Simply Put: A fixed deposit of water
India needs to conserve waterbodies and value them
Let’s not destroy our waterbodies in the name of development and rather value their importance
Antibiotic resistant bacteria found in river water
Banaras Hindu University researchers collected samples at 5 ghats on the Ganga in Varanasi
World Water Day: Drawing to a close
Groundwater level has dipped in almost all parts of India, with the maximum depletion observed in and around Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab, Gujarat, …
With half a million new farm ponds, should farmers be worried about deficit monsoon?
In the last 12 years, the MGNREGA has created at least 46 new water harvesting structures in every village
With low water reserves, a blistering Indian summer
The water levels in Indian reservoirs are at levels lower than they have been in nearly a decade, and as the summer approaches, it looks like it …
When water is no longer limitless
Day Zeroes are inevitable unless cities innovate, diversify supply sources and emphasise on the judicious use of water
Bottled water alternative for drinking is worse than problem
Society is paying for pollution, has become an economic burden
Two-third of the world population lives in water-scarce areas
WaterAid report warns of the threats of growing water scarcity across the globe
Clean water crisis: Nitrogen pollution to triple scarcity in river sub-basins worldwide
In India, Africa, sewage to be biggest contributor of nitrogen pollution in water in worst climate scenario
Extreme weather events continue to hamper access to potable water, sanitation; urgent action needed: WHO
The world is not on track to achieve Sustainable Development Goal on water and sanitation for all by 2030
Climate change and water: Ripple marks
People with lower socio-economic status, migrants and refugees are most vulnerable to the impact of climate change on water
After Cape Town, another place in South Africa is fighting off a ‘Day Zero’ water crisis
Dam levels at 16%; fixing leaks and reducing consumption among measures taken
Simply Put: In the water
DTE Coverage: World Water Week 2023
Down To Earth highlights various facets of the issue of water management in India
Simply Put: Mars water & Earth water
Simply Put: The Thirsty Crow’s story retold
On the verge of water crisis
Ten metropolitan cities of the world that are on the verge of an imminent water crisis
Rethink usefulness of trading water: UN human rights expert
States must ensure appropriate legal measures to prevent price speculation of water
MGNREGA: 15 years of moving from crisis to solutions
How the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme been used by India
World Water Day: How Indian villages used 15 years of MGNREGA
A look at how the world’s largest public wage programme has helped fight water shortage and revive India’s agrarian economy
This green oasis is a drought-proof village in Rajasthan
The miracle was brought about mostly through the revival of traditional water-harvesting structures
Government launches new ‘Jal Shakti’ ministry
The new ministry has been formed by merging the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation and Ministry of Drinking …
India's water footprint 200 per cent higher than China
India will need to feed a projected 394 million more people by 2050. What are the agricutural challenges?
Stepwells in Gujarat are a lesson on community-based water harvesting
Gujarat can find solace in its traditional water monuments. For that, it first needs to restore them