A massive diversion
For the past drought-stricken year, most of the drinking water consumed in Beijing has travelled 1,432km (895 miles), roughly the distance from New York to Orlando, Florida. Its journey begins in a remote
Water Demand
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Water scarce cities: thriving in a finite world
The report is an advocacy piece to raise awareness around the need to shift the typical way urban water has been managed and to share emerging principles and solutions that may improve urban water supply
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Gujarat asks Collectors to supply drinking water by tanker
The Gujarat government has asked all district collectors to supply drinking water through tankers anywhere in their territory. The government took the decision as April has arrived and the state is facing
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Maharashtra government to implement regulation on drilling borewells
Summers are the peak season for drilling borewells and several illegal companies mushroom to carry on drilling activities. STARTING 2019 summer, the Maharashtra government will implement stringent regulation
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Water crisis to get worse in Hyderabad from April to July
The present level in the Singur dam is 1702.347 ft and the water is at 11.367 TMC. 18 MGD is being drawn. Hyderabad: There will be a severe drinking water crisis from April to July this year in the
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Alarming! Bengaluru, India’s tech hub, may soon run out of water, says study
India’s tech hub, Bengaluru, may soon run out of water like Cape Town in South Africa, which is facing a severe water crisis, a statement from the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) said on Wednesday.
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Stir forces govt to announce Rs 68 crore drinking water project
JAIPUR: As hundreds of protesters from Kho Nagoriyan area poured on to the streets on Wednesday, the state government was forced to assure them of a Rs 68 crore drinking water project for the area, which
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Water rationing in Brazil's capital to end by December, says governor
Water rationing in Brazil's capital - one of an increasing number of cities facing shortages - will end by December with the completion of an expanded supply system, said the region's governor. Water
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Economic Survey 2017-18: 16 per cent households have no piped water supply
As per the survey, 12.30 per cent of households had access to water “near” and not within their premises. Another 4.28 per cent had access to water “away” from their premises, it stated At least 16
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The water gap: the state of the world’s water 2018
Already more than 60% of humanity lives in areas of water stress, where the supply of water cannot or will not continue to meet demand. If water is not managed more prudently – from source, to tap, and