‘Harvesting water from air can help reimagine water infrastructure for humanity this century’
Founder of Bengaluru-based startup explains how sustainable the technology is
Can quick-fix solutions address India’s growing water woes?
Non-profits and civil society organisations are increasingly opting for quick-fix solutions to all issues, a tendency that needs to be moderated
World Water Week 2023: Demand and pollution of the precious resource are increasing, which is not a good sign
While India, on the whole, is water secure, the situation is grim in some states and Union Territories. In business-as-usual scenario, more …
Revolutionising water sustainability: Israel’s desalination success and how India can benefit
Collective endeavours of governments, industries and communities hold the key to constructing a sustainable and water-secure world
Simply Put: Abode of the clouds
Odisha is providing drinking water on tap: How did it achieve the monumental feat?
Controlling water leaks, elimination of contamination via outside water were among major challenges faced
Counting India’s waterbodies
Down To Earth breaks down data from the country’s first census on waterbodies conducted by the Centre last year
Simply Put: World Water Day 2024
Water crisis in South Africa: Damning report finds 46% contamination, 67% of treatment works near to breaking down
Monitoring and compliance were severely deficient, report shows
Water reservoirs were 38% emptier in ‘dry’ August
Water levels in the river basins in southern, eastern India decreased significantly
South Africa’s crucial water supplies from Lesotho: What the six-month shutdown means for industry, farming, residents
If people start extracting groundwater, this could put additional strain on already stressed ecosystems
Australian researchers develop model to estimate groundwater recharge more accurately
To provide a more precise estimate, they used improved chloride deposition map with enhanced data, spatial coverage
Simply Put: A fixed deposit of water
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
Wars over water
Two-thirds of the world’s water-related conflicts since 1990 were witnessed in the past decade
Bengaluru water crisis: How use of RO purifiers is reversing efforts to save water
Amid the institutional & personal attempts to save water in Bengaluru, an obvious culprit is being ignored
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
Scheduled for Day Zero
The cities with population above 1 million in 2016, which would face water scarcity in 2050
Water crisis: Is Bengaluru’s fate in store for Mangaluru and Shivamogga?
Burgeoning urbanisation, vanishing wetlands may impact water resources in these regions too
Extreme weather events impact global river water quality: Study
Long-term or multi-decadal climate change has led to increasing water temperatures and algae levels
El Nino may be drying out the southern hemisphere — here’s how that affects the whole planet
In a climate changing world, the global distribution of 1% water that is fresh takes on a whole new significance
Poisoned Punjab: Study finds declining groundwater quality, southwestern Punjab most affected
Intensive agriculture practices, over-exploitation of groundwater may be to blame
Simply Put: Five trillion economy
Simply Put: Unsafe drinking water