Beyond teething stage

In short

The Rio Grande isn’t just a border — it’s a river in crisis

The river is in decline, suffering from overuse, drought and contentious water rights negotiations

A few questions

Pluck the dirt out

Simple model

To improve management of water resources in India

Digging shallow

India’s old dams: Gandhi Sagar in MP needs immediate repair, says CAG report

A breach in the dam could affect millions of lives and damage property

As told to Parliament (December 6, 2021): Cases of environment-related offences almost doubled in 2020  

All that was discussed in the House through the day

Cauvery turmoil: Karnataka farmers seek alternatives to water-intensive crops

Paddy farmers in Mandya district shifting to horticultural and plantation crops

75 years of people’s power: How Yerlapady in Karnataka sourced funds to manage grey water

The village made efficient use of MGNREGS funds to construct soak pits

India responsible for largest drop in open defecation since 2015: WASH report

The report also noted some progress in achieving Sustainable Development Goal 6

Community enterprise unlimited

Safe drinking water

Banking on water

The Union government earmarks Rs 500 crore for augmentation of traditional water sources

Green university

Anna University is turning green with serious efforts to curtail pollution within the campus

Community initiative

NORTH KOREA

A lesson not learnt

Unproductive

Two meetings on revving up India's farm sector

In Court

'People's plan solved water crisis in Dhule'

Monopoly on Mahanadi

Water on a deficit budget

Ganga warrior GD Agarwal passes away after 111-day fast to save the river

Prophetically, Agarwal had told Down To Earth that he would die before Dussehra

Lake found on Mars by scientists

The underground lake is about 20 kms wide and is on Mars’ southern ice cap