India’s water crisis: The clock is ticking

We need to promote a decentralised approach, with a key focus on water conservation, source sustainability, storage and reuse wherever possible

Despite intense rainfall, world’s water supply is decreasing

Study finds that drying of soil due to rise in temperatures is not letting much water reach rivers and reservoirs  

How is Coke-Pepsi boycott in Tamil Nadu linked to concern over groundwater depletion?

Expert finds faults in water-neutrality claim by beverage companies, calls for addressing the issue of excess water usage in their plants

Namami Gange nudges ahead as government launches new initiatives

The Ganga Eco-Task Force and village-level initiatives to manage sewage see light of day

A taste of dry death

As the Gujarat forest department persists in planting a weed that sucks dry all the water in its vicinity, the Little Rann of Kutch gets...

On Eve's of footsteps

The Beijing Conference on Women was a revelation of the 20th Century woman's status vis-a-vis environment and other issues

Performance pays

The poor of India know it when a political leader is earnest about their uplift. Exit polls do not

Ice ice baby

Satellite images revealing vast quantities of ice on Mars rekindle hopes about life existing on the planet

Blueprint for DJB privatisation?

The proposed Delhi Water Supply and Sewage project -- which will be funded by the World Bank and whose draft has been prepared by …

"Free electricity spurs water wastage"

HAZI SAHEB KHAN from Ghagas village in Haryana's Gurgaon district speaks with remarkable clarity on complex issues related to water. Just back …

Wellbeing in Venice

Venice isn't just canals and aristocrats. anupam mishra gets off a gondola and stumbles into well workmanship and rainwater use

Need vs greed

There is little talk of curbing water use in urban India. Cities’ insatiable water demand, coupled with leaky pipelines, is leading to …

The drowning of a city

There are both in Delhi - criminal waste, unendurable want. And in this city of verdant veneers, nowhere does the callous politics of …

Jal Shakti ministry’s groundwater guideline shuns opportunity to address overall crisis

Complex groundwater systems cannot be controlled or predicted, but need to be better managed and made more efficient 

Thirsty in paradise: Water crises are a growing problem across the Caribbean islands

Changing precipitation patterns & droughts, rapid urbanisation & industrialisation, a water-intensive tourism industry and weak …

Water levels in reservoirs at 35% of capacity; southern India’s at just 20%

Raises alarms for potential drinking water shortages, low water availability for agriculture in coming weeks and months

The great water rip-off

Water - It's in our hands

Waters of hate

THAILAND

INDIA

Ecocare

Fighting over water

Two people were killed in Pakistan during protests against water scarcity

Watered down

Regular draining of water from rice fields reduces methane emissions

Dry wit