water forecast suggests many regions likely to face significant water anomalies in the next few months
Parched Shimla struggles with leaking pipes, tourist influx
Residents of the famous tourist destination are struggling with acute water shortage as they receive water supply once in four or five days
Melbourne could go the Cape Town way: Study
A large forest near the city is on the brink of collapse, in turn endangering the city’s water supply
New tool tracks water usage in agriculture
There is a direct relationship between water and food security. In order to be sustainable, agriculture must adapt to the impacts of climate …
Bangalore parched
The garden city will have to walk on a bed of thorns with water supply becoming a scarce commodity by the turn of the century
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Central Water Commission overestimates the country's usable water resources
Delhi ranked second among world’s most water-stressed cities
Five out of 20 world’s most water-stressed cities are in India, says study
UN sustainable development goals: Countries need bottom-up approach, urgent actions to meet targets
‘It is high time countries took urgent, extraordinary actions towards a just & inclusive recovery’
Tale of transboundary river conflict: Understanding Kalasa-Banduri dam project
Goa and Karnataka are dependent on each other for their water needs. For the last few years, however, the states have been in a logjam over the …
Why restoring water systems should be top priority for Biden administration
Healthy rivers can no longer be separated into the ‘nice-to-have’ column of environmental progress
Polluted rivers pose risk to human health in three continents
Water pollution level has increased in Asia, Africa and Latin America, putting aquatic flora and fauna under extinction threat
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