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Parthasarathy temple in Triplicane has the biggest tank. Recently, volunteers belonging to the Central Industrial Security Force cleaned the tank. Pic: Laasya Shekhar
Wednesday, 21 August 2019 15:05
In photos: How temple tanks are helping Chennai conserve rain water
During the monsoon, temple tanks in Chennai fill to the brim with water, helping in groundwater recharge.
Floods in Majuli Assam. Photo credit: Mitul Baruah
Monday, 19 August 2019 12:53
Beyond the death toll: The everyday violence of Assam’s floods
Mitul Baruah from Ashoka University narrates personal experiences of people affected by floods in Majuli, Assam.
Many springs in the Himalayas have reduced discharge. (Source: India Water Portal)
Wednesday, 14 August 2019 8:32
Government set to conserve India's springs
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Picture: The semi-arid regions of the Moyar-Bhavani River basin in Tamil Nadu. Picture credit: Prathigna Poonacha, Tanvi Deshpande; Indian Institute for Human Settlements from India Water Portal on Flickr. Picture used for representational purposes only
Tuesday, 13 August 2019 11:47
P Sainath: The water crisis is not caused by drought
Magsaysay award winner & founder-editor of PARI, P Sainath analyses India's water scarcity, the agrarian crisis & farmer suicides, before asking: what can we do about it?
Groundwater drops to alarming levels. Illustration credit: KN Balraj. Source: India Water Portal on Flickr
Wednesday, 7 August 2019 23:07
Government undertakes 3D mapping of aquifers in all villages
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Ramakrishna Bovi is a traditional well-digger in Bengaluru. Image credit: Citizen Matters
Wednesday, 7 August 2019 14:29
"Digging recharge wells is the only way Bengaluru won’t run out of water"
A million recharge wells for Bangalore
  • Assam continues to battle fluorosis
    Farhanuddin was just five years old when a pain in his knee began bothering him. It was 2013. Slowly, his legs began to change shape. They got so badly deformed that it began to affect his everyday life. He was gloomy and tired most times and had trouble walking. His parents thought that lengra bhoo...
    Amita Bhaduriposted 1 year 3 months agoread more
  • Call for Admissions for Graduate Program of Water Science and Policy 2018 at Shiv Nadar University
    Entering its second year, the Graduate Program of Water Science and Policy 2018 at Shiv Nadar University envisages a multi-disciplinary classroom, engagement and content delivered by some of the best minds globally – experts on water who have worked on ground realities, made policies and initiated...
    priyadposted 1 year 3 months agoread more
  • Delhi against in-principle nod for alternate landfill sites
    Delhi government opposes in-principle approval for two landfill sites on Yamuna floodplains  The Delhi government has approached the National Green Tribunal regarding the in-principle approval given by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) for alternate landfill sites at Sonia Vihar and Ghonda...
    seetha@indiawat...posted 1 year 3 months agoread more
  • Anicuts affect Mahanadi's flow
    Gopal Nishad, a fisherman in his early 40s, is frustrated that there is hardly any fish left in the Mahanadi’s basin at Pitaibandh due to the lack of water in the basin. This basin is located near Rajim-Nawapara in Chhattisgarh, the proposed site for the fourth anicut on the Mahanadi. He reminisce...
    makarandpurohitposted 1 year 4 months agoread more
  • Rainfall reports on Karnataka since 1995
    Hello Sir, Greetings!! I am doing a research to understand why the water streams that use to flow earlier has completely vanished. Need your help in getting the rainfall reports. I am from Kolar- Karnataka and I am focusing on understanding the reports in this region. I am doing a research to unde...
    Anonymous (not verified)posted 1 year 4 months agoread more
  • Tackling fluorosis by following Nalgonda's lead
    Fluorosis continues to be a regional issue in Telangana to this day, even decades after the first cases were discovered in Nalgonda in 1937. More than three lakh people in the district are affected with skeletal and dental fluorosis, a stigma that has stuck for generations. Excessive fluor...
    Amita Bhaduriposted 1 year 4 months agoread more
  • Sharing water, reaping benefits
    Agriculture is of central importance to India’s economy with more than half of the workforce in the country depending on it for their livelihoods. However, it is increasingly being threatened due to climate-change-induced changing rainfall patterns and water scarcity having a negative impact on pr...
    aarti kelkar kh...posted 1 year 4 months agoread more
  • Exhibition on ‘The River Ganga: India’s Iconic Water Machine’ at New Delhi, April 19-21, 2018 and Roorkee April 25-26, 2018
    What is the exhibition about The river Ganga forms one of the most densely populated river basins in the world. It is also a highly engineered hydrological super-surface. Human activity combined with the dynamic nature of the monsoons has resulted in the river undergoing radical physical changes ev...
    aarti kelkar kh...posted 1 year 4 months agoread more
  • Power play chokes Korba
    Korba in Chhattisgarh is an industrial area which has a significant number of coal mines and thermal power plants. Fly ash is a byproduct of the thermal power plants and has become a significant problem for the residents of Korba now. More than one lakh metric tonnes of fly ash is generated annually...
    makarandpurohitposted 1 year 4 months agoread more
  • Down in the dumps: Delhi’s waste pickers’ saga
    Eight-year-old Meera (name changed) got ill after eating filthy food remains from a dump at Mansarovar park in Delhi. Children like her work in filthy environments, rummaging through hazardous waste with bare hands and feet. They play in these dumping ground strewn with syringes, scrap iron, rotting...
    Amita Bhaduriposted 1 year 4 months agoread more
  • East Kolkata Wetlands found to trap sewage carbon
    East Kolkata Wetlands found to lock down over 60 percent carbon from the wastewater it receives One of the largest and more important natural treatment systems for solid and liquid waste, the East Kolkata Wetlands (EKW) is found to lock down over 60 percent of the carbon from incoming sewage, which...
    seetha@indiawat...posted 1 year 4 months agoread more
  • SC slams Centre on Cauvery water sharing
    Apex court seeks draft on Cauvery management scheme by May 3 The apex court has reprimanded the Centre for failing to implement its verdict on the Cauvery water sharing dispute and for missing the deadline to file a draft of the Cauvery management scheme. The court has asked the Centre to submit a ...
    seetha@indiawat...posted 1 year 4 months agoread more
  • Seven reasons why Bengaluru can still run out of water
    A recent BBC report projected that Bengaluru will run out of water soon. Yes, it was a superficial list of cities that already have water problem. It just pronounced the harsh verdict without any in-depth analysis of the factors involved. That’s like taking a casual look at an emaciated man and s...
    priyadposted 1 year 4 months agoread more
  • Water sensitive urban design
    Sir/Madam, What are the remedies or improved methods to prevent ground water contamination near areas of domestic disposal sites within city limits. All nearby people in the area are affected by this. Thank you
    Anonymous (not verified)posted 1 year 4 months agoread more
  • Mangar Bani: NCR's green patch calls for help
    According to the local legend, Mangar Bani, a green patch between Faridabad and Gurgaon, was home to a Baba (a holy man), Gudariya Das Maharaj around 500 years ago. Popular among the local Gujjar herdsmen, the dominant community of the area, the Baba asked them to treat this forest as a sacred ...
    Amita Bhaduriposted 1 year 5 months agoread more
  • Government amends e-Waste Management Rules
    E-waste management rules amended to improve implementation efficiency The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has amended the e-Waste Management Rules, 2016 to improve implementation efficiency. As per the new amendments, collection targets under the provision of Extend...
    seetha@indiawat...posted 1 year 5 months agoread more
  • India plans to route water from Sharda to Yamuna
    India seeks to bring water from Nepal's Sharda river to supplement Yamuna near Delhi As part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambitious river interlinking plan, the union government has approached Nepal for transferring excess water from River Sharda, also called the Mahalaki, to the Yamuna near...
    seetha@indiawat...posted 1 year 5 months agoread more
  • Fluorosis detection: A step towards providing clean water
    Rabindra Kumar Jena, the Member of Parliament (MP) from Balasore, Odisha knew that something was wrong with the health of people in a part of his constituency but he could not put his finger to it. By sheer chance, in 2015, he got to know that this seemed to be related to excessive fluoride in water...
    Amita Bhaduriposted 1 year 5 months agoread more
  • No water for irrigation from Sardar Sarovar dam
    Farmers anxious as government stops water supply from the Sardar Sarovar dam for irrigation Following the Gujarat government’s decision to stop supplying water from the Sardar Sarovar dam for irrigation, farmers in the region are a concerned lot. With crops all set to ripen, lack of canal water s...
    seetha@indiawat...posted 1 year 5 months agoread more
  • Plastic ban in place, Maharashtra to encourage recycling
    Maharashtra makes it mandatory for dairies and milk retailers to repurchase poly packs for recycling  The Maharashtra government has decided to implement its decision to ban plastic in phases. A major thrust is given on banning single-use plastics; plastic used for packing and packaging produc...
    seetha@indiawat...posted 1 year 5 months agoread more

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Posted Date : Wed, 2019-01-30 11:26
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Country's groundwater crisis showcases need to enact model groundwater bill

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Posted Date : Tue, 2019-01-15 10:59
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Inconsistencies in Centre's flagship irrigation scheme, reveals CAG audit

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Posted Date : Tue, 2019-01-15 10:20
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Devise time-bound plan to address water contamination: Parliamentary committee

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Posted Date : Wed, 2019-01-09 15:54
What are waterborne diseases and why are they important? Here is all the information that you need to know waterborne diseases better.

Waterborne diseases are diseases transmitted through

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Posted Date : Mon, 2019-01-07 07:14
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Over 50 experts urge green ministry to make green clearance mandatory for inland waterways

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Posted By : Anonymous (not verified)
Posted Date : Wed, 2018-12-26 17:58

Is there any policy of how the groundwater in urban residential area can be used? Can groundwater from these areas be used for commercial purposes? And how can one get the required licensed for the same?

I couldn't find any clear answer anywhere on this, pls advise.

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Posted Date : Wed, 2018-12-19 12:07
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Industries to pay water conservation fee for extraction of groundwater 

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Posted Date : Wed, 2018-12-19 06:35
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Gujarat seeks financial aid of Rs 1,725 crore from the Centre for drought relief works 

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Posted Date : Sat, 2018-12-15 17:54
The film Green Gold on Fire provides insights into the impacts of forest fire on communities and environment in Jammu and Kashmir.

Jammu and Kashmir is the only state in India where forest fires are reported almost every season. As per Indian state of forest report 2017, India saw a 46 percent increase in the number of forest fires in the last 16 years. Forest fires not only affect the flora and fauna of the region but they also pollute the environment and lead to climate change by increasing greenhouse gases.

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Posted Date : Thu, 2018-12-13 12:25
There are many reasons why we see more droughts in India these days. Here is all the information that you need to know droughts better.

Droughts are one of the most feared natural calamities in India impacting food production, the economy as well as the morale of millions of farmers in a country where

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