Shoring up

Drought-wary Karnataka prepares for summer

Instant data

A new device to measure wastewater pollution on-site

South Asia

It pickpockets water

A protein makes the body realize the liquid’s worth  

‘Climate change one of many reasons for Kerala’s receding groundwater table’

Anand Zacharias, development associate (water) with MS Swaminathan Research Foundation, talks about how open well recharge system is helping …

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 Day: Cities of joy

Last year, the South African city of Cape Town averted Day Zero, but the threat has not disappeared. With changing climate, more cities across …

World of Cape Towns

From Cape Town to Bengaluru and Nairobi to Mexico City, hundreds of cities across the world are on the verge of going completely dry

"Cape Town's consciousness about water consumption has helped reduce demand"

Xanthea Limberg, mayoral committee member for informal settlements, water and waste services & energy speaks on water restriction rules …

India can build hydroelectric projects on Jhelum, Chenab tributaries: World Bank

The World Bank called a meeting in an attempt to resolve a dispute over India's Kishanganga and Ratle hydroelectricity projects

New Delhi is running out of water

Access to clean and regular water remains a challenge for New Delhi, a city that could easily tackle its water crisis with greater effort

Cauvery row: Karnataka ordered to release 15,000 cusecs daily to Tamil Nadu for the next 10 days

Order passed keeping in mind the difficulty Tamil Nadu farmers would face in growing samba rice in the absence of Cauvery river water

Are we really getting a clean Ganga by 2019?

We have already lost 30 years after the launch of the first Ganga cleaning programme. It is time to take strong and quick actions on the ground.

Why do floods & droughts simultaneously ravage India? Expert offers explanation, solutions

The primary reason for the floods is the insufficient number of waterbodies

Over 77 countries saw highest average temperature in 2023 in close to 5 decades: Report

Central America, parts of South America, southern Africa and western Australia face highest risk of developing or intensifying drought

Water levels critically low in India’s reservoirs, river basins due to absence of pre-monsoon rain in areas

Odisha had highest departure from normal storage

New light on water disinfection

With a simple modification, ordinary tubelights can be used to provide clean drinking water.

Water supply faulted