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

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

2.1 billion people lack access to safe drinking water at home; rural-urban gap persists

The WHO and UNICEF report finds significant inequalities in basic water, sanitation and hygiene services

Micro-irrigation: The way ahead for sustainable agriculture

In the age of climate change and water scarcity, micro-irrigation can help increase crop yield and decrease water, fertiliser and labour …

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

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

Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2019: The order of change

To resolve environmental problems, we need a change in mindset, empirical studies, implementation, monitoring and follow-ups, says Justice Madan …

Residents’ lives in this Jodhpur basti revolve around water

Only downhill houses have water connections, others walk for several kilometres or are forced to use plastic pipes, pumps 

How to fight water scarcity this monsoon

Though the monsoon is behaving erratically, drought-prone districts are still water rich

Drinking water scarce in Kumbh city

Health authorities say they are receiving large number of patients suffering from stomach ailments, diarrheoa

Megadrought in Chile: Both natural climate factors, human-induced global warming to blame

A quarter of reduction of rainfall a direct result of sea-surface warming    

Desertification setting in across a quarter of India

Another 30% of the county’s land is undergoing degradation. What does this mean for the country where more than 60% peopel depends on …

Water & climate emergency: A fluid future

Climate change is disrupting the water cycle and severely affecting those who live in already water-stressed areas

Water storage in major Indian river basins depleting

More than 60 per cent of the basins contain much less water than average storage over the last decade, CWC data shows

Swimming pools and manicured lawns — rich communities’ extravagant choices are leaving too little water for the poor

Study finds socioeconomic inequality as the biggest problem behind water shortages in urban areas

Coronavirus spotlights the link between clean water and health

A key way to cut risk of falling sick is by washing your hands thoroughly and frequently. But what if you don’t have access to clean water?

Six strategies to reduce water scarcity by 2050

Improved irrigation techniques, better cultivars, checking population growth rate are among measures that can help lower water demand, says study

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 9, 2020)

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

Water starved village caught in Bt debate

Bhamb Raja rues Bt seed major Monsanto and farmers activists exploit its plight to achieve their own goals

Water in the age of coronavirus

As we confront the new global enemy SARS-COV-2, the availability of water will be a crucial determinant for a successful outcome in this war  

Why better policies are needed for sewage water use in thermal power plants

Thermal power plants within 50 km of STPs are required to use treated sewage; but there has not been any positive move on ground

Cities journey beyond ODF: India moves to sustainable sanitation for all

Indian cities are currently plagued by multiple challenges to water, sanitation and hygiene. At present, 163 million people do not have …

COVID-19: The need is to decentralise how we manage wastewater

The water crisis in India is dire: By 2030, the country’s water demand is projected to be twice the available supply

Why Marathwada is becoming a graveyard for farmers

Season after season of failed crops is pushing farmers to the brink of desperation, while the inaction of the Maharashtra government is allowing …