Saving traditional water harvesting systems in Uttarakhand
If India’s hilly areas such as Uttarakhand have to be protected from any major water crisis, it is very necessary to maintain and protect …
India enters summer with 20% of live water storage in its reservoirs
The water level in 85 per cent of the reservoirs has dipped to 40 per cent or less height
Pakistan’s first national water policy – historic or mere electioneering?
A group of experts give their verdict on whether the long fought over policy will help tackle the country’s water crisis
Water in news on April 16
Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and developments around water
Seeking ways to quench Delhi's growing thirst
Beleaguered as the Capital's authorities are by increasing demand, large-scale wastage and heavy, unsustainable subsidies, the need for a more …
Water rights and entitlements
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Many a slip
Can India meet the 2012 deadline to provide safe drinking water to all rural homes?
Muddy Water
WATER SCARCITY
Jungle rule
Protect forests, get clean water
Drug abuse
Ranbaxy, Dutch pharma put paid to groundwater
New filter to remove arsenic from drinking water
Canadian student wins 2022 Stockholm Junior Water Prize
Researched how to treat and prevent harmful algae blooms after fisherman father couldn't work anymore
Water stress
With about 4 per cent of the water resources of the world, India should have been a water-adequate nation. However, in 2011 India turned into a …
Manna from heaven
Delhi is at the mercy of its riparian neighbours for water. Experts now say, water harvesting might be a step in the right direction towards …
Cleanup time
A campaign by an organisation to clean up the polluted lakes of Udaipur has finally paid off. The Rajasthan High Court clamps down on erring …
Tapping wastewater
Put into effect in earnest, the law on wastewater recycling can provide lasting relief to a parched Delhi. samreen farooqui delves into the issue
Drinking water audit report by March 2011
In addition to conducting financial audits, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), VINOD RAI, has decided to conduct a social and …
Water-stressed in India: Why Jal Shakti Abhiyan has only cosmetic effect in Palakkad
Palakkad ranked 219th in Jal Shakti Abhiyan despite more than 2,300 mm rain annually
Karnataka to divert Mahadayi water
Goa cries foul. Supreme Court orders tribunal to settle dispute
A midsummer dream
Anyone will tell you that follow-ups are not a story. Journalism is not about following stories of specific villages and how they fare year after …
A holistic water management system in urban areas for a sustainable future
An integrated approach can bring healthy coordination between all stakeholders
A fluid paradox
International aid agencies and local people do not agree on what tastes like real water
SOUTH KOREA
Bland offer
By Karnataka on Cauvery