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
Over 50% of world population to face water shortages by 2050: FAO urges countries to prepare for it
With agriculture contributing to 70% of freshwater consumption, agrifood systems thus become central to the water scarcity faced by the world, …
Greywater issues plague this Haryana village struggling with polluted groundwater, treatment woes
Sewage released into pond stink up entire village, but tests of samples show water fit for drinking
Reservoirs less than half full, water only for drinking: North Karnataka grapples with drought impact
Industries and agriculture are expected to be impacted the most
Jharkhand: Water scarcity in Birsa Munda’s village exacerbates due to poor monsoon
Security personnel bring water in tankers to struggling villagers
Simply put: How to solve the Cauvery water dispute
Union Budget 2020-2021: Tap-water to all might remain a pipe dream
Jal Jeevan Mission receives only a marginal impetus
Water wastage by coal power plants: India needs regulatory oversight, protocol for water audits
Needs uniform format for reporting water consumption data and a protocol for its monitoring and verification through mandatory third-party water …
Waterlogged Delhi, Mumbai missed chance to recharge groundwater
Both, Delhi and Mumbai, must clean their stormwater drains and maintain their green spaces to conserve rainwater
How a water-scarce village in Maharashtra became water-prudent
Villages in Bhokardan block created sustainable provisions for drinking water while also managing greywater despite unfavourable hydrogeology
World Water Day 2023: Traditional reverence helped preserve and tap North Sikkim’s springs
Facililated by the Jal Jeevan Mission, around 90 per cent of the households in the district now have functional household tap connections
Climbdown by Dhaka? Little chance of getting more Teesta water from West Bengal, admits Bangladesh official
The official, as an alternative, has urged India to finance monsoon storage of Teesta water
World Water Week 2023: Reuse of greywater can be an answer to India’s shortage problem
Wastewater must be seen as an environmental pollution issue, one that concerns the water sector needing attention of central, state, and …
Besides illegal structures, tourist influx, focus on sanitation systems in Himalayas too: CSE
Most Himalayan towns lack sewerage systems; millions of litres of grey water seeps into the clayey, loamy soil, making landslides inevitable
City water plans: How to get more data smart
Designing tools and resources to help decision makers gather and analyse data cost-effectively may allow cities to generate sound water plans
Water-stressed in India: Reports from the districts
Down To Earth hot the ground at water-stressed districts that were adjudged the best and worst in water conservation works under …
Lake Victoria: CSE lays out strategy to manage water quality in Tanzania
Startegy for Mwanza city suggests greater focus on Nyashishi river needed, connecting households to sewer lines and waste segregation
Jobs round the year: How MGNREGA made Balangir job-secure
The success of MGNREGA projects has made Odisha offer 300 days of guaranteed work a year to curb distress migration in this district
Poisoned Punjab: Mystery illnesses haunt this Fazilka hamlet dependent on canal water
Down To Earth ground report finds around 30 cancer deaths in 12 years in Burj Mohar in Fazilka district
No end in sight for Delhi’s water shortage as Himachal does U-turn; says ‘No surplus water left’
Supreme Court expresses irritation at flip flop by hill state; top lawyer offers apology
Stark difference in reality and records, as rural India faces major challenges in managing greywater
On paper, 92.4% villages are ODF Plus, but ground mapping shows most only have poorly maintained community soak pits
After 10 years & Rs 9,630 crore, scheme for drought-proofing Maharashtra can provide water to just 487 people for a year
The drought in Marathwada is clearly a human-made disaster, due to the mismanagement of water, say experts
DTE Coverage: Bengaluru Water Crisis 2024
Why the city that abounded in lakes and rivers went waterless
Bengaluru water crisis: Their suggestions ignored for over a decade, two hydrogeologists prescribe an immediate solution
The cumulative impact of these measures would meet the water requirement of 14 million people in Bengaluru, without any dependence on groundwater
Why is Bengaluru city facing the worst water crisis in its nearly 500-year history?
The situation might get worse as the next monsoon is still 100 days away