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Punjab, part of India's breadbasket is losing water fast, as water-guzzling crops like wheat and paddy continue to suck water at rapid rates.

From India to the USA: The growing water crisis in the breadbaskets of the world

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

09 Apr 2025

8 min read

Harmful algal blooms in a pond

Toxic blooms invade India’s waters

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

15 Mar 2025

7 min read

Tractor spraying pesticides in the field (Image: Aqua Mechanical)

The toxic trail: Pesticide pollution and its impact on India

Urvashi Kashyap

19 Feb 2025

5 min read

A woman stands in the Bagmati River, offering her prayers to the rising sun on the second day of Chhath Puja. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Chhath Puja - A celebration of sun, rivers, and community in changing times

Sharat Chandra prasad

04 Nov 2024

4 min read

Open drains in Alwar (Image Source: IWP Flickr photos)

India’s efforts at water pollution control: Legislative frameworks and real-world impacts

16 Sep 2024

6 min read

The polluted Yamuna at Agra (Image Source: India Water Portal)

The Yamuna chokes as Delhi drains spew plastic

11 Sep 2024

4 min read

Clogged pipes: India's sewage treatment crisis (Image: Trey Ratcliff, Flickr Commons; CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

India's sewage future

11 Sep 2024

6 min read

Finding scalable and sustainable water solutions (Image Source: José Manuel Suárez via Wikimedia Commons)

Finding scalable and financially viable water solutions

03 Sep 2024

4 min read

Strengthening existing rules to protect the environment (Image: Waterkeeper Alliance)

New Rules proposed to clean up contaminated sites in India

02 Sep 2024

4 min read

Drum screens at Bharwara sewage treatment plant (Image: India Water Portal)

NGT’s uniform standards: A controversial approach to sewage management

02 Sep 2024

6 min read

Need to fix wastewater effluent standards (Image: Kristian Bjornard)

From pollution to solutions

Consortium for Dewats Society (CDD Society)

22 Aug 2024

6 min read

New measures to expedite pollution complaints (Image: Rawpixel; CC0)

Government seeks feedback on relaxing rules for non-polluting industries

16 Aug 2024

4 min read

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