Bringing tap water to rural Chhattisgarh using solar energy: Jal Jeevan Mission’s success story

Getting basic rights to water and sanitation at the grassroots level has always been a challenge for India. But Bastar shows a solution is possible

Tanks in Karnataka: Sharing land, water at a time of scarcity

Tanks have fallen into disrepair for lack of a clear community ownership; but farmers, mostly women, are now being paid for its upkeep

Every fifth child faces water scarcity globally: Unicef report

More than 155 million children in South Asia live in areas with high or even extremely high water vulnerability, Unicef says

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

Storage level: 23 of India’s 91 reservoirs below 50%

With the monsoon playing hide-and-seek, western and southern India are especially suffering, says CWC

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

Cancer-causing chromium-6 found in US tap water

Almost two-thirds of the country's population may be exposed to the carcinogen, claims an independent advocacy group

Not an ideal immersion

Instead of artificial tanks, devotees use lakes and large water bodies for immersion of idols of Lord Ganesh

The reality of water security in Asia and Pacific regions

A recent report says that water security has improved, but long-term access to freshwater is still a concern

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

Asking for help

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Gold and silver nanoparticles remove pesticides from water

Cess, minister

Even the polluters paid up. But not Gujarat's government

India’s farmers need financial motivation to check indiscriminate use of groundwater for irrigation

A paradigm shift in technology, agronomic practices and support to farmers is need of the hour

How 3-pond systems helped villagers double yield, save lakhs

A system of three ponds to recycle grey water from the village has helped farmers and panchayats save lakhs of rupees

Only 4% CSR funds go to save water: Jal Shakti minister Shekhawat

During India Water Week, the Union minister says even water-intensive industries dedicate only 11% of their CSR spending to water conservation

In short

How historical methods helped landless farmers earn a living

Farmers revive traditional retention ponds that drain water during floods and retain moisture in droughts