75 years of people’s power: Telangana’s Ibrahimpur tackles grey water stagnation, mosquito breeding
Village is entirely dependent on groundwater for its potable and non-potable uses and this has helped make their water source sustainable
COVID-19: ‘Miniscule traces’ of novel coronavirus found in Paris’ non-potable water
It is essential that wastewater and sewage workers should use standard practices, practice basic hygiene precautions, and wear personal …
Govt wants to dump excess food grain in Africa
Food Corporation of India storages are spilling from excess food stocks and the new Kharif procurement season is only a month away
Chennai water crisis: A wake-up call for Indian cities
Cities being the powerhouse of our economy, much more is required to make them sustainable and livable
Union Budget 2019-20: Gush of funds for piped water
The government allocated Rs 9,150.36 crore for National Rural Drinking Water Programme — increase of 69% from last year
Indian government should not use water crisis to justify river linking
Modi’s government should focus on local solutions and stronger governance rather than build large dams and river diversions, argues Ashok Swain
Can quick-fix solutions address India’s growing water woes?
Non-profits and civil society organisations are increasingly opting for quick-fix solutions to all issues, a tendency that needs to be moderated
Modi’s rural sojourn: Take piped water to 4,620 households everyday
The challenge is to sustain supply; most habitations covered with drinking water have slipped back to non-covered status due to drying up of sources
Springs are flowing once again in these Uttarakhand villages, thanks to 'water champions'
After scientific interventions helped revive the dying springs in more than 300 villages, communities took the ownership of maintaining these …
Day Zero is meant to cut Cape Town's water use: what is it, and is it working?
Tough water restrictions and punitive tariffs will drive down water demand, helping to postpone Day Zero
World Cities Day: Clock ticking for India’s urban areas; act now, say experts
The time has come for active policies to make sustainable modes work for all income levels, they say
Value your local water system
Bengaluru floods should draw our attention to how the same tragic story of loss of waterbodies in almost all Indian cities. But will it?&…
A success story: How we restored 15 rural waterbodies in UP’s Gautam Buddha Nagar
Depleted groundwater levels, deteriorated water quality, garbage and wastewater inflow, etc, were some of the issues faced by these rural waterbodies
Globally, India recorded the highest loss in terrestrial water storage
For the past 20 years, India has experienced terrestrial water storage (TWS) loss of at least 3 cm per year. In some regions, the loss has been …
Why global food prices are higher today than for most of modern history
The drivers of average international food prices are always complicated. The prices of different commodities rise and fall based on universal …
Sub-Saharan Africa’s food security has turned out better than feared. But risks remain
Widespread job losses led to rise in food insecurity, most pronounced in Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Ethiopia, Uganda and Malawi
Congo faces world’s worst food crisis due to COVID-19: Report
Around 21.8 million people are food insecure in the country due to disruption of food supply chains
How can we save rural India from COVID-19
Since most rural homes don’t have functional tap connections, they have to be built on a war footing
Cyclone Fani: Five days on, Odisha still far from normal
The state government saved its people from Fani’s wrath, but the essentials to survive still remain scarce
How we source water for cities: Lessons Tehri taught
A look at how complex the ecological and social consequences of our urban water management can be
Why Russia pulled out of its grain deal with Ukraine — and what that means for the global food system
Ukrainian grain is important for feeding the world and the the Black Sea is a vital route to getting it to people who need it.
Robust raw material supply chain key to Africa’s growth: UNCTAD
African economies are hampered by supply chain hurdles, including poor logistics, low levels of technology, fragmented markets, limited capital …
How a state mission brought clean water to every household in villages with supply crisis
The project exemplifies how methodical intervention can end supply problems even in hydro-geologically complex areas
Hand washing a must for COVID-19, but do we have enough water
Though hand washing during the present COVID-19 pandemic is essential, we have to be careful while using water for this purpose
Does rural India have enough water to sustain open-defecation free status?
While India is inching closer to being ODF, less than 20 per cent of rural households have piped water supply