With water-cuts becoming common at homes, daily activities are impacted. As a result, many homeowners opt for installing their own water tank to ensure a steady and reliable water supply, especially when the municipality … READ FULL STORY
Water that is present below the earth’s surface is referred to as underground water. Underground water makes up 20% of all the earth’s fresh water. Most underground water is produced by rainfall, but other … READ FULL STORY
Gangapur dam across the Godavari river, the main source of water for Nashik city, is filled up to 97% of its total 5,630 million cubic feet (MCFT) capacity this monsoon, so far. While Darna … READ FULL STORY
The Lok Sabha, on July 31, 2019, approved the Inter-State River Water Disputes (Amendment) Bill, which seeks to amend the Inter State River Water Disputes Act, 1956, by a voice vote. A key feature … READ FULL STORY
Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani, on May 6, 2019, stressed on the need for reducing dependency on water received from the Narmada project, as well as ground water sources. During a review meeting held … READ FULL STORY
Social service organisation, Sulabh International, known for achieving success in cost-effective sanitation, on December 5, 2018, started an innovative water project in Mirzapur village in Bolpur that will convert contaminated pond water into pure … READ FULL STORY
The Delhi government is rolling out several projects, to increase water availability in the city by 15 to 20 per cent in the next two years and 50 per cent in five years, chief … READ FULL STORY
Eminent scientist and former chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), K Kasturirangan, has called for an agriculture regime, where water requirement comes down from (the current) 80-85 per cent to something like … READ FULL STORY
The Haryana Government, on May 16, 2018, assured the Supreme Court that it would maintain the status quo, on the supply of Yamuna river water to the national capital till May 21, 2018 and … READ FULL STORY
According to the developers of a new satellite early warning system for the world’s 5,00,000 dams, shrinking reservoirs in India, Morocco, Iraq and Spain, could spark the next ‘day zero’ water crisis, The Guardian … READ FULL STORY
India’s future strategy for urban development intends to tap into the potential of rapid urbanisation for economic development, while at the same time addressing issues of sustainable development and climate change, announced Housing and … READ FULL STORY
Pursuing its aim of providing ‘homes and not houses’, the centre on January 2, 2017, said that it will not only provide a roof over the heads of as many as 44 lakh people … READ FULL STORY
With water woes in many parts of North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) limits, the civic body has decided to strictly implement the provisions pertaining to water harvesting, as per its building bye-laws. “The water … READ FULL STORY
