Water management requires every stakeholder to pitch in
By Arjun Ram Meghwal The government’s National Perspective Plan for transferring water from water-surplus basins to water-deficit basins can help India fight the dichotomy between rainfall […]
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This Water ATM in Delhi Will Make Drinking Water From Thin Air! Check It Out
By Deepika Bhardwaj In collaboration with an Israeli company, Delhi’s Connaught Place got a first-of-its-kind water ATM, which is only used in Western countries currently A unique […]
Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited, in partnership with water for people launches Water Program in Amravati District, Maharashtra
Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited, the market leader in Oral Care, in partnership with the non-profit organisation, Water For People India Trust, today launched its Amravati Water […]
Wasting water in an area inundated by problems
By Sanjiv Shankaran Agriculture presents a problem for any government, be it centre or the states. The overarching issue is that it yields relatively little in […]
Madurai’s Meenakshi Temple named best ‘Swachh Iconic Place’ in India
By Sanjana Ganesh The target before March 2018 is to make the four streets around the temple 100 per cent plastic free Madurai : The Madurai City […]
Water released from Amaravathi dam for irrigation
Tirupur: The state government released water from Amaravathi dam on Sunday for irrigation in Tirupur and Karur districts. It will cover 47,117 acres of agricultural lands […]
Save our rivers: India is heading for a grave water crisis, it must take remedial measures urgently
By TOI Edit It is on the banks of its rivers that India’s civilisation and its cities emerged and were nurtured. Population pressures and developmental imperatives […]
OECD Research Pinpoints China, India and US as Water Scarce Hotspots
By Lauren Anderson The People’s Republic of China, India and the US bear the greatest risks of water scarcity in agriculture, according to a publication by […]
Deciphering the 2014 drought
The regions with rainfall showed convergence of moisture In 2014, India recorded a 12% seasonal rain deficit with a record drought in the month of June. […]
India farmers say no to 24-hour power
Farmers in the south Indian state of Telangana are demanding that officials discontinue 24-hour electricity to villages as they fear it will cause excessive pumping […]