Dam of defiance
The Chikkapaclasolagi barrage, on the River Krishna in Karnataka, is said to be the country's first "people's dam". But having built …
The red triangle
The government, the judiciary and the people have to take action together to stop environmental damage. Laws have to be enacted and cases taken …
"Industries are not for the welfare of the consumer"
In the context of the New Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) study on pesticides in bottled water, Sharad Yadav, Union minister …
Another opportunity lost
This year's UN Commission on Sustainable Development meet provided no roadmap to attain Millennium Development Goals on water, sanitation and …
World Water Forum prioritises integrated urban planning for water security
Governments must finance water-sensitive designs for cities to ensure sustainable water management, say experts
Springing back to life
Two villages in Uttarakhand take lessons in hydrogeology to revive dry springs, end water conflict
A water journey
Monsoon means celebrations for the people of Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat who script success stories of rainwater harvesting. But in Rajasthan they …
URBAN WATER HARVESTING SINGAPORE
Rain in a concrete jungle Short of water, Singapore harvests the rain that falls on most of its land despite industrialisation. The city has …
Holding water
The EK Panch Ek Talaab movement has ushered in a new era for the people of Madhya Pradesh's Shahdol and Mandsaur districts
RURAL WATER HARVESTING MADHYA PRADESH
1 + 1 = 11 People have responded overwhelmingly with money and voluntary labour to a government call to renovate water harvesting structures. …
Bangalore parched
The garden city will have to walk on a bed of thorns with water supply becoming a scarce commodity by the turn of the century
The real climate warriors
Communities in the desert of Rajasthan this year made full use of the very heavy rain that the region saw; there are many lessons we must draw …
Monsoon 2023: Tempers high in Karnataka’s Mandya as state releases Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu
Local farmers protest decision; poor monsoon in the state has already diminished river water levels
70-80% Indian farmers depend on groundwater; solar irrigation inadequate to change crop choices: Report
Policies favouring growth of staple water-intensive cereal crops in different states have played major role in irrigation expansion
Familiar discourse: Here is why the New York City UN water conference was mostly old hat
The world met to discuss the burgeoning water crisis after nearly half a century; but commitments on action were largely a reiteration of ongoing work
Gandhian sanitation simplified: Reusability, sustainability lead to cleanliness
Water supply has to be linked to the system of sanitation and wastewater generation in India; that is what Gandhiji too would have taught us
Value your local water system
Bengaluru floods should draw our attention to how the same tragic story of loss of waterbodies in almost all Indian cities. But will it?&…
CSE alumnus helps Dhaka garment units harvest rainwater. Here’s how
Md Zahid Hossain’s success in mainstreaming rainwater harvesting for industrial production is something south Asia can look up to
Punjab Assembly Elections 2022: Ignoring the groundwater depletion problem
Blaming farmers alone won’t work; prices for crops other than paddy must be remunerative
How our detergent footprint is polluting aquatic ecosystems
Nonylphenol, a hazardous chemical present in detergents, is known to enter water bodies and the food chains
The great Indian river question: Three Bills threatening federalism
Three river Bills, if enacted, can upset the balance of power between states and the Centre
How can we save rural India from COVID-19
Since most rural homes don’t have functional tap connections, they have to be built on a war footing
Concrete truth of water structures built under MNREGA
The share of water structures constructed under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act has gone down from 20 per cent in 2014-…
Swachh Bharat Mission: How model villages in Odisha quit ODF
Every household now has an extra toilet, due to SBM. Yet people are forced to defecate in the open because of acute water scarcity …
Ratnagiri dam breach: Flooding causes 44% of dam failures in India
Tiware Dam in Maharashtra’s Ratnagiri district breached, flooded seven villages and swept away 20 people on July 2, 2019