Cities across India have started water rationing
The 2019 summer is going to be intensely water scarce as cities find themselves without adequate water sources
Centre to send babus to 255 water-stressed districts. Here’s what they should keep in mind
MGNREGS has implemented a slew of projects, but to hardly any effect. We need to look at the problem afresh
World Toilet Day: So far, we have overlooked sanitation in the climate resilience discourse
Safe and inclusive sanitation solutions can play a pivotal role in safeguarding against risks imposed by climate change
By 2030, early warnings on floods and droughts to be available for all: WMO
World Meteorological Congress endorses Water and Climate Coalition for promoting sharing and access to integrated hydrological, cryosphere, …
Catch the rain, fix water crisis: How Odisha leads by example
Odisha has deveoped 12,000 rainwater harvesting structures to facilitate water conservation and ground water recharge in 2,035 wards
Swachh Bharat Mission 2: Way ahead for a long-term urban sanitation strategy
State governments need to develop an urban waste water management strategy: A mix of waste water treatment solutions for different towns based on …
Swachh Bharat Mission 2: The pitfalls — and the lure — of centralised urban sanitation system
Tapping nullahs, setting up one-STP without sewerage connectivity is neither a short-term nor a long-term solution for urban towns
Swachh Bharat Mission: Nilgiris sets example of community effort
More than 100,000 tribals, dalits and women raised a loan of Rs 20 crore to build toilets, after the incentive of Rs 12,000 per household was …
Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (September 9-13)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal through the week&…
Naini lake records lowest water level, and it’s not summer yet
In the beginning of March this year, the water level in the lake came down to 13.2 feet from its surface
Water wise in Uttarakhand
Scientific implementation of developmental programmes is needed for the optimal utilisation of water resources
Water strongholds
Chittor and Ranthambhore. Proud traditions of valour, chivalry and patriotism are complemented by one of common sense in the storage and use of …
A social force called water
The state is struggling to meet the rising water demand. It is time to learn from the days when people arranged their own water. In cities and in …
Drinking water shortage to hit Maharashtra as drought worsens
In the Vidarbha region which is facing 30 per cent rainfall deficit in the first half the monsoon, the situation is very grim
Time Locked
Government watershed programmes run for a limited period. The impractical timeframe threatens to undo the goodwork
Sustained Conservation
Only a strong political commitment for water conservation will ensure the survival of these structures
Steeplechase
There is euphoria in the villages which have harvested rain. Overcoming hurdles, village communities learn the first lesson in water management
Water is critical to sustainable development, says UN report
Increasing ubanisation and industrialisation are widening the rift between demand for and supply of water
COVID-19 and SDG 6 goals: All that we need to learn and do
We need political will and commitment during COVID-19 times. Our world is packed with knowledge and we can achieve SDG6 goals if we remain engaged&…
Panchayats to spend Rs 1.42 lakh crore on water and sanitation
Spend 60% grant on water and sanitation: 15th Finance Commission recommends to rural local bodies
India performs poorly in sanitation and water accessibility
A global index finds no significant correlation between GDP and performance as China and India, the two fastest growing Asian economies, are …
‘No need to decommission Mullaperiyar dam’
As the impasse over Mullaperiyar dam continues, T Hanumantha Rao, former chief engineer of Andhra Pradesh's irrigation department tells Bharat …
Every drop counts in these times of COVID-19
The most important lesson learnt during the current pandemic is that we need to ensure everybody has access to clean water
Real pride of ancient Indian science
Indian scientists are nowhere to be seen in the world you and I inhabit. This is when our modern world requires science to be integrated into …
Arsenic now in wheat, potato — and more than that in drinking water — in rural Bihar
Groundwater contaminated with arsenic is extensively used for irrigation and finds its way into the food chain