Unsafe water

Contaminated alum in Mumbai's drinking water

More water is used by the bodies of those who live in nations with low development indices: Study

This will enable prediction of volume of drinking water needed in the event of a disaster

Distress looms over water-starved Chennai

People of other parts of Tamil Nadu — home to about 67 million people — have also been hurt 

Rainwater harvesting aids tsunami-hit Sri Lankan villages

Aqua pura

The quality of drinking water is to be monitored through district laboratories

In Focus

Cup that cheers

Manipulating the flow

The flow's not smooth

UN water report on what ails water management today

Drinking problem

Rich waste water

Water reserves in 71 of India’s 91 reservoirs have dipped: CWC

A delay in arrival of the monsoon, especially in western India, will worsen the water woes even further

Water in northern Australia: a history of Aboriginal exclusion

Ever since British settlement, water rights in Australia's north have favoured landowners over traditional owners, effectively locking Aboriginal …

Water, Africa’s Gold: Kenya’s urban slums need water, even as lakes Victoria, Turkana in trouble

Urban poor in Kenya bear brunt of water scarcity due to a number of reasons, even as trans-border lakes are on the verge of dying

Every drop to drink: 24x7 potable tap water in Puri has environmental, social benefits

The project will reduce use of plastic bottles by 30 million units and overall plastic waste plastic waste by 400 tonnes per year

How we source water for cities: Lessons Tehri taught

A look at how complex the ecological and social consequences of our urban water management can be

Why UNESCO's 'natural solutions' to water problems won't work in Africa

Nature-based solutions to water can work in some places, but on the whole they face serious limitations

Harappa to Harsud: water management in India

We have turned water, the free gift of nature, into one of its dearest commodities, says Sorit Gupto

In Africa, burden of water labour still lies on women

Over 14 million women and 3 million children spend more than 30 minutes collecting water in sub-Saharan Africa  

Urban water management in Singapore

Singapore may just have discovered a remedy to reduce water wastage at the household level. The city is known for its long-standing efforts at …

Channels of interest

National Water Policy draft gives industry implicit priority over agriculture

Railways will serve Kinley, Aquafina

No complimentary water pouches with meals on board

Village of woe

The water woes of Patti Pachgai village in Uttar Pradesh are being compounded by the incompetent responses of the state government and local NGOs.…

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