Monsoon is on, but reservoir levels stay down

Rainfall deficit dropped to 21 per cent till July 7, 2019; 91 reservoirs witness 17 per cent deficit

Cauvery: The river that the Tamils thought would never fail

The ‘Ganga of South India’ may be dying now, but was once a cherished waterbody in the lore of Tamil country

Water storage in reservoirs across South, West worrisome

While precipitation has declined in these regions, usage levels remain the same, disturbing storage capacity

Reviving Delhi lake using constructed wetlands

Neela Hauz lake that’s spread over 10 acres used to serve as the biggest water body in south Delhi but rapid urbanisation turned it into a dump

Despite intense rainfall, world’s water supply is decreasing

Study finds that drying of soil due to rise in temperatures is not letting much water reach rivers and reservoirs  

Ocean acidification ‘changing’ marine biodiversity

Study sheds light on how excess carbon dioxide in oceans is affecting marine species and in turn the global food chain

80% groundwater in Punjab's Malwa unfit for drinking

Much of the groundwater in Malwa, Punjab has chemicals exceeding permissible limits, putting children at risk of a blood disorder

Less than 10 per cent of dams have emergency action plans in case of floods: CAG

Report by the CAG has found delays and discrepancies in execution of projects for river management 

Toilet-rich, water-poor

Santosh Devi, a former sarpanch, says attaining total sanitation for her village was easier than ensuring clean and sweet water

Namami Gange nudges ahead as government launches new initiatives

The Ganga Eco-Task Force and village-level initiatives to manage sewage see light of day

Dehydrated state of America

As California enters the fourth year of the worst drought it has seen in over 1,200 years, Venkat Srinivasan travels through America's most …

Miracle man

Single-handedly, 62-year-old Shamjibhai Antala brings water to the arid lands of Saurashtra and reprieve to the villagers

Reviving Saraswati

Scientists in Rajasthan try to revive ancient paleo-channels to solve the state's water crisis

The drowning of a city

There are both in Delhi - criminal waste, unendurable want. And in this city of verdant veneers, nowhere does the callous politics of …

Dirty and thirsty

The battle of the Indian bulge -- II

Water is wealth

Excerpts from the Statement of Shared Concern by the participants of the CSE conference on Potential of Water Harvesting: Traditions, Policies …

Climate change to affect water availability, alter food production: UN report

Water mediated many climate change impacts on agriculture, said the report

India and Germany sign agreement for cleaning Ganga

Germany will contribute Rs 22.5 crore to the three-year-long project

Water crisis

Toxic water

Bangladeshis may still be drinking arsenic-laced water

Planning for water

VIETNAM

Diluting standards

George W Bush does it again. This time by diluting drinking water regulations

Drink this

Bhopal tragedy victims to get water supply 20 years too late