Every 6th person under water stress: FAO
The annual amount of available freshwater resources per person had declined by more than 20 per cent in the past two decades, UN body says
Open defecation in an ODF district in Rajasthan
Here's a travelogue to four tribal villages in Rajasthan's Sirohi district, which has been declared open-defecation free; but there are …
What’s holding back India’s complete ODF status?
A few laggard states needing appropriate technology and behavioural intervention are the final hurdle in order to achieve 100% household coverage …
Run-up to UN Water Conference: Bottled water masking world’s failure to supply ‘safe water’ for all, says report
Expansion of bottled water industry works against achieving the Sustaianable Development Goal to supply safe drinking water to all by affecting …
India world’s 13th most water-stressed country: WRI
The World Resources Institute also notes that 12 of the world's most water-stressed countries are in the Middle East and North Africa
How does water dictate India's relations with neighbours?
China’s dam-building and water division plans along the Brahmaputra River are a source of tension with India
Live storage increases marginally in India’s major reservoirs, as monsoon picks up
The eastern region has the lowest storage, followed by the northern, western and central regions as of July 7
How 2019 was for an average Indian household and the planet
Latest Government data debunks several tall claims of the government itself; On the other hand, at least 5 reports said the world's currnt …
More than 18% households in Delhi still don’t get piped water supply
According to the Economic Survey of Delhi, around 6,25,000 households rely on tube wells, hand pumps, canal, ponds, tanks for water
India even behind Somalia when it comes to safely managing sanitation services
The JMP report also shows significant inequalities in basic drinking water and sanitation services within regions
At least 750,000 children at risk of contracting water-borne diseases in Eastern Ukraine: UNICEF
Eastern Ukraine’s drinking water supply has been affected as vital water infrastructures are damaged due to the conflict
From Morocco to Yemen, many squeeze water out of fog
The system of collecting water from low-hanging clouds has brought respite to residents in water-stressed regions around the world
Sewage treatment plant failure leads to jaundice outbreak in Shimla
More than 1,000 people get jaundice as city’s sewage mixes with the drinking water supply
Access to safe water, sanitation has improved, says WHO-UNICEF report
Some 2.5 billion people still use unimproved sanitation facilities; can the world achieve MDG target by 2015?
MDG Report 2014: India among worst performers in poverty reduction, maternal death and sanitation
Report shows good progress in areas like poverty alleviation and access to clean water and controlling diseases like TB, Malaria
In hurry to build 40 toilets a minute, did govt forget about safe sanitation?
CAG reports of Gujarat and Uttarakhand, which are ODF status holders, say many toilets only exist on paper and several are defunct
Distress looms over water-starved Chennai
People of other parts of Tamil Nadu — home to about 67 million people — have also been hurt
Water crisis not due to of lack of resource, but mismanagement: Union minister at CSE conference
The minister was speaking at the 2023 Policy and Practice Forum, an international gathering of water, wastewater and sanitation management …
Kenya fights drought with sand dams, other water conservation ideas
Kenyans are using traditional water conservation methods to ensure water security and grow crops
World Toilet Day: So far, we have overlooked sanitation in the climate resilience discourse
Safe and inclusive sanitation solutions can play a pivotal role in safeguarding against risks imposed by climate change
Spectre of Day Zero: How South Africa is revising its water strategy
Focus on water demand, innovative innovative and sustainable technological options
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
Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (September 9-13)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal through the week&…
Water stress to increase, but so will water-related jobs, says UN report
According to the report, the lack of sufficiently skilled labour in water and sanitation has contributed to the estimated leakage of 30 per cent …
WASH: UN report finds 2030 SDG targets may just be a dream
Plans in place to address water and sanitation issues, countries face hurdles in implementation, says GLAAS report
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