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Reservoir report card: Pan-India situation worse than last year even as Kharif season advances

Reservoir report card: Pan-India situation worse than last year even as Kharif season advances

17 Jul 2026

3 min read

Existential crisis

Existential crisis

17 Jul 2026

1 min read

Yamuna in Delhi begins to fill up, courtesy Hathnikund. Is it enough though?

Yamuna in Delhi begins to fill up, courtesy Hathnikund. Is it enough though?

Vikas Choudhary

16 Jul 2026

1 min read

News

Reservoir report card: Pan-India situation worse than last year even as Kharif season advances

Reservoir report card: Pan-India situation worse than last year even as Kharif season advances

17 Jul 2026

3 min read

Existential crisis

Existential crisis

17 Jul 2026

1 min read

Vizhinjam at a crossroads: As MSC eyes a stake, Kerala confronts questions of monopoly, pollution, and the price of maritime ambition

Vizhinjam at a crossroads: As MSC eyes a stake, Kerala confronts questions of monopoly, pollution, and the price of maritime ambition

16 Jul 2026

4 min read

Closing the planning & WASH gap in India's peri-urban regions

Closing the planning & WASH gap in India’s peri-urban regions

14 Jul 2026

4 min read

Climate change could double water bills in some urban cities by mid-century, finds study

Climate change could double water bills in some urban cities by mid-century, finds study

13 Jul 2026

3 min read

Only 26% of water remains in 166 dams across India; situation dire in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, and Jharkhand

Only 26% of water remains in 166 dams across India; situation dire in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, and Jharkhand

04 Jul 2026

3 min read

Hidden in plain sight

Hidden in plain sight

02 Jul 2026

2 min read

A jhiriya deep inside the Kulhadighat Range of Chhattisgarh's Udanti-Sitanadi Tiger Reserve. These traditional water sources are created by digging into sandy layers that naturally store subsurface water.

At 3,000 ft, a tiny waterhole is helping elephants survive summer in a Chhattisgarh tiger reserve

Purusottam Singh Thakur

25 Jun 2026

3 min read

Hundreds of fruit and medicinal trees in the Parson Temple complex in Faridabad have died after coming into contact with water from Barkal Lake.

Treated sewage water in Faridabad’s Badkhal Lake blamed for tree deaths and groundwater fears

25 Jun 2026

3 min read

Anita Tripur from Dhalai district in Tripura fetching water.

Eight northeastern states join hands to revive mountain springs as hill communities face water stress

19 Jun 2026

4 min read

India’s reservoirs at 28 per cent capacity as monsoon becomes crucial for water supply

India’s reservoirs at 28 per cent capacity as monsoon becomes crucial for water supply

15 Jun 2026

4 min read

New rule requires fish survival test for caustic soda industry wastewater

New rule requires fish survival test for caustic soda industry wastewater

09 Jun 2026

4 min read

Blogs

Himalayan snowfall has been miscalculated for years, here’s how we found a new way to measure it

Himalayan snowfall has been miscalculated for years, here’s how we found a new way to measure it

Siddharth Gumber

15 Jul 2026

4 min read

The hidden cost of Chennai’s data centre boom: Can the city afford AI’s water and power hunger?

The hidden cost of Chennai’s data centre boom: Can the city afford AI’s water and power hunger?

Anusreeta Dutta

04 Jul 2026

5 min read

Vegetable cultivation next to a pond dyke in Koraput, Odisha.

How rainwater harvesting is turning seasonal farming into year-round livelihoods in this Odisha district

01 Jul 2026

6 min read

Rainfall deficit is only the symptom; water stress is the real challenge

Rainfall deficit is only the symptom; water stress is the real challenge

Saurabh Bandyopadhyay

25 Jun 2026

4 min read

The Ganga Waters Treaty must hold. But for that, the river basin itself must remain resilient

The Ganga Waters Treaty must hold. But for that, the river basin itself must remain resilient

Md Sarwar Hossain

23 Jun 2026

4 min read

PM-KUSUM is a serious policy instrument. What it requires now is institutional depth

PM-KUSUM is a serious policy instrument. What it requires now is institutional depth

Anurag Banerjee

22 Jun 2026

5 min read

Mumbai need not suffer water scarcity each season. All it needs is wise management

Mumbai need not suffer water scarcity each season. All it needs is wise management

Sushmita Sengupta

22 Jun 2026

5 min read

Monsoon-ready, on paper: India’s urban flood preparedness faces a last-mile challenge

Monsoon-ready, on paper: India’s urban flood preparedness faces a last-mile challenge

Ritika Singh Thakur

22 Jun 2026

8 min read

Videos

India’s reservoir crisis: Why are dams still empty this monsoon?

India’s reservoir crisis: Why are dams still empty this monsoon?

Uneven rainfall and poor inflows into key catchment areas are leaving many reservoirs critically low

07 Jul 2026

1 min read

El Nino: Why is Pune facing a water shortage?

El Nino: Why is Pune facing a water shortage?

19 Jun 2026

1 min read

The Sunita Narain Show: Water security agenda in the age of climate change

The Sunita Narain Show: Water security agenda in the age of climate change

17 May 2026

1 min read

World Water Day 2026: Harvest every drop to build a water-wise future, says Sunita Narain

World Water Day 2026: Harvest every drop to build a water-wise future, says Sunita Narain

22 Mar 2026

1 min read

Gulf countries have oil but lack water: Desalination water plants hit amid Iran US-Israel Conflict

Gulf countries have oil but lack water: Desalination water plants hit amid Iran US-Israel Conflict

19 Mar 2026

1 min read

Why is Jammu & Kashmir’s Jhelum river drying after winter?

Why is Jammu & Kashmir’s Jhelum river drying after winter?

17 Mar 2026

1 min read

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