'The tragedy of irrigation in India is that we have created capacity but have not utilised it'
Will the integration of Central Water Commission and Central Ground Water Board lead to better water management? Mihir Shah explains
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
Water wise in Uttarakhand
Scientific implementation of developmental programmes is needed for the optimal utilisation of water resources
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 14, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
COVID-19: Punjab’s pond cleaning project gathers pace
The Punjab government generated employment of 1,052,524 man-days under the MGNREGA since May 12
The Horn of Africa has had years of drought, yet groundwater supplies are increasing — why?
Locals rely on the ‘long rains’ from March-May and ‘short rains’ from October-December
Not only depletion, sparse data on Himalayan springs is also a big concern
Greater awareness, understanding and a national springs’ inventory can help achieve water security for the future
Arsenic-free
Scientists in Sweden are propagating laterite treatment for the removal of arsenic from groundwater in the Bengal Delta plains
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 22, 2020)
Water-stressed in India: Perception trumps reality in Bengal’s Hooghly
Locals claim they have enough water; Down to Earth found farmers extracted millions of litres of ground water every day through&…
In water-stressed Gujarat, government proposes to punish farmers who draw groundwater
Bill introduced in Assembly says errant farmers can be imprisoned up to six months or fined up to Rs 10,000
Cupfuls of misery
Nothing more than a vote-catcher, Andhra Pradesh's cheap rice scheme has resulted in an ecological disaster in its drought-prone areas
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 13, 2020)
Back to the source
Recharging aquifers with treated wastewater is the only hope to meet the water needs of a growing urban population
Water quality deteriorating in Kochi, reveals audit
Only 24 per cent households implement water conservation measures like reuse and recycling
Two talukas in Maharashtra face worst drought in memory
Experts blame it on poor groundwater management, lax attitude of government in providing irrigation facilities
Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (July 13-17, 2020)
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
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 21, 2020)
Gurgaon expansion halted
High court bars authorities from sanctioning new real estate projects to curb rampant groundwater exploitation
Delhi's water supply skewed and mismanaged
Is the Haryana government really to be blamed for Delhi's water shortage? The answer perhaps lies in understanding the disparity in water supply …
Lessons in becoming water wise
S V Govardhan Das, a geologist, compiled the voluminous FAO report on participatory groundwater management programmes in the seven districts of …
Local communities can manage aquifers better: FAO study
Two participatory programmes on water management in drought-prone districts of Andhra Pradesh help farmers conserve groundwater
Delhi groundwater, a deadly cocktail: CGWB report
Inadequate sewage treatment and disposal in the national capital territory is contaminating city’s groundwater
An atlas of India's groundwater aquifers
Maps in the atlas, released by Central Ground Water Board, indicate priority areas for water conservation and groundwater recharge
Mining effect: Aravalli gets new lakes
Deep digging in the mountain range for minerals has ruptured aquifers that now water mining pits