Curtain raiser: Here is what we can expect from the upcoming UN 2023 Water Conference

Conference will focus on ensuring that countries deliver on promises already made and are designed to be action-oriented, inclusive and cross-sectoral

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 …

Water crisis: World to lose 26% storage by 2050 to trapped sediment, says new UN report

Dam capacity loss by mid-century to equal combined annual water usage of India, China, Canada, Indonesia and France  

Community-driven management systems offer new options to these semi-arid Gujarat villages

All the structures in these villages were constructed by Shram Daan (voluntary labour)

Live storage increases marginally in India’s major reservoirs, as monsoon picks up

The eastern region has the lowest storage, followed by the northern, western and  central regions as of July 7

India’s water crisis: The seen and unseen

As many as 256 of 700 districts reported critical or over-exploited groundwater levels as of 2017

Climate change and water: Upside down

Redesign the water sequence to bring equity in supply

Water, Africa's Gold: How water is now more expensive than food in parts of the Continent

Icebergs and fog: These unconventional sources can help beat global water scarcity

Cloud-seeding, physical transportation and wastewater management can help tap into millions of cubic kilometres of water, says new book by UN …

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

Kenya’s new water police can teach east Africa a crucial lesson

The police unit is a game-changer in responding to east Africa’s water insecurity, say experts

Water in the age of coronavirus

As we confront the new global enemy SARS-COV-2, the availability of water will be a crucial determinant for a successful outcome in this war  

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

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 …

Simply Put: Abode of the clouds

India’s water crisis: It is most acute for women

The water crisis is a women’s issue and feminists need to talk about it

How reliable are water quality monitoring results from Field Test Kits

User-based errors in the interpretation of colour-chart-based results also lead to underestimation or overestimation of results

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

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

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

Climate change: Delhi, Punjab and Haryana biggest hotspots of water loss in India

As many as 2.3 billion people live in countries considered to be water-stressed; the number is going to be at least 5 billion by 2050, …

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