India uses up more groundwater than US and China
By Subodh Varma Mathura : In its ‘Make India Water Positive’ initiative, the Times of India addresses wastage and mismanagement of water. This series will also […]
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Water ATMs are here to offer relief from hot summer
By Bulbul Sharma Mumbai : As summer marks its arrival across most parts of the country, water shortage becomes a looming threat everywhere. A new urban […]
India To Build 10 Heavy Water Nuclear Reactors, Create 33,000 Jobs
by Pallava Bagla, Edited by Anindita Sanyal NEW DELHI: India will develop 10 heavy water nuclear reactors – a plan the government says will generate […]
India has many rivers on the map but don’t have water in them: PM at Narmada meet
By Neeraj Santoshi Amarkantak : Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for a concerted push to conserve and rejuvenate India’s rivers, saying the country has many but not […]
Why India shouldn’t sign on to more free trade agreements, except on really favourable terms
By Ajay Srivastava New Delhi : Imposing high import duties was the most repeated poll promise of President Donald Trump. A 45% import duty on […]
INDIA’S LARGEST WATER REUSE PLAN MOVES AHEAD
MUMBAI : The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) has awarded consultancy Black & Veatch a contract to prepare what is being considered India’s largest […]
Ganga-Cauvery water route answer to TN farmer deaths
Chennai : Water shortage in the country is getting worse by the day. Many farmers commit suicide and many cities, towns and villages struggle for […]
Water level of 91 major reservoirs in India down by one per cent
By Priyanka Kakodkar MUMBAI: The water storage available in 91 major reservoirs of the country for the week ending May 04, 2017 was 41.066 BCM, which […]
Indian drug factories’ waste is fuelling superbug rise
Hyderabad : ‘Apocalyptic’ superbugs that could render certain antibiotics useless are on the rise in drugs factories in India, scientists have warned. One water sample from […]
Drinking water standards have improved in India: WWC
New Delhi : The standard of drinking water in India has improved in the last five years but a lot of work still remains to be […]