Clovid cloud over farm sector
New Delhi: The Covid-19 pandemic has forced a lockdown in India and other countries. The agriculture sector in Punjab — India’s food bowl — is […]
Water
India at sea! Vast stretch going to watery grave
By Archana Jyoti New Delhi: The Government on Friday informed Parliament that India’s western coast, including Khambat and Kutch, besides parts of the Konkan coast and […]
Solving Global Water Crisis With Artificial Intelligence
By BHARAT ADIBHATLA The water crisis has become one of the major concerns across the globe. A report suggests that the US alone wastes 7 billion gallons of […]
India Accelerates 3 Hydropower And Irrigation Projects To Thwart Unutilised Water From Flowing Into Pakistan
New Delhi: India is apparently leaving no stone unturned as it has given a green ticket to the acceleration of three projects that will prevent […]
NGT responds to ‘SOS’ of Lakshadweep villagers on drinking water crisis
The Union Territory of Lakshadweep is spread across 32 square kilometer area in the Arabian Sea and consists of 10 inhabited islands, 17 uninhabited islands, […]
“Historic Moment”: Gujarat To Get Major Sea Water Desalination Plant
Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani called it a “historic moment”, as the state-owned Gujarat Water Infrastructure Limited and private sector Essel Infraprojects Limited signed a […]
Indian Water, Sanitation and Hygiene: Some Progress but Long-Term Challenges Remain
By Mervyn Piesse Key Points Limited access to water, sanitation and hygiene facilities is a major developmental barrier in India. In 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi […]
Water access and sanitation shape birth outcomes and earning potential
By Sahana Ghosh Spending more time per day fetching water increased Indian women’s risk of delivering a low birth weight baby, a study has said. Open […]
Water ATMs may help in bridging safe water gap
By Priscilla Jebaraj ₹44,000 crore needed to set up 2.2 lakh small water enterprises: report For thousands of communities across India, the process of getting drinking water is […]
India inks 3 MoUs with Malawi, announces over USD 215 mn loan to 18 water projects
New Delhi: India on Monday extended a new line of credit of USD 215.16 million for 18 water projects in landlocked Malawi and signed three MoUs in areas […]