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Children climb onto a wooden cart stacked with plastic drums as it rolls forward, pushed and pulled by bodies accustomed to weight. This is not play. The water they carry will decide the day’s cooking, washing, and drinking in their households.

Children’s Water Journeys on Wheels in Shillong, Meghalaya

20 Feb 2026

4 min read

The area of Mirzapur that falls within the Turtle Sanctuary.

Mirzapur: Illegal mining continues along the Ganga, endangering rare turtle breeding grounds

Brijendra Dubey

20 Feb 2026

9 min read

Water circularity: Transforming wastewater into a resource

FAQ: Water circularity in India

20 Feb 2026

13 min read

Bridging the gap between infrastructure and service delivery in rural India

From coverage to functionality: Reviewing India’s national assessment of rural tap water services

19 Feb 2026

6 min read

Kharun river at Mahadev Ghat, Raipur

Kharun River Basin: Machine learning warns of rising floods and falling water security

18 Feb 2026

6 min read

FAQ

Water circularity: Transforming wastewater into a resource

FAQ: Water circularity in India

20 Feb 2026

13 min read

Wastewater, often untreated drains into water bodies in India

FAQ: What is antibiotic resistance, and why should India worry about it?

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

16 Jan 2026

11 min read

FAQ: Everything you need to know about the blue economy

FAQ: Everything you need to know about the blue economy

07 Dec 2025

14 min read

Durga puja immersion (bisarjan) at the River Hooghly in Kolkata. (Image: Biswarup Ganguly, Wikimedia Commons)

FAQ on idol immersion in India: What the law says and where it falls short

24 Oct 2025

10 min read

Agriculture fields flooded

FAQ on Punjab floods September 2025: What you need to know

07 Sep 2025

6 min read

A cloudburst is a sudden, intense downpour that can trigger flash floods.

FAQ: Understanding cloudbursts in the Indian Himalayas and how to stay safe

14 Aug 2025

7 min read

Concurrent droughts & heatwaves (Image: Vishal Chopra, Wikimedia Commons)

FAQ: Climate change fuels rising heat and drought across India

04 Jul 2025

6 min read

Effective policymaking is one of the key principles to achieve good governance (Image Source: IWP Flickr Photos)

Water policies in India: Past and present

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

11 Sep 2023

14 min read

Shorts

AI is changing the world but it is thirsty!

AI is changing the world but it is thirsty!

14 Nov 2024

The disappearing trees from India's farmlands

The disappearing trees from India's farmlands

13 Nov 2024

It’s 2024, and half the world’s population doesn’t have access to safe drinking water

It’s 2024, and half the world’s population doesn’t have access to safe drinking water

13 Nov 2024

Unbottling the issues with the Indian bottled water industry

Unbottling the issues with the Indian bottled water industry

13 Nov 2024

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