Urban Water
Floods grip Assam and Bihar
Posted on 17 Jul, 2019 01:54 AMBihar and northeast India reel under floods
Meghalaya draft water policy, Inter-State River Water Disputes (Amendment) Bill both get approval
Posted on 16 Jul, 2019 10:34 PMMeghalaya's draft water policy gets approval
The many facets to the fluoride problem in Chikkaballapur, Karnataka
Posted on 11 Jul, 2019 03:26 PMChikkaballapur is a district in the state of Karnataka, just north of the capital Bengaluru. A peri-urban area that was once an agricultural centre for this region, today Chikkaballapur is facing a unique problem.
Budget 2019 talks big on water
Posted on 10 Jul, 2019 02:04 PMNirmala Sitharaman, Finance Minister alluded to gaon, garib and kisan as the centre of all policies of this government, while announcing a clutch of schemes aimed at the rural and urban poor.
Budget allocation to Jal Shakti ministry reduced by 9.4 percent
Posted on 10 Jul, 2019 12:01 PMGovernment cuts budget for Jal Shakti Ministry by 9.4 percent; increases funds for rural drinking water mission
Neglect and lack of monitoring behind country's water scarcity: CWC
Posted on 10 Jul, 2019 09:20 AMIndia not a water defict country. Neglect and lack of monitoring behind country's water scarcity: CWC
Is it all downhill from here for Leh?
Posted on 09 Jul, 2019 02:05 PMAcross South Asia, small and medium-sized towns are rapidly expanding. Urbanisation has made inroads into the entire Himalayan region. Mountain urbanisation poses a need for assessments of emerging risks and vulnerabilities in environmentally sensitive regions.
Combating water crisis needs people's participation: PM Modi
Posted on 03 Jul, 2019 01:06 AMPrime Minister Modi pitches for a collective effort to overcome water crisis in the country
Government launches Jal Shakti Abhiyan to tackle water crisis
Posted on 02 Jul, 2019 04:59 PMCentre launches Jal Shakti Abhiyan
High Court takes note of acute water crisis in Chennai
Posted on 26 Jun, 2019 11:36 AMHigh Court raps Tamil Nadu government over water crisis in Chennai