River revived: MGNREGA bring Palakkad women to water conservation forefront
India’s largest group of women well diggers and a unique river conservation movement
World Water Week 2023: Consensus among agencies must to provide universal access to potable water
Despite judicial pronouncements and constitutional position, states are reluctant to decentralise water management and drinking water …
Managing microplastic pollution is important for meeting sustainable development goals in India
Microplastics are a significant environmental problem and pose risks to marine life, terrestrial organisms and human health
Urban flooding around the world: Where is India placed?
Climate change, urban population growth have prompted cities to adopt water-sensitive urban design, sustainable drainage systems
World Water Day 2023: India can show the world how water management can be reinvented, says CSE
National workshop held in Lucknow on ‘Sustainable and Inclusive Sanitation and Water for All’ highlights the steps Uttar Pradesh is …
Policy agreements on climate change must take water into account: UN report
Climate change will further strain water-stressed countries, create similar problems in regions not severely affected so far, the report …
Tirumala doesn’t let its water go waste
This temple town treats 83 per cent of its wastewater and uses it for a number of non-potable purposes
60% European water bodies highly polluted: study
European Environmental Agency, in its study, finds English rivers, lakes and estuaries to be among the worst
India, Pakistan and dilemma over Indus treaty abrogation
Experts are wallowing in a debate on whether India should review the treaty to teach the enemy state a lesson
Bundelkhand's bravehearts
For villages that survived recurring droughts, the economic-ecological connection makes more sense
Kenya fights drought with sand dams, other water conservation ideas
Kenyans are using traditional water conservation methods to ensure water security and grow crops
Water shortage in the home of glaciers
Residents in the UP Himalaya, abundant in rivers and glaciers and covered by a piped water network, are experiencing a water shortage caused by a …
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 …
Farmers' uprising in Rajasthan
Four farmers killed in police firing while demanding more water for irrigation; anger still brewing
Corridor of uncertainty
A village in Bihar looks to India for recognition—and to Nepal for water
India’s water is being exported as agri-exports; is there a solution
It is critical for us to adopt the circular water management model of treating and rejuvenating wastewater at source, along with efficient water …
Live storage in India’s reservoirs increases by 1%
India’s 143 major reservoirs had live storage of 147.631 BCM or 83% of these reservoirs’ total capacity
75 years of people’s power: How this Haryana Gram Panchayat managed its grey water through ponds
The pond-based system treats wastewater by combining three different biological processes — anaerobic, anoxic and aerobic — and using …
World Water Day: Water management, dead rivers seminal issues in India’s groundwater debate
We can revive India’s groundwater if we make dead rivers come alive and manage and conserve water
Lessons from Tauktae: Can extreme weather help with rainwater harvesting?
Cyclone Tauktae that crossed Gujarat as an ‘extremely severe cyclonic storm’, caused heavy rainfall in semi-arid places
Flourishing juliflora a drain on Ethiopia’s water resources
The invasive plant species consumes 3.1 to 3.3 billion cubic metres of water per year in the Afar region
Water scarcity in Shimla: A series of unfortunate events
Rain deficit, scanty snowfall, leaking pipelines are few of the many reasons that landed the tourist town into the water crisis
‘Freshwater vulnerability threatens developing nations’
A Stanford University study has analysed the situation in 119 low-income countries
Africa’s aquifers hold more than 20 times the water stored in the continent’s lakes, but they aren’t the answer to water scarcity
Due to changing climate & growing population, many of Africa’s surface water resources like dams & rivers are overused & …
UN 2023 Water Conference: Day 1 ends with debates; problem acknowledgement; funding pledges
Day 2 to be crucial as delegates seek to reconcile ambition and vision with implementation