Telangana

Centre notifies new wetland rules 

NGT concerned about overexploited status of Delhi's groundwater

Despite ban, immersion of Ganpati idols made of PoP continue in Bengaluru lakes

The informal water market plays a crucial role in meeting the drinking and domestic water security of peri-urban communities. The increasing reliance on private informal water vendors in all our study villages speaks of their significance.

Government cancels green nod to Odisha's coal washery project

The serious implications of privatisation of natural resources like water, which is often brought under the overarching umbrella of market reforms, often evade us.

Strict punishments proposed for polluting Ganga river

In the first hour of our field work in Malkaram--another village in peri-urban Hyderabad--for the project Ensuring Water Security in Metropolitan Hyderabad, one thing became very evident.

Rs 5000 fine on those dumping waste on Yamuna floodplains

Every study village of the project, Ensuring Water Security in Metropolitan Hyderabad, has a different situation and a different story to say about the informal water market. However, the most pertinent question remains partially answered: Are informal water tankers good or bad?