Catch where it falls, to fight drought and to create employment

This old video can inspire you to turn to rainwater harvesting

Rivers of stories

Each river in the subcontinent has a story and most have several stories

Old water in a new bottle: graphic editor Sorit Gupto's take

Threat from agriculture

Why are farmers in Haryana leaving their fields vacant?

Excessive cropping of paddy has completely depleted groundwater in some places; in others, there is the problem of waterlogging

Aquifer mapping programme critical to raise groundwater levels

The National Aquifer Mapping and Management Programme aims to cover more than 25 million square kilometres that have been delineated “…

Irrigation projects continue to suffer in Maharashtra: CAG

Land acquisition conflicts, shortage of funds, rehabilitation woes and cost escalations are some of the problems identified by the auditor

Catch where it falls: Tradition for water revolution

We have not understood the science and art of harvesting rain on land. It's time we learn from the wisdom that we have ignored and allowed to die

Public sector urea plants most inefficient consumers of water: Study

The study conducted by Centre for Science and Environment highlights the need to address water demand in the urea industry as it puts pressure on …

Only a quarter of our longest rivers flow freely to oceans: Study

Most of the remaining long free-flowing rivers now remain restricted to remote regions of Arctic and of the Amazon and Congo basins

These 5 states suffer from groundwater exploitation but packaged drinking water plants don't feel a pinch

7,426 licenses have been given to packaged drinking water plants in AP, Gujarat, Karnataka, TN & UP, even though they are reeling from …

Surviving the century’s worst drought in Kerala

Deficit rainfall and changing land use pattern has made water a scarce commodity in the state. Communities are trying to brave the crisis 

Dams proposed on five Chilean rivers scrapped

Chilean firm Endesa, which was to construct the dams, said it will work only on projects 'embraced by local communities'

Centre plans to construct 42 water harvesting structures every hour to counter monsoon deficit

As per government documents, the current year’s progress report on MGNREGA shows that around 33,000 structures have been completed and work …

Fact or fallacy: RO companies in India are under the radar

Several such firms evade drinking water standards and avoid regulation

World Water Day: In Alwar, community-based water management, recharge key to solving crisis

The water crisis has limited the farming season to just a few months

Meat industry worst among food-based industries in terms of water management

New report says meat firms pollute groundwater and overuse water to farm their products

High levels of arsenic found in groundwater in UP

40 districts exposed to high concentration of arsenic in groundwater

Hotel construction flayed

UNICEF commends India

MEXICO

Water - It's in our hands

Standing up for water

LIBYA

Parched future