India

Millions of Indian women can take up to six trips a day to gather and transport water, which takes up a major part of their day. During scorching summers when many sources dry up, their drudgery gets even worse.

DDWS orders states to open up water testing laboratories to the public

30 districts in Delhi-NCR had contaminated groundwater in 2019: Water Minister

Women, major contributors in agriculture and irrigation

The Government of India has passed a draft notification to bar membrane based systems such as Reverse Osmosis (RO) to be used as domestic purifiers in cities where the tap water is safe according to the Burea

Limca Book of Records recognises UP's Banda for water conservation efforts

Many of the challenges sanitation workers face, stem from their lack of visibility in society, says a report ‘Health, Safety and Dignity of Sanitation Workers’ produced jointly by The World Bank,

Non monsoon flows of Indian rivers are declining

Recent evidence shows that monsoon flows in Indian rivers are almost unaffected, but the non-monsoon flows show a declining trend. This has manifested in the form of:

Northeast has 60 polluted river stretches: CPCB

World Bank to provide USD 450 million loan for Atal Bhujal Yojana