Page 8 - Water Crisis

We have severely underinvested in waste water treatment: Veena Srinivasan

According to a NITI report, 21 cities in India will run out of groundwater which will affect 100 million people. Veena Srinivasan, a water expert, tells us what is India's problem with regard to water

Meet the water warriors working with FORCE for mission 'blue planet'

FORCE, a Delhi-based organisation of water warriors, is pushing for rainwater harvesting and recharging systems, writes Geetanjali Krishna

Water needs trans-disciplinary governance

Although groundwater now provides more than two-thirds of India's water, the more it has grown in significance, the weaker groundwater departments have become at the Centre and in the states

Govt plans to train women across villages to combat water crisis

Inadequate water supply, sanitation and hygiene cost India around 0.8 per cent of its gross domestic product, according to the World Bank

Water laws still stuck in the 19th century

A popular but highly mistaken view is that converting water into a central subject would enable better management of India's water resources

Climate change may cause water shortage for India's power plants: Report

Cooling is critical to a plant's ability to operate --without it, machinery can overheat, causing a shutdown that could disrupt the flow of electricity to homes and businesses

Above-average rains in over 6 yrs to assuage slowdown, water crisis: Report

The monsoon delivers about 70% of India's annual rainfall and determines the yield of rice, wheat, sugarcane and oilseeds, such as soybeans

Parched India will see 'water refugees' in future, says Rajendra Singh

A lot of time has been lost, but it's still possible to overcome the crisis, Singh said

Thermal power plants in India using more water than permitted limit: RTI

About 51% of 156 thermal plants across 12 states whose data could be obtained declared themselves compliant with water norms early this year

100 days of Modi govt: We know how to take challenges head-on, says PM

Smriti Irani described the first 100 days as historic, and tweeted some of the steps taken

Jal Jeevan Mission: A mammoth task, a sea of business opportunities

The mission requires a staggering Rs 3.5 trillion to cover piping to 90,000 households a day for five years; this is where private participation might become crucial

Architect Channa Daswatte on how to avoid an urban apocalypse in India

Daswatte tells it is time to radically rethink zoning laws and heighten protection for water bodies to save our cities

Interlinking of rivers: A dangerous idea

If completed, the project could endanger the integrity of India's monsoon cycle

With plenty of rainfall, why India is on world's most water-stressed list

within India, all nine states and union territories that report the worst water stress lie in the Indo-Gangetic plain, which has a web of big and small rivers and lakes

Jal Chaupals in the city

UP's Jal Chaupal, water budgeting meetings, make us realise that every drop counts

The agony and the urgency of water

As one of the fastest urbanising countries in the world, Indian cities need to respond to symptoms of acute water crisis and fix water mismanagement

Tight-fisted on water

The meagre increase in budgetary allocation for Jal Shakti is a surprise

A perfect environmental storm and opportunity for India to think globally

Six hundred million people in India are at risk from increasing temperatures

Letter to BS: We can't ignore the urgency of rainwater harvesting

Water conservation is the new of the hour in India

Firms likely to do water audit as govt plans policy to assess consumption

The government will draw from the perform-achieve-target scheme, which exists for the energy sector to regulate energy consumption