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Before the River Grows Thin

Before the River Grows Thin

14 Feb 2026

1 min read

Women of Raika Mala spend several hours every day fetching water from the green, murky johad.

Water scarcity defines life in this Rajasthan village inside Sariska’s protected core, as women spend hours fetching contaminated water

12 Feb 2026

6 min read

Simply Put: Assi tributary

Simply Put: Assi tributary

11 Feb 2026

1 min read

News

Women of Raika Mala spend several hours every day fetching water from the green, murky johad.

Water scarcity defines life in this Rajasthan village inside Sariska’s protected core, as women spend hours fetching contaminated water

12 Feb 2026

6 min read

The Assi drain flows directly into the Ganges in Varanasi.

NGT questions Uttar Pradesh move to treat Assi river as drain amid Ganga pollution concerns

11 Feb 2026

3 min read

The ‘kidneys of south Bengal’ are dying

The ‘kidneys of south Bengal’ are dying

07 Feb 2026

2 min read

NGT cracks down on groundwater use at cricket stadiums, flags continued reliance despite treated water availability

NGT cracks down on groundwater use at cricket stadiums, flags continued reliance despite treated water availability

06 Feb 2026

2 min read

Hand pumps remain the most relied-upon source of drinking water in rural areas, accounting for 42.9% of usage.

Budget 2026-27 restores big funding for rural water and sanitation after steep cuts, but delivery gaps from last year persist

04 Feb 2026

4 min read

Great drying

Great drying

Akshit Sangomla

03 Feb 2026

2 min read

What lies beneath

What lies beneath

Sushmita Sengupta

03 Feb 2026

3 min read

World Wetlands Day 2026: Promoting Chilika red rice can help enhance food and livelihood security around India’s first Ramsar Site

World Wetlands Day 2026: Promoting Chilika red rice can help enhance food and livelihood security around India’s first Ramsar Site

02 Feb 2026

4 min read

Delhi among 38 countries with extremely high water stress

Delhi among 38 cities with extremely high water stress

Himanshu Nitnaware

23 Jan 2026

2 min read

Water bankruptcy: UN report signals a post-crisis era for global agriculture

Water bankruptcy: UN report signals a post-crisis era for global agriculture

22 Jan 2026

4 min read

Invisible employer

Invisible employer

Sushanta Kumar Mahapatra

16 Jan 2026

2 min read

A jalasathi demonstrating the quality of Odisha’s tap water.

Why India’s cities struggle to keep tap water safe — and what Odisha did differently

13 Jan 2026

6 min read

Interviews

‘First thing to do when solving water problems is to understand diversity’

‘First thing to do when solving water problems is to understand diversity’

Akshit Sangomla

27 Jan 2026

12 min read

Economist and Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee

‘The poorer you are, the more expensive water is’

Preetha Banerjee

08 Nov 2025

2 min read

Global South cities have a crucial opportunity to learn from costly mistakes elsewhere on land subsidence: Leonard Ohenhen

Global South cities have a crucial opportunity to learn from costly mistakes elsewhere on land subsidence: Leonard Ohenhen

Sushmita Sengupta

25 Oct 2025

8 min read

Himalayan springs are cultural and ecological lifelines. But scientific studies on them remain fragmented: Vinod Kothari

Himalayan springs are cultural and ecological lifelines. But scientific studies on them remain fragmented: Vinod Kothari

04 Oct 2025

4 min read

Getting the BBNJ Agreement ratified at the United Nations Ocean Conference will be an ambitious task: Nichola Clark

Getting the BBNJ Agreement enter into force at the UN Ocean Conference will be an ambitious task: Nichola Clark

Rohini Krishnamurthy

24 Apr 2025

6 min read

Bengaluru after Day Zero: ‘City’s government & people took water scarcity head on & will convert crisis into opportunity’

Bengaluru after Day Zero: ‘City’s government & people took water scarcity head-on & will convert crisis into opportunity’

17 Aug 2024

4 min read

Blogs

Before the River Grows Thin

Before the River Grows Thin

14 Feb 2026

1 min read

Vagator Beach Front, Goa

Living with water: Listening to rivers and wetlands is no longer optional in Goa

Wenceslaus Mendes

10 Feb 2026

6 min read

The Saline Siege: Why mental health and water justice must converge in Odisha’s coastal villages

The Saline Siege: Why mental health and water justice must converge in Odisha’s coastal villages

09 Feb 2026

5 min read

Budget 2026: What it signals for water, sanitation, river conservation

Budget 2026: What it signals for water, sanitation, river conservation

Subrata Chakraborty

04 Feb 2026

5 min read

Why India’s wetlands matter more than ever

Why India’s wetlands matter more than ever

02 Feb 2026

6 min read

Why too much phosphorus in America’s farmland is polluting the country’s water

Why too much phosphorus in America’s farmland is polluting the country’s water

28 Jan 2026

5 min read

The world is in water bankruptcy, UN scientists report — here’s what that means

The world is in water bankruptcy, UN scientists report — here’s what that means

21 Jan 2026

5 min read

Beyond water scarcity: Efficiency, conservation and Delhi’s path forward

Beyond water scarcity: Efficiency, conservation and Delhi’s path forward

Mehal Gurbuxani

19 Jan 2026

5 min read

Videos

55% of Delhi’s drinking water unsafe for consumption: CAG Audit

55% of Delhi’s drinking water unsafe for consumption: CAG Audit

These findings come amid a surge in complaints of contaminated water and growing public anxiety after Indore’s deadly water crisis

26 Jan 2026

1 min read

The Sunita Narain Show: Sewage before supply

The Sunita Narain Show: Sewage before supply

19 Jan 2026

1 min read

India’s urban water crisis: Sewage in taps, deaths across cities

India’s urban water crisis: Sewage in taps, deaths across cities

15 Jan 2026

1 min read

Uttarakhand Health Crisis: Almora deaths

Uttarakhand Health Crisis: Almora deaths

18 Oct 2025

1 min read

Treaty in abeyance: Climate, conflict & Indus waters

Treaty in abeyance: Climate, conflict & Indus waters

30 Apr 2025

1 min read

Climate conflicts: Building the largest dam on Brahmaputra’s Great Bend in China

Climate conflicts: Building the largest dam on Brahmaputra’s Great Bend in China

01 Apr 2025

1 min read

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