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Bottled drinking water in India: Issues and challenges

21 Oct 2024

5 min read

The school was faced with water scarcity (WaterAid India)

Streams of hope: How water revitalised tribal education in Palewa, Chhattisgarh

31 Oct 2024

7 min read

Using household drinking water with care

RO filter use and water wastage in Gurugram, Haryana

Angad Singh Miglani

22 Nov 2024

4 min read

Women in India still bear the burden of fetching water from long distances

JJM helps reduce drudgery of marginalised women, but still favours the rich

04 Dec 2024

6 min read

Water, a valuable resource

Reusing water is the mantra to save the next generation

Raghunandan Prasad

28 Dec 2024

2 min read

Student champions and safe drinking water in Assam. (Image Source: IWP Flickr photos)

After the pipes are laid: What does it take to sustain safe rural drinking water?

Madhavi Purohit

27 Jan 2025

5 min read

Jal Jeevan Mission has brought water to rural India's doorstep. But what’s succeeding, what’s struggling, and can it sustain itself for the future?

From infrastructure to impact: Securing Jal Jeevan Mission’s future

Manu Srivastava

03 Apr 2025

8 min read

Water taps at every doorstep, what next?

Water taps at every doorstep, what next?

23 Apr 2025

7 min read

How Kochi's communities are co-designing their water future

How participatory design is transforming urban water governance in Kochi

09 Apr 2026

6 min read

Changes in oil and petrochemical prices are not limited to fuel alone.Image: Wikimedia Commons

Bottled water prices may rise due to the West Asia conflict

05 Apr 2026

5 min read

The calm waters of Khushal Sar perfectly mirror the houses and distant mountains, symbolizing the lake's rebirth.

Rivers and Lakes

Reviving Khushal Sar lake: Can it survive urban pressure in Kashmir’s shrinking wetlands?

28 Mar 2026

9 min read

Tripura Assembly

Rivers and Lakes

Silent Spills: Tracing the impacts of changing waters in Tripura’s gas-producing hills

28 Mar 2026

6 min read

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