Water Governance and Policy Frameworks in India - India Water Portal

Governance and Policy

Women draw water from a well in Thar desert, Rajasthan

Governance and Policy

Why Rajasthan water policies fail to recognise women as key water managers

08 May 2026

7 min read

Navigating India’s water future

FAQs: Integrated Water Resource Management in the Indian context

06 May 2026

13 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

Transition from demand-driven safety nets to integrated rural livelihood platforms.

Governance and Policy

Union budget 2026–27: What it means for water, agriculture, and rural livelihoods in India

05 Feb 2026

7 min read

Aerial View Of Sahibi River also called Najafgarh Drain and Dwarka area

NGT orders new joint inspection over encroachment of Najafgarh drain tributary

16 Dec 2025

5 min read

Watershed development in India

Governance and Policy

NITI Aayog and GIZ launch 'water budgeting' framework for climate-resilient blocks

01 Dec 2025

6 min read

Brazil, the COP30 presidency, launched the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) as a signature achievement in Belém (Image: Ricardo Stuckert, Wikimedia Commons)

Governance and Policy

$300 billion target is an 'illusion': India demands binding finance at COP30

16 Nov 2025

6 min read

Corrugated asbestos sheet roofing (Image: Biswarup Ganguly, Wikimedia Commons)

Governance and Policy

NGT mandates policy for phasing out asbestos in schools

03 Nov 2025

6 min read

In cities like Hyderabad, some people work quietly at the city’s edge to keep the water flowing to all households when systems falter.

Urban Sanitation

Holding a leaking Hyderabad together: Inside the life of the city’s plumber

26 Oct 2025

8 min read

Safe drinking water in Assam. (Image: IWP Flickr)

Governance and Policy

Tracking every drop: Jal Jeevan Mission introduces digital registry for rural water schemes

15 Oct 2025

4 min read

Transport and industry blamed as NCR tops list for ozone pollution: NGT report

Governance and Policy

Ozone pollution heaviest in NCR, CPCB tells the NGT

30 Sep 2025

6 min read

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