How MNREGA can be used further to address water woes

Adequate atention is not paid to topography, hydrology & geohydrology; unavailability of local data adds to challenge

Summer had not even begun when these Indian cities imposed water cuts

Down To Earth lists some prominent cities that have resorted to water rationing in the absence of any alternate sources

Women and their woeful walk for water

Women are responsible for finding and collecting water for their families. They walk miles, carry heavy burdens and wait for their turn for hours.…

World Water Day Special: Making a case for water-sensitive cities

Depinder Kapur, Director, Water Programme, CSE in conversation with Sukanya Nair, Media Resource Centre, CSE

An India where dams are no longer the new temples

As India’s water crisis deepens, the Jal Shakti ministry has the unenviable task of setting right a system mortgaged to the Nehruvian model …

Government must prioritise on conserving water

Our river systems are suffering badly from water scarcity and non-point source pollution

Punjab is a bleak example of India’s groundwater crisis. Here is how

In the wake of the UN report showing alarming levels of depletion, DTE analysed the groundwater crisis in the state  

Water reserves go up; 50 reservoirs have 100% storage

Maharashta has 18 reservoirs at full capacity; Just 5 out of 143 major ones in India have 40% or below storage

Carbon dots: A futuristic solution for sustainably managing aquatic environment?

The inexpensive nanomaterial is becoming more popular in applications like sensing and bioimaging

In-depth: Climate change and water

In a world driven by climate change water, as a public resource, has become crucial. In this series, four experts look at different …

Tamil Nadu farmers want Centre to take unbiased view of Cauvery dispute

They launched a 48-hour state-wide rail blockade demanding the constitution of Cauvery Management Board

Bombay High Court slams cricket associations on 'criminal waste of water' for IPL

Are people more important or IPL, Court asks associations of drought-hit Maharashtra and Mumbai

Weak link

As Madhya Pradesh's ambitious plan to transport Narmada water to the Malwa plateau takes shape, it demonstrates the futility of river-…

Defying logic

Koodankulam in Tamil Nadu is already experiencing water scarcity. A proposed atomic power project may further aggravate the problem

Claiming water

The fundamental right to water intends to alleviate suffering. It fails miserably to meet its intention. Feel the lives of those who suffer and …

The last common property

OSCAR OLIVERA is today an icon for all people's movements to regain control of their resources. He tells RICHARD MAHAPATRA why water is not for sale

Conserving groundwater: Role of women crucial in bringing about significant change 

Women who have no decision-making role in building wells, bear the brunt of the ensuing water crisis

‘Drought-like’ Nagaland stares at water scarcity, low harvest

Seven of Nagaland’s 12 districts had ‘deficient’ rainfall till August 19

Gandhian Sanitation: Political will, proactive sarpanch changed the sanitation scene in Mariyapuram

The village sarpanch formed self-help and youth groups to motivate the village residents; the Panchayat constructed 192 individual and nine …

Water, Africa’s Gold: South Africa seeks to increase water through recycling, reuse

South Africa is using algae to treat its wastewater and reuse it in a number of provinces

Tamil Nadu’s Namakkal has some solutions for India’s rising water woes

Rooftop collection systems, percolation tanks and check dams were constructed to capture rainwater and replenish the groundwater table

India enters summer with 20% of live water storage in its reservoirs

The water level in 85 per cent of the reservoirs has dipped to 40 per cent or less height

Pakistan’s first national water policy – historic or mere electioneering?

A group of experts give their verdict on whether the long fought over policy will help tackle the country’s water crisis

Water in news on April 16

Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and developments around water

Holes in the pipeline!

Water supply in urban areas is met partly by public systems and partly, by the private sector