Water cess bill gets Lok Sabha nod

Curbs on bathing

Bringing the basics to a neglected slum

An NGO is helping residents of a Kanpur slum to get amenities like drinking water, latrines and medical care

A dream come true

The people of several villages in Pune were a helpless lot, until Vilasrao B Salunke stepped in

Why invite arsenic?

Abjure groundwater, prudent surface water use can solve drinking water and irrigation problems

Toilet training

At Nacka nature school in Sweden

Gunchidharu

Kandikere's village body manages scarce water

No latrines and drinking water for more than half of India, finds survey

How India's water conservation methods can be upgraded to fit rural requirements

In the absence of holistic strategies, the urban issues may get induced to the resource-constrained rural areas

Has the COVID-19 lockdown cleaned up the Yamuna?

Water quality at major locations of the Yamuna did not meet necessary criteria when samples were tested recently by CPCB

पानी को शुद्ध करने के लिए वैज्ञानिकों ने बनाया एक सस्ता भाप जेनरेटर

सीधे पानी का वाष्पीकरण करने की तुलना में भाप बनाकर पानी में बदलने की दर 4-5 गुना अधिक है, जिसका अर्थ है कि हम ...

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मेष संक्रांति और उससे अगले दिन मनाए जाने वाले इस त्यौहार में जलस्त्रोतों और प्रकृति को बचाने के प्रति लोगों की ललक देखने को मिलती ...

एकता के सूत्र में पिरोता सूखा

मानसून के दौरान बारिश की हर बूंद को सहेजने के लिए महाराष्ट्र के सूखा प्रभावित 1300 गांवों में लोगों ने खुद बनाई वाटरशेड संरचनाएं

Jal Shakti Abhiyan: What can make it more impactful

While the government has ambitious plans to solve the ongoing water crisis, there is a need to clearly spell out the scheme’s outcomes and …

Catch water where it falls: Urban rainwater harvesting

Every raindrop matters at this time when large parts of the world are staring at water scarcity. Here are the answers to some FAQs on …

International Water Conference to focus on water security, peace

The conference, beginning from May 13,  will discuss the role of water for driving peace and sustainable development in the world

Harare has only 20% of water it needs daily

City council of Zimbabwe capital left with little chlorine to disinfect driking water

When Shimla ran out of water, and tourists as well

When Shimla ran out of water, and tourists as well

History teaches us that careful thought must go into planting trees

The scientific idea that forests influence rainfall fell into decline during the middle of the twentieth century. But it has regained popularity, …

688 billion cubic metres: India's water withdrawals for agriculture is the highest in the world

Globally, irrigation accounts for an estimated 70 per cent of total freshwater withdrawal

Talking with the Chinese on the Brahmaputra

An Indian academic shares her experience of interacting with her Chinese peers on the transboundary Brahmaputra river, their mutual concerns, and …

Water in news on April 11

A round-up of news on everything to do with water

Centre forms committee to look into Isha Foundation’s recommendations on river rejuvenation

The committee will look into the Isha Foundation’s Revitalization of Rivers in India – Draft Policy Recommendation

Hands that held rain

Stories of common citizens who transformed their environments through rainwater harvesting

Three feared dead as dam bursts in Himachal Pradesh

Two securities guards were reportedly buried in the muck while a local resident was washed away