All the water they need

Rainwater harvesting is catching on in a big way in Kochi

WWF identifies 100 cities, including 30 in India, facing ‘severe water risk’ by 2050

These cities would have to build ‘resilience’ if they were to manage such scarcity, the nonprofit said

Virtual realities

Bangalore is in the throes of a water privatisation debate. But the most critical flaws in a new plan for its suburbs have got missed out. s …

Packaged water @ 10 paise/litre

Water crisis in Tripura town

Feni river dispute fuels water shortage in border town

Babhali, barrage of contention

Chandrababu NaiduÔÇÖs arrest reignites the Godavari dispute

War over water

Mismanaging water can create a crisis and lead to panic. This is exactly what led to a water riot near Jamnagar in Gujarat

Scheduled for Day Zero

The cities with population above 1 million in 2016, which would face water scarcity in 2050

Water level in major southern and western reservoirs at 50% of storage capacity

Central Water Commission officials say there is no cause for alarm

Current water management system ignoring nature-based solutions: UN report

The water management system is too dependent on human-built infrastructure

Simply Put: Ronaldo's leap

Why ozonization to treat drinking water can be dangerous

Continuing monsoon: Live storage of all Indian reservoirs now 88 % of their capacity

However, Tripura and Nagaland are still facing a deficit in their reservoirs

Water scarcity is inevitable, up to 270 million people at risk: IPCC report

The report will be debated in Geneva this week

Teabag method for removing fluoride from water developed

India’s wells are running dry, fast

Hit by weak monsoons, India faces unprecedented water shortages

That sinking feeling

PLANET Earth would have been an utterly lifeless blob of space debris if it hadn't been for the water that covers 70 per cent of its surface. But …

As monsoon picks up, water storage improves in major Indian reservoirs

Storage position in southern and central states increased substantially in the last one week and was better compared to the rest of the …

Jodhpur blues: How the Indira Gandhi Canal has robbed the desert citadel of its character

There is ample water in what was once a water scarce place; traditional water bodies, architecture, social habits have consequently gone for a toss

At least 200 cities are fast running out of water

Cities across the world have grown, thrived and expanded along rich, perennial sources of water, be it lakes, rivers, springs or even seas. So, …

The much talked about Shirpur Model in Maharashtra

“Shirpur model”, is being projected as a “miracle cure” for drought. What is this much talked about Shirpur model all about?

India’s first census of waterbodies is a much awaited one but experts question the methodology; here is why

There is confusion regarding the definition of waterbodies used; there are also discrepancies about whether waterbodies are in rural or …

Low rain spurred 10% of 1970-2000 migration increase: Report

Water shocks affect not only the number of people who move but also the skills they bring with them

Better governance needed to fix water crisis in Himalayan towns: Study

Five Indian Himalayan towns were facing increased water insecurity, according to study by ICIMOD 

Shrinking source

More than half of the world's major aquifers, which store groundwater, are depleting faster than they can be replenished