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

Simply Put: SILLYcon valley

Disputes over natural resources or property triggered 16.8% of all murders in India in 2019-21: UN report 

Disputes over water access and the situation worsening with population growth, economic expansion and climate change have led to increased …

Live storage in India’s reservoirs increases by over 11% this week

Some 10 states had less-than-normal storage (the average for the last 10 years).

Drought in Kenya: Nearly 3.5 million people are hungry, says UN

Over 90 per cent of the open water sources have dried up

This educator in Rajasthan has set up a ‘jal sansad’ in schools to helps students harvest, conserve water

The parliament is in session throughout the school year, and as its members, students conduct several activities to ensure conservation of water

Reservoirs storage low as India enters second monsoon month

India ended June with water storage level in 101 of its 143 reservoirs at 40% or less

How India's water conservation methods can be upgraded to fit rural requirements

In the absence of holistic strategies, the urban issues may get induced to the resource-constrained rural areas

Has the COVID-19 lockdown cleaned up the Yamuna?

Water quality at major locations of the Yamuna did not meet necessary criteria when samples were tested recently by CPCB

Jal Shakti Abhiyan: What can make it more impactful

While the government has ambitious plans to solve the ongoing water crisis, there is a need to clearly spell out the scheme’s outcomes and …

Catch water where it falls: Urban rainwater harvesting

Every raindrop matters at this time when large parts of the world are staring at water scarcity. Here are the answers to some FAQs on …

Jal Shakti ministry’s groundwater guideline shuns opportunity to address overall crisis

Complex groundwater systems cannot be controlled or predicted, but need to be better managed and made more efficient 

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, …

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 

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 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

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