Resident Welfare Associations can contribute big to conserve water

A case study from JR Nagar RWA in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh

Of bottles and kundis

Revive the Yamuna

Delhi's government is considering three proposals for water harvesting

WATERY PROBLEM

Sponsoring a scarcity

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

President's choice

K R Narayanan's keen interest in environment leaves a lasting mark on Rashtrapati Bhavan

Water policy dams locals

PM mouths concepts which exist nowhere in the document

Work for food

Employment guarantee means entitlement to rural livelihood and food security

Hydraulic marvel

An eighteenth-century canal system in Pune remains fresh despite long disuse

A Tughlakian folly

Interlinking rivers is politically unwise, ecologically destructive and financially unviable

The future's Orange

The Shetty farm model

Engineer couple try out rainfed farming

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 13, 2023)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

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. …

How a water-scarce village in Maharashtra became water-prudent

Villages in Bhokardan block created sustainable provisions for drinking water while also managing greywater despite unfavourable hydrogeology

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

India exported 3,850,431 litres of water since 2015, mostly to China: Govt

Water being exported even as government has not been able to meet its own targets for drinking water supply

Fetching water is a woman's responsibility in this arid Rajasthan village

In Jaisalmer's Khadero ki Dhani village, a strong sense of community and humour help women survive numerous trips to beris

Weaving a common destiny

The weavers of Kabir Basti had just two resources: wool and their own talent. With this they transformed their lives

In crisis

The desert city of Jodhpur in Rajasthan is an excellent example of how Thoughtless processes of modernisation and urbanisation have destroyed an …

DENMARK

People collect rainwater without any support from the government. This saves the avoidable overuse of drinking water

The value of a raindrop

Rainwater is as usable to the industrialised North as to the underdeveloped South. As important to the poor, rural household as to the gardens …

Reaping rainwater

The innovative use of stormwater drains to harvest water has meant a new lease of life for water-starved Chennai

The angry giants

Soil conservation work came cheap in Jhabua, but a lot remains to be done

River Parliament