Can a centralised approach help solve water disputes?

A single national tribunal for inter-state water disputes will also enable discussion on the issue of international waters

African countries aren't doing enough to prepare for rising sea levels

All the coastal nations will be affected by the rising sea levels and the damage could be reduced by adapting the coastline and …

Problem in paradise: Water crisis deepens in Ladakh amid surge in tourists

Dry taps and tube wells and a possibility of a prolonged water crisis is casting huge shadows on Ladakh's present and future

Every drop matters

If water efficiency is the agenda for agriculture, then water recycling has to be the agenda for cities and industries

80% groundwater in Punjab's Malwa unfit for drinking

Much of the groundwater in Malwa, Punjab has chemicals exceeding permissible limits, putting children at risk of a blood disorder

Poor despite Rs 5,800 crore

Plan and plan well is the message from the first independent evaluation of India's ambitious resource-sharing plan for mining districts

Beijing is sinking due to excessive groundwater extraction

A new study has found a direct correlation between depression in the surface and pumping out of groundwater

Noida must consider other alternatives to Ganga water

Instead of bringing in Ganga water to dilute the hard groundwater, the city should make use of its potential for rainwater harvesting

The East Coast Road to ecological disaster

Work on the Madras-Cuddalore stretch of the East Coast Road has been suspended following objections that construction had begun without the …

Undermining existence

Extensive coal mining in Raniganj, Bihar, has not only displaced communities but has also affected the lifestyle of the locals

High-level garbage

Washington state plans to sue the US energy department for failing to clean up a radioactive waste dump

Reviving Saraswati

Scientists in Rajasthan try to revive ancient paleo-channels to solve the state's water crisis

Addicted to groundwater

High Court order fails to wean Gurgaon off illegal wells

Climate change unveils new methane source: Groundwater springs of Norway

Emissions to further increase if warming continues, finds study

Sustainable agriculture: Punjab needs policies to support crop diversification

Growing maize instead of paddy can reduce water use by 60-70% 

South Africa’s crucial water supplies from Lesotho: What the six-month shutdown means for industry, farming, residents

If people start extracting groundwater, this could put additional strain on already stressed ecosystems

Surface irrigation may encourage monocropping: Evidence from Telangana holds lessons for India

Providing farm households with new irrigation facilities that improve groundwater table also significantly enhances farm profits

75 years of people’s power: Lambra in Punjab uses dry ash to treat grey water

The treatment plant works on a natural treatment system and hence no labour is involved

High levels of arsenic found in groundwater in UP

40 districts exposed to high concentration of arsenic in groundwater

River of long ago

Soil salinity threatens the command areas

Not any drop to drink

Heavy metals in water

Ground hero

US scientists develop a quick and accurate method to detect radioactive waste

No alternative

Curbing MTBE leak is best way to stop groundwater pollution