Why several studies incorrectly suggest that groundwater levels are rising in South India

Most studies fail as they use traditional groundwater assessment methods which are unsuitable for hard rock aquifer systems in South India.

Gana Kedlaya

· Oct 02, 2019 · 11:30 pm

Why much of India lacks access to safe drinking water, despite an ambitious government project

In August, the CAG found that the National Rural Drinking Water Programme had failed to meet its targets.

Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend.com

· Nov 27, 2018 · 01:30 pm

Biosphere of war: Repeated conflicts have left Gaza’s water undrinkable

Blockades and war have permeated an entire ecosystem, a biosphere that no one can escape from.

Mark Zeitoun, The Conversation

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Ghassan Abu Sitta, The Conversation

· May 08, 2018 · 11:30 pm

India faces a deepening water crisis, warn UN and advocacy group

The country is home to the highest number of people in the world without access to clean water, WaterAid said.

Scroll Staff

· Mar 22, 2018 · 04:08 pm

The great Indian river trick: How dying water bodies are brought back to life

Transporting water at enormous cost from other river basins is contentious at best, raising serious questions on transparent allocation of this scarce resource.

Soumya Sarkar

· Jul 11, 2016 · 08:30 pm

India’s Kumbh Melas are running short of water

Climate change threatens to disrupt the largest human gatherings on earth.

Soumya Sarkar

· Jul 08, 2016 · 09:30 pm

Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna is the world’s most vulnerable delta

A global assesment report of transboundary rivers shows that the river deltas in Asia are the most vulnerable to climate change and other pressures.

Beth Walker

· Jun 18, 2016 · 09:30 pm

Why linking rivers will not save Bundelkhand

Retaining rainwater through ponds, check dams and farm embankments is what's needed in the drought-hit region.

Soumya Sarkar

· May 22, 2016 · 09:30 pm

The Kashmir problem no one talks about: Its water bodies are disappearing

Half of the water bodies in and around Srinagar have disappeared over the last century under the pressure of rapid and badly managed urbanisation

Athar Parvaiz

· Oct 25, 2015 · 09:00 am