Shimla, Udupi and Mangaluru: India’s soon-to-be Cape Towns

There is an acute water crisis in these three Tier 2 towns, mostly due to overuse

Drought brings new meaning to South African companies

Cape Town’s diversification of supply from surface water to groundwater, desalination and water recycling has also filtered into the …

The real climate warriors

Communities in the desert of Rajasthan this year made full use of the very heavy rain that the region saw; there are many lessons we must draw …

Monsoon 2023: Tempers high in Karnataka’s Mandya as state releases Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu

Local farmers protest decision; poor monsoon in the state has already diminished river water levels  

70-80% Indian farmers depend on groundwater; solar irrigation inadequate to change crop choices: Report

Policies favouring growth of staple water-intensive cereal crops in different states have played major role in irrigation expansion

Familiar discourse: Here is why the New York City UN water conference was mostly old hat

The world met to discuss the burgeoning water crisis after nearly half a century; but commitments on action were largely a reiteration of ongoing work

Gandhian sanitation simplified: Reusability, sustainability lead to cleanliness

Water supply has to be linked to the system of sanitation and wastewater generation in India; that is what Gandhiji too would have taught us

Value your local water system

Bengaluru floods should draw our attention to how the same tragic story of loss of waterbodies in almost all Indian cities. But will it?&…

CSE alumnus helps Dhaka garment units harvest rainwater. Here’s how

Md Zahid Hossain’s success in mainstreaming rainwater harvesting for industrial production is something south Asia can look up to

Punjab Assembly Elections 2022: Ignoring the groundwater depletion problem

Blaming farmers alone won’t work; prices for crops other than paddy must be remunerative

How our detergent footprint is polluting aquatic ecosystems

Nonylphenol, a hazardous chemical present in detergents, is known to enter water bodies and the food chains

The great Indian river question: Three Bills threatening federalism

Three river Bills, if enacted, can upset the balance of power between states and the Centre

How can we save rural India from COVID-19

Since most rural homes don’t have functional tap connections, they have to be built on a war footing

Concrete truth of water structures built under MNREGA

The share of water structures constructed under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act has gone down from 20 per cent in 2014-…

Swachh Bharat Mission: How model villages in Odisha quit ODF

Every household now has an extra toilet, due to SBM. Yet people are forced to defecate in the open because of acute water scarcity  …

Ratnagiri dam breach: Flooding causes 44% of dam failures in India

Tiware Dam in Maharashtra’s Ratnagiri district breached, flooded seven villages and swept away 20 people on July 2, 2019

Cyclone Fani: Five days on, Odisha still far from normal

The state government saved its people from Fani’s wrath, but the essentials to survive still remain scarce

'India may face an intense and increased water deficit next year'

Global water forecast suggests many regions likely to face significant water anomalies in the next few months

Parched Shimla struggles with leaking pipes, tourist influx

Residents of the famous tourist destination are struggling with acute water shortage as they receive water supply once in four or five days

Melbourne could go the Cape Town way: Study

A large forest near the city is on the brink of collapse, in turn endangering the city’s water supply

UN sustainable development goals: Countries need bottom-up approach, urgent actions to meet targets

‘It is high time countries took urgent, extraordinary actions towards a just & inclusive recovery’

Why restoring water systems should be top priority for Biden administration

Healthy rivers can no longer be separated into the ‘nice-to-have’ column of environmental progress

Tale of transboundary river conflict: Understanding Kalasa-Banduri dam project

Goa and Karnataka are dependent on each other for their water needs. For the last few years, however, the states have been in a logjam over the …

Indian reservoirs brimming as monsoon advances

Storage levels in 123 reservoirs monitored by Central Water Commission was 194 % of the levels of corresponding period …

EU water law won’t be changed, says European Commission

The Water Framework Directive, despite being a strong piece of legislation, has faced hurdles till now