Dead Sea getting shallower and saltier

While the sea is drying up at a rate of 3.3 feet every year, lost water is increasing its relative salinity

A salty resort

In Chennai, the salinity of groundwater has increased many times above the permissible limits. The question is whether making sea water potable …

Delhi government releases plan to tackle water shortage

Groundwater from the Palla-Wazirabad floodplain in the city can reduce the pressure on the water supply system

California looks at building one of world's largest recycled water programmes

Drought has put burden on traditional sources of drinking water and water managers are looking at expanding recycling systems to increase supply

Water levels in India’s major reservoirs deficient by 40 per cent

The 91 water reservoirs in the country have a total storage capacity of 157.799 billion cubic metres, which is about 62 per cent of India’s …

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 …

The great water rip-off

JUSTICE FLOWS

Chaste catalysis

A water-purifying technique that uses metallic catalysts

Every drop counts

Cleaning the lifeline

Clean and pure

Cost of corruption

Polluters in spotlight

New Laser technology can now determine levels of pollution in waterbodies

Fighting over water

Two people were killed in Pakistan during protests against water scarcity

Fasting for water

A Delhi resident goes on a fast to protest against the water problem

Dry wit

Half-baked plan

For good measure

An index that also uses socio-economic parameters

In scarcity zone

Water vigil

A third language area identified in the cortex

Clean-up act

Clean with coir

Biofilter for domestic wastewater

For pure water

Water rights and entitlements

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