Fasting for water

A Delhi resident goes on a fast to protest against the water problem

Dry wit

Half-baked plan

For good measure

An index that also uses socio-economic parameters

Water vigil

A third language area identified in the cortex

Clean-up act

Clean with coir

Biofilter for domestic wastewater

For pure water

Fixing its Development Plan might be the solution to Mumbai’s flooding woes

Reducing concretisation in the city is crucial, allowing for more permeable surfaces. A balanced approach involves improving both blue-green …

Water in news on April 16

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

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

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

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

Chennai’s water wars

The water-stressed city has been preying for a long time on aquifers in its neighbourhood, with often violent results, an analysis of its civic …

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

Govt notifies groundwater rules, fails to address major concerns

There’s neither a limit on reusing water extracted by industries, nor is there any clause making them recharge groundwater sources

Saving traditional water harvesting systems in Uttarakhand

If India’s hilly areas such as Uttarakhand have to be protected from any major water crisis, it is very necessary to maintain and protect …

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

Even bottled water can have microplastics

Tap water from around the world was contaminated with microplastics, showed a recent study. India came third on the list

Holes in the pipeline!

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

Dead Sea getting shallower and saltier

While the sea is drying up at a rate of 3.3 feet every year, lost water is increasing its relative salinity

Delhi government releases plan to tackle water shortage

Groundwater from the Palla-Wazirabad floodplain in the city can reduce the pressure on the water supply system