Counting India’s waterbodies

Down To Earth breaks down data from the country’s first census on waterbodies conducted by the Centre last year 

US now calls water scarcity a national security issue: An expert explains how serious it can be

In many cases, disasters could be prevented with proper water management

Simply Put: World Water Day

Simply put: Giant Viruses found in water samples from Mumbai

Stress signs for water

Three of the world’s top five groundwater-extracting countries are in Asia, with India leading the list. At least 10 states in the country …

India’s new hydro map

The blue represents the spread of the 30 million water-related structures built under MGNREGA. The darker the shade, the higher the number of …

Rainwater harvesting vs water ferrying trains: Which is better?

A calculation shows 7 million litres of water can be harvested from one hectare of land in Chennai

Water in news on April 13

Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and developments around water

Groundwater management: The visible crisis of an invisible resource

Water table declined in pockets of 6 major cities by more than 4 metres over the years

Climate change: Delhi, Punjab and Haryana biggest hotspots of water loss in India

As many as 2.3 billion people live in countries considered to be water-stressed; the number is going to be at least 5 billion by 2050, …

Simply Put: World Water Day 2024

Water crisis in South Africa: Damning report finds 46% contamination, 67% of treatment works near to breaking down

Monitoring and compliance were severely deficient, report shows

Quest for water: Tribals in Gujarat village use traditional methods to end shortage

Some househoulds have started reusing grey water and maintaining kitchen gardens

75 years of people’s power: Telangana’s Ibrahimpur tackles grey water stagnation, mosquito breeding

Village is entirely dependent on groundwater for its potable and non-potable uses and this has helped make their water source sustainable

Every person may have to live on less water as per capita reservoir capacity decreases: UN

While the world population might increase to nine billion by 2040, the projected reservoir volume is stabilising around 7,000 billion cubic metre

Indus river system among world’s most vulnerable water towers: Study

The research, which looked at 78 global water towers, said they were at risk, mostly due to the threats of climate change

For water purification, one size does not fit all: Experts

It's important to properly test the quality of water before taking any step for its purification, they said in a panel discussion organised by …

Problem in paradise: Water crisis deepens in Ladakh amid surge in tourists

Dry taps and tube wells and a possibility of a prolonged water crisis is casting huge shadows on Ladakh's present and future

Water-stressed in India: Experts unfazed over Bengaluru’s dismal JSA ranking

Bengaluru’s water woes and rapidly-depleting groundwater reserves led to it getting an abysmal 200th rank

Bihar starts geo-mapping exercise to trace, identify thousands of water bodies

Bihar Remote Sensing Application Centre is tasked with handling the exercise

India exported 3,850,431 litres of water since 2015, mostly to China: Govt

Water being exported even as government has not been able to meet its own targets for drinking water supply

Look back at the decade: Water Scarcity

In this series to highlight what was crucial in the second decade of the new millenium we now look at how water management became the debate point

Water-stressed in India: Officials in Karnataka’s Chitradurga clueless about JSA

The district scored zero in some Jal Shakti Abhiyan indicators

Unlocking potential of groundwater can provide water security, boost economy: UN

India is the largest groundwater user globally, finds UN report

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Involve all stakeholders and train worksite supervisors and labourers to make MGNREGA benefit everyone