Bihar staring at water crisis in summer months with groundwater levels declining

A new report has put 11 districts in the ‘water-stressed’ category

4 out of 10 rural households travel every day for drinking water

10.5 per cent rural households spend over 30 minutes to get water every day

Water talk

Youngsters from all over the world seek to change the paradigm of water

Help is at hand

The private eye

Water privatisation in IT capital is taking citizens for a long ride

Clean option

Handy copper cure

A non-governmental organisation uses the metal to purify water

Ruled out

Regulations for the colour industry

Promises of purifiers

Nepal

Nearly a billion children globally exposed to extremely high water stress: UNICEF report

Released days ahead of COP28, the report sees global event as a critical opportunity to finally put children on the climate change agenda

Polluted surface and groundwater could cause a Cape Town-like situation

With there being a lack of proper implementation of water conservation measures and polluted surface and groundwater, Indian cities could soon …

How Uttar Pradesh is moving towards water sustainability

Despite the efforts made by the state government, there are still challenges in the implementation of schemes and campaigns

‘It’s her job’: In water-starved Chambua near Udaipur, women are disproportionately affected

The act of filling water, too, sets the norm of who collects it and who gets to consume the most of it

Water, Africa’s Gold: Pan-continental shortage forces Africans to spend more on water than food

Women and children in Africa spend 4.5 million years collecting water every year: A pan-continental shortage has made hunt for water a daily …

Prioritise and invest on water security and clean drinking water

In order to adapt well and build resilience, it is important to strengthen water resources and their accessibility as part of climate change strategy

Chennai water crisis: A wake-up call for Indian cities

Cities being the powerhouse of our economy, much more is required to make them sustainable and livable

Can a centralised approach help solve water disputes?

A single national tribunal for inter-state water disputes will also enable discussion on the issue of international waters

Union Budget 2019-20: Gush of funds for piped water

The government allocated Rs 9,150.36 crore for National Rural Drinking Water Programme — increase of 69% from last year

After Cape Town, is Sydney heading for a date with Day Zero?

From June 1, 2019, the Australian megapolis will face water cuts again after nearly a decade as levels in its dams are just over 50 per cent

Ban RO systems if dissolved solids are less than 500 mg/l: NGT

The tribunal’s order came in response to a petition that said indiscriminate usage of ROs was leading to a huge wastage of water

Schools need a roadmap for rainwater harvesting

Despite school rooftops and playgrounds being the best places for rainwater harvesting, many institutions are unable to implement the system …

New method can help predict reservoir levels three months in advance

Advance warning about likely deficit in reservoir storage could help in water management during droughts

Uttarayan shows the way to address urban water scarcity

Rainfall deficit can be a challenge as well as an opportunity. By constructing rainwater harvesting structures, Uttarayan not only showed the way …

Indian government should not use water crisis to justify river linking

Modi’s government should focus on local solutions and stronger governance rather than build large dams and river diversions, argues Ashok Swain