Bihar staring at water crisis in summer months with groundwater levels declining
A new report has put 11 districts in the ‘water-stressed’ category
4 out of 10 rural households travel every day for drinking water
10.5 per cent rural households spend over 30 minutes to get water every day
Simply Put: Digging for water
Simply put: India will soon run out of water
75 years of people’s power: Lambra in Punjab uses dry ash to treat grey water
The treatment plant works on a natural treatment system and hence no labour is involved
Water-stressed in India: Why Jal Shakti Abhiyan has only cosmetic effect in Palakkad
Palakkad ranked 219th in Jal Shakti Abhiyan despite more than 2,300 mm rain annually
A holistic water management system in urban areas for a sustainable future
An integrated approach can bring healthy coordination between all stakeholders
Simply Put: On the moon
Simply Put: Fashion parade
Simply put: AES and clean water
Empowered by water: Women’s quality of life improves with household access to water supply
Women can save time to find avenues of additional income
75 years of people’s power: Lalsot in Rajasthan is helping rural areas to treat their faecal sludge
This is an example of the informal use of urban facilities to treat rural faecal sludge
Take waste out of water
We cannot manage our rivers sustainably unless we fix our waste management system
Groundwater in 10 Bihar districts contaminated by uranium: Study
Researchers yet to find the source of uranium in groundwater
Storage level: Live storage in India’s 91 reservoirs 16% of the total
As compared to last week, this week’s storage dropped by 3.66 per cent
Water levels critically low in India’s reservoirs, river basins due to absence of pre-monsoon rain in areas
Odisha had highest departure from normal storage
Over 77 countries saw highest average temperature in 2023 in close to 5 decades: Report
Central America, parts of South America, southern Africa and western Australia face highest risk of developing or intensifying drought
Scarcity to abundance: How a Maharashtra village came together to address water crisis
Cultivable land with perennial irrigation grew 20% in a decade
As told to parliament (December 9, 2021): Yamuna ammonia pollution affects Delhi water supply
All that was discussed in the House through the day
Deficient rainfall leads to low storage in water reservoirs of north, central India
The total volume in 130 reservoirs monitored is 61 per cent of their overall capacity
Live storage increased 165% in 123 reservoirs during monsoon
This is 87 per cent of the total live storage capacity of the 123 reservoirs
Reservoir levels now at 79%
There’s 133.588 billion cubic metre of water in 113 reservoirs in the country
Disputes over natural resources or property triggered 16.8% of all murders in India in 2019-21: UN report
Disputes over water access and the situation worsening with population growth, economic expansion and climate change have led to increased …
Live storage in India’s reservoirs increases by over 11% this week
Some 10 states had less-than-normal storage (the average for the last 10 years).
Drought in Kenya: Nearly 3.5 million people are hungry, says UN
Over 90 per cent of the open water sources have dried up