Water pollution in rivers: A long pathway to a better tomorrow

The Ganga, perhaps the most revered river globally, is also unfortunately one of the most polluted today

24x7 makeshift clinics, testing food, water at gatherings: How Karnataka is trying prevent cholera outbreak amid rising heat

State reported 33 cases of cholera this year, most in April; health department to conduct awareness campaigns, ensure supply of medicines, clean water

Australian researchers develop model to estimate groundwater recharge more accurately

To provide a more precise estimate, they used improved chloride deposition map with enhanced data, spatial coverage

Why do floods & droughts simultaneously ravage India? Expert offers explanation, solutions

The primary reason for the floods is the insufficient number of waterbodies

After 10 years & Rs 9,630 crore, scheme for drought-proofing Maharashtra can provide water to just 487 people for a year

The drought in Marathwada is clearly a human-made disaster, due to the mismanagement of water, say experts

Scheduled for Day Zero

The cities with population above 1 million in 2016, which would face water scarcity in 2050

Simply Put: Five trillion economy

Why rural Nigeria needs to fix its sanitation gaps on a war footing  

Open defecation near water source deteriorates quality causing a visicious circle of poor sanitation & water crisis

Odisha is providing drinking water on tap: How did it achieve the monumental feat?

Controlling water leaks, elimination of contamination via outside water were among major challenges faced

Bengaluru water crisis: How use of RO purifiers is reversing efforts to save water

Amid the institutional & personal attempts to save water in Bengaluru, an obvious culprit is being ignored

Nearly 80 per cent Indian households without piped water connection

In rural India, close to 90 per cent households do not have piped connections

Simply Put: Ronaldo's leap

4 out of 10 rural households travel every day for drinking water

10.5 per cent rural households spend over 30 minutes to get water every day

19% of world’s people without access to clean water live in India

Yet state governments are not serious enough

Simply Put: Digging for water

Simply put: India will soon run out of water

Poisoned Punjab: Study finds declining groundwater quality, southwestern Punjab most affected

Intensive agriculture practices, over-exploitation of groundwater may be to blame  

Simply put: AES and clean water

Bottled water alternative for drinking is worse than problem

Society is paying for pollution, has become an economic burden

South Africa’s drinking water quality is declining since 2014 — nearly half of it is unsafe to drink

Of total 958 water supply systems in the country, 29% were in a critical state  

Indian packaged foods least healthy globally: Survey

Packaged foods from the UK ranked the healthiest, followed by US, Australia

Why ozonization to treat drinking water can be dangerous

Water scarcity is inevitable, up to 270 million people at risk: IPCC report

The report will be debated in Geneva this week

India Elects: Will water issues impact results?

Within a week, we will know whether the "No Water No Votes" campaign influenced results

Water crisis in South Africa: Damning report finds 46% contamination, 67% of treatment works near to breaking down

Monitoring and compliance were severely deficient, report shows