Anupam Mishra: the man who dreamt of water-sufficient India

As a devout water conservationist, he urged people to learn from ancient ingenuity of water harvesting techniques

Debate: Should water be brought under Centre's control to settle inter-state disputes?

Sushmita Sengupta curates a debate among India's top water policy experts

'India has highest number of people without access to safe water'

A new report states that poor management of water resources is the biggest problem holding India back from reaching all of its population …

Fresh look: Video Review

Changing Currents (six films, 26-minute each) produced by TVE International 2003 English

Water crisis not due to of lack of resource, but mismanagement: Union minister at CSE conference

The minister was speaking at the 2023 Policy and Practice Forum, an international gathering of water, wastewater and sanitation management …

Capacity building for water conservation needs: A young mind at work

How an architect implemented rainwater harvesting and greywater reuse projects in urban and peri-urban areas of Maharashtra and Gujarat

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

This Maharashtra village remains untouched by drought

Hiware Bazar that once learned from Ralegan Siddhi how to become water-secure can today teach it how to remain so

India ends August with less water in its reservoirs than 10-year average

Levels below normal in Himachal, Rajasthan, Odisha, Tripura, Nagaland, Gujarat, MP, Chhattisgarh, Tamil Nadu    

Total live storage in India’s reservoirs 41% of live storage capacity

Live storage is 141 per cent of the live storage of the corresponding period last year

Is your state using water efficiently? Govt's new assessment tool will find out

NITI Aayog will launch Composite Water Management Index to assess and improve states’ performance in efficient management of water resources

Do we have alternatives to tribunals for settling water sharing disputes?

Considering the ineffectiveness of tribunals, there is a need to look for community-based approaches to resolve such disputes effectively, …

Counting India’s waterbodies

Down To Earth breaks down data from the country’s first census on waterbodies conducted by the Centre last year 

US now calls water scarcity a national security issue: An expert explains how serious it can be

In many cases, disasters could be prevented with proper water management

Simply Put: World Water Day

Simply put: Giant Viruses found in water samples from Mumbai

The Water Will Come

What if Atlantis wasn't a myth, but an early precursor to a new age of great flooding?

What would happen now?

A normal monsoon will be useful only if we learn lessons from the current drought

Consume with care to avoid water scarcity

Stress signs for water

Three of the world’s top five groundwater-extracting countries are in Asia, with India leading the list. At least 10 states in the country …

India’s new hydro map

The blue represents the spread of the 30 million water-related structures built under MGNREGA. The darker the shade, the higher the number of …

Rainwater harvesting vs water ferrying trains: Which is better?

A calculation shows 7 million litres of water can be harvested from one hectare of land in Chennai

Water in news on April 13

Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and developments around water

Global Challenges in Water Governance: Environments, Economies, Societies

Provides an accessible overview of the changes in discourse surrounding global water governance  

Groundwater management: The visible crisis of an invisible resource

Water table declined in pockets of 6 major cities by more than 4 metres over the years