Undiluted empowerment

US Supreme Court allows Sokaogon tribe to set its own water quality standards

TAPPING GROUNDWATER

Testing time

In Karnataka, a lesson in water scarcity

Pakistan village refuses water diversion

Mucky findings

Smooth sailing

Ten African nations show how a river can be shared peacefully

Withdrawal symptom

A malaise called non-regulation

Off with their heads!

Watered-down governance

Rajasthan police kills more farmers demanding water, this time in Tonk district

Dry spell depletes water in Chhattisgarh

Drought brings new meaning to South African companies

Cape Town’s diversification of supply from surface water to groundwater, desalination and water recycling has also filtered into the …

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?&…

The great Indian river question: Three Bills threatening federalism

Three river Bills, if enacted, can upset the balance of power between states and the Centre

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

'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

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

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

Familiar discourse: Here is why the New York City UN water conference was mostly old hat

The world met to discuss the burgeoning water crisis after nearly half a century; but commitments on action were largely a reiteration of ongoing work