Karnataka

Kerala, TN fight over Mullaperiyar dam water release
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 29 Aug, 2018 11:45 AM

Kerala blames Tamil Nadu for massive floods in the state
The Mullaperiyar dam (Source: Jayeshj via Wikipedia Commons)
Goa wins Mahadayi water dispute
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 22 Aug, 2018 09:12 AM

Mahadayi water dispute: Goa to get maximum share of water
Mahadayi river in Goa (Source: Amol.Gaitonde via Wikimedia commons)
Desertification: Not just a North Indian problem
A new study finds that manmade activities such as deforestation and mining are to blame for the rise in desertification in the south of India.
Aarti Kelkar Khambete
Posted on 16 Aug, 2018 10:30 AM

India is highly vulnerable to desertification.
Increasing desertification is a challenge India needs to tackle. (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Not enough rain, Bihar stares at drought
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Swati Bansal
Posted on 24 Jul, 2018 12:45 PM

All districts but three in Bihar experience drought
Parched land during drought in India. (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)
No water security without water quality
A study points out that pit latrines with onsite sanitation systems are a source of groundwater contamination.
Amita Bhaduri
Posted on 16 Jul, 2018 10:19 AM

Groundwater is a major source of water for a large number of Indians with 66 percent rural households and 27 percent urban households directly depending on it for drinking purposes, as per Census 2011.
Unsanitary conditions lead to groundwater contamination. (Image: SuSanA Secretariat, Attribution [CC BY 2.0])
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Posted on 21 May, 2018 06:04 PM

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Sewage management: Govt’s elephant in the room
Swachh Bharat Mission: Could the most ambitious cleanliness campaign in Indian history also be the most expensive failure?
Amita Bhaduri
Posted on 06 May, 2018 11:25 AM

India’s sanitation crisis involves huge cost. Transforming the country’s sanitation and waste management by 2019 is tall order.
Sewage treatment plant in Kavoor, Mangalore installed under the Karnataka Urban Development and Coastal Environmental Management Project. (Image: Asian Development Bank)
Seven reasons why Bengaluru can still run out of water
Citizen Matters looks at what the city should do to manage its water better.
Nagesh Aras
Posted on 05 Apr, 2018 03:20 PM

A recent BBC report projected that Bengaluru will run out of water soon.
Image courtesy bwssb.org
Looking for a Technology Lead to vision and execute a societal platform for water
Arghyam, a philanthropic trust that works in water and sanitation, has an opening in Technology
Posted on 13 Mar, 2018 12:23 PM

You are looking at a unique opportunity where technology and domain expertise can come together to create powerful demonstrable use cases for water solutions at scale. 
India slips to 177th position in green rankings this year
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Swati Bansal
Posted on 30 Jan, 2018 08:31 PM

India among bottom performers in global Environmental Performance Index 
A power plant in Korba. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
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