Water Crisis Looming Large Over Himachal Pradesh, Warn Environmentalists

The 2017 report warns local ecology and livelihoods are threatened by 41 big hydro and dam projects and 91 small and micro projects

Karnataka Elections 2018: The Battle For Bengaluru Heats Up With Promises Of Cleaner Public Toilets, Better Waste Management And A Solution For Water Crisis

Ill-maintained toilets, uncollected waste and an impending water crisis have become major electoral points in Bengaluru ahead of Assembly Elections 2018

Back To An Uncertain Future: In Bihar’s Gaya, A Water Crisis Has Led People To Go Back To Open Defecation

The sudden water crisis in the district has halted Gaya’s plans of becoming the first ODF district in Bihar

Seaweed Solution To Plastic Bottle Crisis

Many businesses are now thinking of food-based answers to the global problem of plastic. A UK startup making water containers from seaweed is the latest one...

Surface And Groundwater Pollution Are Pushing India Towards A Water Crisis

With 275 polluted river stretches, contaminated groundwater in nine major states and dying lakes across the country, India stares at a massive water crisis in coming...

World Water Day 2018: 5 Major Things India Can Learn From The Global Water Crisis

The global water crisis can help India learn a lot about steps that need to be taken to address the widening demand – supply gap in...

World Water Day 2018: Bengaluru Is Slowly Running Out Of Water As Man-made Crisis Intensifies

The water crisis in Bengaluru is entirely manmade, and may result in the city running out of water completely by 2019

United Nations Urges Everyone To Realise The Importance Of Water Management

As per a global water crisis report, nearly 2 billion people do not have access to safe drinking water

Udaipur's Iconic Lake Pichola In Crisis: Encroachments And An Outdated Sewerage System Take A Toll

Lakhs of visitors and its timeless beauty notwithstanding, Udaipur’s Pichola lake is gradually falling prey to pollution for disposal of untreated sewage

Landfills Will Be Scrutinized During The ‘Swachhta hi Sewa’ Campaign Marking Third Anniversary Of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan: Parameswaran Iyer

In a meeting on ‘Swachhta hi Sewa’, the Secretary of Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation Parameswaran Iyer said that in the fortnightly cleanliness drive leading...

Ghazipur Landfill Polluting Air, Water And Soil Since 1984

Ghazipur site is the oldest and one of the three "un-engineered" dumping grounds located in East Delhi and should have shut down in 2008

As The Crisis Of Marine Litter Keeps Rising, G20 Countries Come Together To Announce New Action Plan

With more than 150 million tonnes of plastic debris in oceans, marine litter has become a serious issue of concern which requires global attention and action

Wastewater Recycling: A Multi-Billion Dollar Opportunity For India To Avoid The Impending Water Crisis

Wastewater recycling in India could become an industry worth billions, with proper participation of governments, urban and local bodies and small industries

Recycling and Reusing Wastewater Can Solve Global Water Crisis: UN

More than 800,000 people die every year because of contaminated drinking water, and not being able to properly wash their hands. Water-related diseases claim nearly 3.5...

Majority Of Rural India Deprived Of Clean Water

Lack of government planning, competing demands, rising population and water-draining agricultural practices are some of reasons responsible for water crisis in rural areas, a new report...