Does government really want sustainable sanitation for rural areas?

Repeated discussions over expensive and not-so-feasible technologies have led to disappointment within experts and industry

Rain or no rain

What about privatisation, then?

Packaged water @ 10 paise/litre

Bengaluru catches drops

Act mandating rainwater harvesting boosts sale of filters

Disappearing act

Overexploitation, increasing salinity and industrial pollution are threatening groundwater resources in several parts of the country

New housing to reuse water

Spring in a box

A village in Maharashtra solves its water crisis by building underground boxes to tap spring water

DTE Coverage: Bengaluru Water Crisis 2024

Why the city that abounded in lakes and rivers went waterless

Why is Bengaluru city facing the worst water crisis in its nearly 500-year history?

The situation might get worse as the next monsoon is still 100 days away

Teething trouble

Simply Put: The thirsty crow

How do India’s policies and guidelines look at ‘urban lakes’?

The country has come a long way in the fight to protect these bodies of water, but much more needs to be done

Water for profit

Relaxed conditions

Water tax for Kolkata soon

Tamil Nadu readies pond plan

Army to the rescue

Water crisis in Tripura town

Feni river dispute fuels water shortage in border town

Dream stuck in pipeline

The Melamchi project promised to end Kathmandu’s acute water shortage. But 15 years later, it is nowhere near completion

War over water

Mismanaging water can create a crisis and lead to panic. This is exactly what led to a water riot near Jamnagar in Gujarat

Stressed city fathers

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Scheduled for Day Zero

The cities with population above 1 million in 2016, which would face water scarcity in 2050

News Snippets

Jharkhand: West Singhbhum DMF must invest in improving health care services, says CSE

With more than Rs 370 crore in its kitty, West Singhbhum DMF Trust should prioritise reducing child mortality and improving nutrition for local people