Reservoir levels go up 32%, yet hold one-third of the water they can
In a week, India’s 100 reservoirs got 13.422 BCM water, but owing to deficient rainfall the water bodies have just 33 per cent of their capacity
Does rural India have enough water to sustain open-defecation free status?
While India is inching closer to being ODF, less than 20 per cent of rural households have piped water supply
As Tanzania’s Lake Rukwa continues to dry up, NGOs focus on sensitising locals
Shared Resources Joint Solutions (SRJS) initiative has been launched to build institutional capacity of civil society organisations
Tamil Nadu traders’ body calls to boycott aerated drinks amid drought
If the campaign is successful, multinational companies could face revenue losses up to Rs 1,500 crore annually
Using wastewater to grow crops can address water scarcity in agriculture
Water is vital for food production and climate change threatens this most precious resource
Bombay High Court allows inaugural IPL match to commence
Questions the timing of the petition filed against water being provided to cricket stadia for IPL matches in drought-hit Maharashtra
Bringing the basics to a neglected slum
An NGO is helping residents of a Kanpur slum to get amenities like drinking water, latrines and medical care
A dream come true
The people of several villages in Pune were a helpless lot, until Vilasrao B Salunke stepped in
Simply Put: SILLYcon valley
Disputes over natural resources or property triggered 16.8% of all murders in India in 2019-21: UN report
Disputes over water access and the situation worsening with population growth, economic expansion and climate change have led to increased …
Live storage in India’s reservoirs increases by over 11% this week
Some 10 states had less-than-normal storage (the average for the last 10 years).
Drought in Kenya: Nearly 3.5 million people are hungry, says UN
Over 90 per cent of the open water sources have dried up
Harare has only 20% of water it needs daily
City council of Zimbabwe capital left with little chlorine to disinfect driking water
When Shimla ran out of water, and tourists as well
Water in news on April 11
A round-up of news on everything to do with water
Microbeads found in cosmetics face ban in US for causing water pollution
The plastic additive is banned in seven states; New York could be next
Water and wit
Privatisation on agenda
For tankers, just sms
Malaysian water offenders beware
User-friendly water test kit
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 …
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
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