A crisis that will redefine civilization

Total live storage in India’s reservoirs 41% of live storage capacity

Live storage is 141 per cent of the live storage of the corresponding period last year

Tamil Nadu traders’ body calls to boycott aerated drinks amid drought

If the campaign is successful, multinational companies could face revenue losses up to Rs 1,500 crore annually

Reflection in a pond

As urban residents switch to municipal water, the labour class struggles with disappearing ponds, their main water source. Sorit Gupto …

Controversial plan to sell water from Sheonath river

Ajit Jogi, Chhattisgarh chief minister, has announced an enquiry into the legality of India's first private project to supply water to industry …

WATER CRISIS

Kerala declared drought-hit; water level in dams falls by 40 per cent

All the 14 districts of the state are facing severe water scarcity

Water woes

Sponsoring a scarcity

The Delhi Jal Board makes every effort to aggravate the water shortage in Delhi

All in a day's work

Grand Hyatt leads by example on wastewater recycling

Parched Mumbai

The news is out: water levels in Mumbai are over 15 per cent less than last year. It might seem routine but it has the city up in arms. …

Usage of wastewater and sustainable agriculture can ensure water security in India

A recent international virtual conference on water suggested possible methods to ensure water security at a time of COVID-19 and climate change

Drought hinders efforts to make Maharashtra open defecation-free

The drought scenario in Maharashtra forces us to think what will happen to the ambitious plan of making the state 100 per cent Open Defecation-free

Asia-Pacific still most vulnerable to water insecurity

According to the ADB report, the number of countries assessed as water insecure has dropped to 29 as compared to 38 in 2013

Karnataka wants to drill more borewells, but where’s the water?

Despite groundwater depletion and huge expenditure incurred, the state government seeks answer to water scarcity in borewells 

Water scarcity may cause upto 6% loss in GDP: World Bank

Water shortage may also increase migration and conflicts in some regions, finds a World Bank report

A billion could be without water in Asia by 2050

New research explains that growth in economy and population along with climate change are building water-stress

Can Navi Mumbai find a way out of its water shortage?

Navi Mumbai is digging wells to fight water shortage, but this may lead to another crisis instead of countering one

World awakes to new danger: use of water as weapon of war

Using water as a weapon to weaken people is a tactic used in Syria, other countries of West Asia and Africa

Watermaker

A US-based firm has recently launched a high-tech gadget in India with the alluring promise of resolving the water crisis. 'Watermaker', a …

WATER CRISIS

War zone Cauvery

Karnataka and Tamil Nadu are once again at loggerheads over the sharing of the Cauvery waters. Why have the successive agreements failed to …

Revegetation on Loess Plateau putting pressure on water resources

Expansion of vegetation cover in areas marked by limited water availability creates “conflicting demands for water between the ecosystem …

World Water Week 2023: Demand and pollution of the precious resource are increasing, which is not a good sign

While India, on the whole, is water secure, the situation is grim in some states and Union Territories. In business-as-usual scenario, more …

Live storage increases marginally in India’s major reservoirs, as monsoon picks up

The eastern region has the lowest storage, followed by the northern, western and  central regions as of July 7