Modi’s rural sojourn: Take piped water to 4,620 households everyday
The challenge is to sustain supply; most habitations covered with drinking water have slipped back to non-covered status due to drying up of sources
Canadian student wins 2022 Stockholm Junior Water Prize
Researched how to treat and prevent harmful algae blooms after fisherman father couldn't work anymore
Unsafe WASH services: 2 in 5 deaths are from sub-Saharan Africa, finds UNICEF
African countries carry the heaviest burden of child deaths from diseases caused by inadequate WASH services
Why full dams don't mean water security : A look at South Africa
To meet the water needs of populations and economies, planned investments must be made on time
Where are the world’s water stresses?
Around the world, significant issues are negatively impacting water security. While the situation appears dire, cooperation initiatives show some …
Poisoned Punjab: DTE reports from state’s villages wracked by water pollution
Cancer and a host of other diseases afflict people living in the Fazilka, Ferozepur, Ludhiana and Muktsar districts of the state, DTE finds
Climate change will cause disputes such as the Helmand to continue for years: Fatemeh Aman
Down To Earth speaks to Senior Fellow at the Washington-based Middle East Institute on the dispute between Kabul and Tehran over the Helmand …
Chennai water crisis: Some suggestions to avert a redux
Here are some suggestions to see to it that another incident like Chennai going dry does not happen in the future
Groundwater extraction has tilted Earth’s spin; how likely is it to fuel climate change?
Attempts to slow groundwater depletion rates in sensitive regions could alter the change in drift
Climate change blues: Many lakes to turn green, brown
Air, temperature, precipitation, lake depth and elevation determine the colour, along with factors like algae and silt
A success story: How we restored 15 rural waterbodies in UP’s Gautam Buddha Nagar
Depleted groundwater levels, deteriorated water quality, garbage and wastewater inflow, etc, were some of the issues faced by these rural waterbodies
Anang Tal: Why this traditional water tank’s restoration could give wings to Delhi’s water security
It could potentially have a beneficial effect on the local micro-economy apart from beneficial effects on the micro-climate, groundwater recharge,…
Water, Africa’s Gold: Climate change, deforestation behind Madagascar’s water scarcity
Madagascar, though blessed with abundant water, has recently undergone a change in its hydrological cycle, due to global warming, leading to …
Valuing water a challenge in Africa, says UN report
Lack of data on water a major limitation to fulfilling United Nations-mandated sustainable development goals, the report flagged
Nearly 3 years since campaign, only 5% public ponds free of encroachment in Bihar
State government was supposed to make 9,044 public ponds free of encroachment under its Jal Jeevan Hariyali Mission launched in 2018
Kattas and Madakas: Decline of traditional water conservation methods
Advent of modern water conservation systems and unequal distribution of labour work in Karnataka, Kerala districts have pushed them into decline &…
World Water Week 2023: Can the Jal Jeevan Mission provide tapped water to all rural households by 2024?
The scheme is making quick progress, but a major part of rural India still remains to be covered
UK likely to face drought in August; Residents urged to use water wisely
Drought group readies action plan as Met forecasts another severe heatwave
Reverse migration: How MGNREGA has raised Barmani’s water table
People in Sidhi district now farm 10 months a year; even those who had quit farming are returning to it
How historical methods helped landless farmers earn a living
Farmers revive traditional retention ponds that drain water during floods and retain moisture in droughts
India’s farmers need financial motivation to check indiscriminate use of groundwater for irrigation
A paradigm shift in technology, agronomic practices and support to farmers is need of the hour
How 3-pond systems helped villagers double yield, save lakhs
A system of three ponds to recycle grey water from the village has helped farmers and panchayats save lakhs of rupees
Only 4% CSR funds go to save water: Jal Shakti minister Shekhawat
During India Water Week, the Union minister says even water-intensive industries dedicate only 11% of their CSR spending to water conservation
Tanks in Karnataka: Sharing land, water at a time of scarcity
Tanks have fallen into disrepair for lack of a clear community ownership; but farmers, mostly women, are now being paid for its upkeep
Drying trends recorded in more than 30 Indian lakes: Study
In about 100 large lakes, climate change and human water consumption were identified as the main drivers of water losses and a decline in lake volume