Has the COVID-19 lockdown cleaned up the Yamuna?
Water quality at major locations of the Yamuna did not meet necessary criteria when samples were tested recently by CPCB
Catch water where it falls: Urban rainwater harvesting
Every raindrop matters at this time when large parts of the world are staring at water scarcity. Here are the answers to some FAQs on …
International Water Conference to focus on water security, peace
The conference, beginning from May 13, will discuss the role of water for driving peace and sustainable development in the world
History teaches us that careful thought must go into planting trees
The scientific idea that forests influence rainfall fell into decline during the middle of the twentieth century. But it has regained popularity, …
688 billion cubic metres: India's water withdrawals for agriculture is the highest in the world
Globally, irrigation accounts for an estimated 70 per cent of total freshwater withdrawal
Talking with the Chinese on the Brahmaputra
An Indian academic shares her experience of interacting with her Chinese peers on the transboundary Brahmaputra river, their mutual concerns, and …
Centre forms committee to look into Isha Foundation’s recommendations on river rejuvenation
The committee will look into the Isha Foundation’s Revitalization of Rivers in India – Draft Policy Recommendation
Hands that held rain
Stories of common citizens who transformed their environments through rainwater harvesting
Three feared dead as dam bursts in Himachal Pradesh
Two securities guards were reportedly buried in the muck while a local resident was washed away
Does government really want sustainable sanitation for rural areas?
Repeated discussions over expensive and not-so-feasible technologies have led to disappointment within experts and industry
Delhi breeds water inequity
The water thirsty capital is the perfect example of how not to manage water. Tracing where the three billion litres disappear everyday
Book notice: Farmer-led Participatory Research - Cases from Western India
Centralised models of development don't work; local knowledge and traditional methods do, especially in the realms of farming and water …
Sourcing water from fog
Humans usually source water from rivers, wells, ponds or underground aquifers. All these sources are ultimately fed by rain (scientists prefer …
Rain or no rain
Pee, poop and paani
Bharat Lal Seth recounts his experience of drinking water reclaimed from sewage
What about privatisation, then?
Revised draft national water policy restores priority to agriculture
Concerns expressed against privatisation and treating water as an economic good have been taken into account while revising the draft national …
A slur
Rajasthan's marble business poisons waterbodies and chokes lungs
Jal Shakti ministry’s groundwater guideline shuns opportunity to address overall crisis
Complex groundwater systems cannot be controlled or predicted, but need to be better managed and made more efficient
Fishy deaths
The mystery of large-scale fish fatalities in the Yamuna near Agra and the conflicting official theoriesA report by Prabhanjan Verma
SSP falls prey to political machinations
Thirty years of planning, 15 years of construction, ten years of promises and Rs 15,000 crore later, the Sardar Sarovar Project is finally …
Water on Wall Street: Finally, humanity can bet on the future price of water
Chicago-based CME Group launched contracts in September and trading began December 7
See it’s easy
Simple ways to detect arsenic and fluoride contamination in water
Official contamination
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