Life in the dry Thar desert
In the dry Sam region of Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan, there are villages which rely on water harvesting structures for regular water needs. …
In-depth coverage: Drought, but why
Drought now affects people across classes. India needs a new strategy for disaster management
One missed opportunity, 330 million drought-stricken Indians
We could have been drought-proof by 2010 had we only harvested rainwater. Sixteen years later, India's villages are paying the price
Running out
Unless better management strategies are evolved, water scarcity in the country will only be accentuated by growing industrial and municipal demands.
To sell a resource
Water. A resource whose scarcity and inefficient allocation gives enough cause for concern. A concern which could find a solution in the concept …
Restoring the past
A civil engineer revives an age-old system of farmers managing irrigation tanks in Tamil Nadu
We have enough water. We only need proper water management
D K Chaddha , chairperson, Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA), New Delhi, talks to Jitendra Verma on the state of groundwater in India
Vindicated
The Magsaysay award for Rajendra Singh has meant volte-face by critics of community-based water harvesting
UK likely to face drought in August; Residents urged to use water wisely
Drought group readies action plan as Met forecasts another severe heatwave
Kerala’s water budget can help tackle shortage issues: Experts
Budget prepared based on the availability and consumption of water in the state for equitable distribution
WWF identifies 100 cities, including 30 in India, facing ‘severe water risk’ by 2050
These cities would have to build ‘resilience’ if they were to manage such scarcity, the nonprofit said
Swachh Bharat Mission: An outstanding achievement, but challenges remain
Including people who still lack toilets, overcoming partial toilet use and retrofitting sustainably unsafe toilets are some of the massive tasks ahead
How civil engineers lead lake rejuvenation in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka
Pollution, solid waste dumping, flooding and encroachment issue plagued Coimbatore’s Kurichi Lake and Bengaluru’s Mylsandra …
Can India manage its precious waters
Even as water levels in river basins across the country diminish, the gap between water demand and supply is gradually widening. India faces a …
CSE workshop shines spotlight on ‘capacity-building’ for water conservation needs
The current urban water management paradigm has legal and institutional gaps and disregards the natural environment
Virtual realities
Bangalore is in the throes of a water privatisation debate. But the most critical flaws in a new plan for its suburbs have got missed out. s …
Kenya’s new water police can teach east Africa a crucial lesson
The police unit is a game-changer in responding to east Africa’s water insecurity, say experts
How 3-pond systems helped villagers double yield, save lakhs
A system of three ponds to recycle grey water from the village has helped farmers and panchayats save lakhs of rupees
Water in age of climate change
We now need to be more than obsessive about water and its management as it is the basis of health and wealth
The myth of drought
For every administrator, there is a lesson to be learnt from Gujarat's drought. Specially since this dry spell has been brought about more due to …
Land subsides in groundwater-guzzling UP districts
Central Uttar Pradesh is literally on shaky ground. Land subsidence has been reported from several districts of the region, including Fatehpur, …
Water budget
All that you wanted to know about water management schemes, but didn't know who to ask More...
Politics of water resource management in India
Book>> The Politics of Water Resource Management in India by John R Wood Sage Publications 2007 pages 285 Rs 625
Book review Towards water wisdom Limits, justice, harmony
BOOK>>Towards Water Wisdom Limits, Justice, Harmony by Ramaswamy Iyer Sage Publications, New Delhi 2007
Over 50% of world population to face water shortages by 2050: FAO urges countries to prepare for it
With agriculture contributing to 70% of freshwater consumption, agrifood systems thus become central to the water scarcity faced by the world, …