Reservoir levels now at 79%
There’s 133.588 billion cubic metre of water in 113 reservoirs in the country
Union Budget 2020-2021: Tap-water to all might remain a pipe dream
Jal Jeevan Mission receives only a marginal impetus
Centre's new draft for RO systems not what NGT asked for
Green Bench sought ban on ROs for water with TDS below 500 mg/l
Monsoon 2022 ends with filling up India’s major reservoirs
Some 44 reservoirs have 100 per cent storage at the end of the monsoon
Water-stressed in India: Thoothukudi farmers suffer from salinity
Several residents in district's Sathankulam block have shifted to nearby cities
Rains get reservoir levels to 73%
Overall storage still less than normal in seven states
Climate change to affect water availability, alter food production: UN report
Water mediated many climate change impacts on agriculture, said the report
Big leap ahead for India's sanitation economy
Four-day summit in Pune gathers experts and businesses
Live water storage in reservoirs at the end of monsoon less than 2020
Punjab recorded the highest deficit of 40%
Reservoir levels rise after rains, but fail to cross normal storage mark in many states
At least 10 states still hold water below their normal storage levels
More than a month into monsoon reservoir levels up only 6%
The country’s 91 reservoirs are holding less than a quarter of water they can
Budget 2020-21: Experts hope water security will be in focus again
Fund allocations must be clearly defined, they say
Reservoir levels up 42%, but storage still below half mark
Live storage levels in 103 reservoirs increased to 76.845 BCM from 54.258 BCM in a week
Reservoirs across India filling up as country receives good rains
However, 14 out of the 123 reservoirs monitored by the CWC are 100% full
Rains apart, blame the dams for Maharashtra, Karnataka floods: Report
Poor management of dams exacerbate floods, instead of mitigating them, it adds
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
Sewers are gas chambers where manual scavengers are sent to die: SC
Apex court comes down heavily on govt on the issue of manual scavenging
Live storage at 62% of capacity in monsoon’s third month
However, storage levels are not uniform across the country
Live storage at 64% capacity in 123 reservoirs
5 of 36 dams in south India are 100 per cent full and need close monitoring
Levelled out: MGNREGA helps bring in more land under cultivation in Ranga Reddy
Having levelled the terrain, farmers for the first time take up agriculture
Indian rivers crossed highest flood level 25 times in August 2019
This caused extreme floods in many states, according to Central Water Commission data
Centre notifies green credit programme
To incentivise eco-friendly actions; focus on water conservation and afforestation in initial phase
जल संकट से जूझ रहे क्षेत्रों में हुआ है आधे से अधिक सिंचाई का विस्तार, 36 फीसदी के लिए जिम्मेवार भारत
इंसानों के पीने योग्य जल का 90 फीसदी से अधिक उपयोग सिंचाई के लिए किया जा रहा है
Over half of the 21st century irrigation expansion has been in water-stressed regions; India accounts for 36%
Over 90% of humanity’s consumptive water use is used for irrigated agricultural production
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