Page 2 - Water Crisis In India

Jal Jeevan Mission: A mammoth task, a sea of business opportunities

The mission requires a staggering Rs 3.5 trillion to cover piping to 90,000 households a day for five years; this is where private participation might become crucial

Letter to BS: Some of states in India are reeling under severe water crisis

The need of the hour to tackle water crisis situation in India is issuance of government advisories and campaigning in public media for the efficient use of water

The agony and the urgency of water

As one of the fastest urbanising countries in the world, Indian cities need to respond to symptoms of acute water crisis and fix water mismanagement

Protecting India's river basins

Large structural changes to river channels can lead to unforeseen and dangerous hydrological, social and ecological consequences

Tradition for water revolution

For years we have known the importance of harvesting water but have failed to utilise this knowledge

In water-stressed India, govt may push farmers towards efficient irrigation

India is one of the world's biggest users of ground water and its depleting levels are the main reason for the country's severe shortages

Saving India's groundwater

Tubewells, which were once seen as the solution to India's water problem, have tragically ended up becoming the main cause of water crisis

Letter to BS: MNREGA workers can change water scarcity scenario in India

MNREGA workers are now part of Jal Shakti programme

The right price of water

Water scarcity is a serious problem for India and among many solutions ensuring market pricing for water is one

Letter to BS: We can't ignore the urgency of rainwater harvesting

Water conservation is the new of the hour in India

When it rains, it pours

In water-deficient hilly territory, SOS Organics manages to run on its own steam

Timely advice: PM has rightly stressed on the need to conserve water

The overall water stock in the country's 91 major reservoirs has dipped to less than one-fourth of their combined storage capacity

India stares at acute shortage of safe water, urgent steps needed: Experts

The indiscriminate use of rivers and other surface-water bodies in many areas for disposal of sewage and industrial waste has rendered groundwater non-potable