WASH: UN report finds 2030 SDG targets may just be a dream
Plans in place to address water and sanitation issues, countries face hurdles in implementation, says GLAAS report
Figure it out yourself
A striking fact about water in India is the lack of reliable data about all its aspects: total potential, available supply and demand
Swimming pools and manicured lawns — rich communities’ extravagant choices are leaving too little water for the poor
Study finds socioeconomic inequality as the biggest problem behind water shortages in urban areas
A quick fix: How ponds built under MGNREGA turned lives around
The realisation that ponds can rapidly recharge groundwater has increased demand for MGNREGA
Water storage in major Indian river basins depleting
More than 60 per cent of the basins contain much less water than average storage over the last decade, CWC data shows
Growth thirsty
Groundwater level is plunging in Dhaka. Experts call for making rainwater harvesting mandatory
Water poisoning has officials in a tizzy
As confusion reigns over how municipal water in three Agra localities was contaminated, self-appointed social workers are trying to exploit the …
How to minimise chlorination's adverse health affects
Compromising with a necessary evil: this is literally true for chlorination -- the most widely used technology for disinfecting drinking water. A …
Water sharing with Bangladesh: It may still be too early to talk about Teesta river
Bangladesh PM brings up Teesta during agreement for Kushiyara river; Expert says clarity on water volume still lacking
The chase and the change: Let’s look back at 15 years of MGNREGA this World Water Day
The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act has shown what it can achieve by putting water conservation at its core
COVID-19: Ethiopia stares at water crisis
Only 42 per cent of the population in the east African country has access to clean water supply
In-depth coverage: Drought, but why
Drought now affects people across classes. India needs a new strategy for disaster management
Proposed new standards on water quality a sheer waste
In absence of proper sewage treatment facilities, the new draft will not be able to ensure quality of both drinking and bathing water
Third side of a coin!
We must not manifest prejudices against societies with primitive technology, without understanding their challenges completely
Fluorosis-hit villages caught in red tape
While more villages in UP's Unnao district are gripped by fluorosis each year, the state's ground water board remains entangled in bureaucratic …
We have enough water. We only need proper water management
D K Chaddha , chairperson, Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA), New Delhi, talks to Jitendra Verma on the state of groundwater in India
Delhi hosts Water Asia 2000
Amid private companies' high-tech solutions to the water crisis, CSE presents a decentralised view of water management
New Hampshire battles against oil giants
New Hampshire has become the first state in the US to take on oil giants such as ExxonMobil and ChevronTexaco over widespread contamination of …
Bottled water norms not in place
On April 1 this year the revised norms for bottled water should have come into force, but didn't. By missing the deadline -- which ironically …
Water is wealth
Excerpts from the Statement of Shared Concern by the participants of the CSE conference on Potential of Water Harvesting: Traditions, Policies …
Meghalaya: How the ‘abode of clouds’ ran out of water
Many people have been on the receiving end of prolonged water scarcity, with Meghalaya grappling with one of the worst water crises in recent times
Removing alien plants can save water: We measured how much
Positive effect of clearing alien trees higher in dry years compared to wet years, study predicts
Enabling state machinery to protect Delhi’s wetlands: Operationalising state wetland authority
Protecting Delhi’s wetlands will not only improve the environmental quality of the city but will also enhance local water resources
What is killing Uttarakhand’s small wetlands? Degraded Niranjanpur pond carves a live example
These waterbodies are neglected for their size and disappear even before they are documented
Healthy rivers: How DNA tool can help keep tabs on freshwater quality
DNA technologies have revolutionised the amount of data generated from a single river sample