Page 9 - Water Crisis

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

Water crisis: Construction ban in Bengaluru may dent realty sector growth

Bengaluru has been at the forefront of real estate recovery in the past few quarters

Worst water crisis in Chennai's history: Is it too late to save the city?

Chennai's water crisis has jolted the govt into action

Delhi will ask Centre to increase its water share, says Arvind Kejriwal

At present, Delhi gets its water from the Ganga canal, the western Yamuna canal, the Bhakra canal and the Yamuna river

Water reform must begin at the farm

Building a more resilient, diverse and less water-consuming farm system has multiple collateral win-wins

Chennai to Latur, India struggles for drinking water as reservoirs dry up

India typically witnesses water scarcity during summer months, but the situation this year is particularly grim in western and southern states

Can the water crisis hurt Asia's growth?

Water shortage is also likely to lead to political tensions and instability in the future

The things we take for granted

In Bhadrak, as we toured several villages collecting pre-intervention case studies for the international NGO WaterAid, said the author

Challenges galore for Jal Shakti, the newest ministry set up by Modi govt

From 70% of the country's water said to be contaminated, to a looming water crisis in 21 cities, there is a long list of issues that the Jal Shakti ministry will have to address

In Maharashtra's dry belt, onions are born only to die in the fields

Amid stunted crops & stunted dreams, even politicians have turned their backs on this dry belt

Drought-hit Gujarat has water for factories, but no water for Kutch farmers

Farmers and activists say the state government is intentionally driving farmers and cattle-rearers out of Kutch to make way for industries

Water: A pipe dream

As the world observes World Water Day 2019, many people in India continue to spend most of their day ferrying water from the hand pump to their homes

Africa running out of water as cities see climate change, population boom

Cities and towns in several other African nations including Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Ivory Coast have been plagued by similar water shortages in recent months

India staring at severe water crisis, among worst in the world: Research

Country's water footprint is 3,000 litres per day, highest in the globe, says report

A water crisis is brewing between South Asia's arch-rivals India, Pakistan

Pakistan, India and Afghanistan are among the world's eight most water-stressed countries

Waste not, want not

This year, the administration of Burdwan district has barred farmers from sowing the winter paddy as it is dependent solely on ground water