Catch the rain, fix water crisis: How Odisha leads by example

Odisha has deveoped 12,000 rainwater harvesting structures to facilitate water conservation and ground water recharge in 2,035 wards 

Distress looms over water-starved Chennai

People of other parts of Tamil Nadu — home to about 67 million people — have also been hurt 

REVIVING WISDOM

Rainwater is abundant in India. So is its mismanagement. This has led to a human-made water scarcity. The only way to solve modern India's water …

Climate change and water: Ripple marks

People with lower socio-economic status, migrants and refugees are most vulnerable to the impact of climate change on water

UK likely to face drought in August; Residents urged to use water wisely

Drought group readies action plan as Met forecasts another severe heatwave  

WWF identifies 100 cities, including 30 in India, facing ‘severe water risk’ by 2050

These cities would have to build ‘resilience’ if they were to manage such scarcity, the nonprofit said

2.1 billion people lack access to safe drinking water at home; rural-urban gap persists

The WHO and UNICEF report finds significant inequalities in basic water, sanitation and hygiene services

Kenya’s new water police can teach east Africa a crucial lesson

The police unit is a game-changer in responding to east Africa’s water insecurity, say experts

Residents’ lives in this Jodhpur basti revolve around water

Only downhill houses have water connections, others walk for several kilometres or are forced to use plastic pipes, pumps 

Water & climate emergency: A fluid future

Climate change is disrupting the water cycle and severely affecting those who live in already water-stressed areas

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

Coronavirus spotlights the link between clean water and health

A key way to cut risk of falling sick is by washing your hands thoroughly and frequently. But what if you don’t have access to clean water?

Water in the age of coronavirus

As we confront the new global enemy SARS-COV-2, the availability of water will be a crucial determinant for a successful outcome in this war  

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 …