Drinking and other Domestic Uses

Recent data shows that drinking water coverage has improved considerably in India with 89 percent of the rural population having access to an improved water source within a round trip of 30 minutes.

The journey of the Water Quality Management (WQM) Course into a movement with over 1500 WaterQualityChampions’ (WQC) across the country is curious and exciting. The course is enabling participants into “Water Quality champions” that even the course creators did not anticipate. Hence, it demands a closer introspection - into what went behind.

Convened to mark the successful conclusion of the Women+Water Alliance project in select districts of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra, U.S.

About the workshop

Centre releases draft guidelines of piped water supply for disabled, elderly and vulnerable groups

Many approaches are being practiced to address development and humanitarian challenges, but scalability and sustainability still remain a challenge. A market-based approach seems to be well suited to overcome this challenge.

Cholera outbreaks are frequent and steadily increasing in India, shows recent surveillance data.

Centre identifies 13 focus states lagging in implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission

Nobody on the frontline

There is a war going on. The generals are plotting. The armoury is ready. Lands are to be won. The people are all charged up. But there is one problem. Maybe it's a big one. There is nobody on the frontline.

Provision of safe drinking water continues to be a challenge in developing countries and microbial contamination of water can lead to a number of waterborne diseases. Studies in India show that access to tap water may not guarantee that it is safe to drink.