Standing the test of drought
After the 1999 monsoon failed in several areas of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, there is a serious drought. Summer is a good four months away, and …
I am green by choice , not by chance
Probably the first chief minister of Delhi to have taken a keen interest in the environment, Shiela Dixit has got a mixed response for her …
Desert under siege
The Thar of Pakistan is an arid region troubled by long spells of drought, rapidly falling groundwater levels, abysmally low literacy levels and …
Catching water where it falls
A movement to recharge the depleted groundwater aquifers in a parched district of Madhya Pradesh gathers momentum
Water shortage in the home of glaciers
Residents in the UP Himalaya, abundant in rivers and glaciers and covered by a piped water network, are experiencing a water shortage caused by a …
Running out
Unless better management strategies are evolved, water scarcity in the country will only be accentuated by growing industrial and municipal demands.
Dying for a river
In Raigarh district of Madhya Pradesh, tribals are fighting to save their only source of water from an industrial house. A woman has already died …
Riots for water
Faced with a severe drought, the Gujarat government decided to reserve water from a dam for the town of Jamnagar. Rural folk of Saurashtra …
The myth of drought
For every administrator, there is a lesson to be learnt from Gujarat's drought. Specially since this dry spell has been brought about more due to …
To meet 2017 target, one million rural households need to be connected with piped water supply every day
Community involvement is missing and so is the interest towards maintaining sustainability of drinking water projects. What else hinders progress …
When water is no longer limitless
Day Zeroes are inevitable unless cities innovate, diversify supply sources and emphasise on the judicious use of water
Poor pay for ecological neglect
Droughts seem to be here to stay. Wrong development policies, governmental indifference and relief schemes which don't work have led to …
War over water
Mismanaging water can create a crisis and lead to panic. This is exactly what led to a water riot near Jamnagar in Gujarat
'India has highest number of people without access to safe water'
A new report states that poor management of water resources is the biggest problem holding India back from reaching all of its population …
Pitching in for a pond
The government and people of Madhya Pradesh have joined hands in their fight against drought through various jan sahyog programmes
Prioritise and invest on water security and clean drinking water
In order to adapt well and build resilience, it is important to strengthen water resources and their accessibility as part of climate change strategy
Meghalaya: How the ‘abode of clouds’ ran out of water
Many people have been on the receiving end of prolonged water scarcity, with Meghalaya grappling with one of the worst water crises in recent times
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 …
After Cape Town, is Sydney heading for a date with Day Zero?
From June 1, 2019, the Australian megapolis will face water cuts again after nearly a decade as levels in its dams are just over 50 per cent
The need of the hour
Experts all over agree that rainwater harvesting is the best way to improve the lot of villages
The story of a thirsty Kumaon
WATER IN KUMAON: ECOLOGY, VALUE, AND RIGHTS·edited by Gopal K Kadekodi, K S R Murthy, Kireet Kumar·G B Pant Institute of Himalayan …
Blazing India: The sun beats down mercilessly on Vidarbha
With no rains yet and the heat wave still on, the situation in Maharashtra’s easternmost region has everybody worried
Chennai’s water wars
The water-stressed city has been preying for a long time on aquifers in its neighbourhood, with often violent results, an analysis of its civic …
Singapore’s journey from a water scarce to a water secure nation
Singapore has tapped every opportunity to collect, treat, reuse and produce necessary water resources
A worsening water crisis in North Africa and the Middle East
Middle East and North African region is home to 7 per cent of the world's population but has access to only 1.5 per cent of its renewable …