The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
The concern of Hegde and Subhash Chandra about the environment and cost economics of river diversion schemes is commendable; however, given the limitations of the proposals recommended by the authors, the river diversion schemes could be inevitable for the reasons mentioned in this note. In addition, it is pertinent to …
An ethnography of everyday life in Shivaji Nagar, a predominantly Muslim slum locality in Mumbai, illustrates how its "Muslimness" complicates the residents' access to water, a commodified and politicised amenity. The struggles of local Muslims to access water also involve holding the state accountable through localised "mundane" politics at the …
Worried about the low water levels in the lakes, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is considering cloud seeding in catchment areas in next month as an option. However, a similar experiment carried out by the BMC in 2009 with an expenditure of over Rs 8 crore yielded no results. Cloud …
NONGSTOIN: Four West Khasi Hills based NGOs – FKJGP (West Khasi Hills), West Khasi Hills Students’ Union, KSU (West Khasi Hills) and the Western Youth Front – who had earlier extended the deadline for the State Government to come clean on the Nongstoin Urban Water Supply Scheme (NUWSS), but the …
As the Capital continues to face water shortage, there is more bad news for residents of North Delhi. The drinking water supplied in one third area of North Delhi Municipal Corporation is contaminated. A fresh survey conducted jointly by the NDMC and Delhi Jal Board has found that 636 out …
Having drawn considerable flak for water shortage this summer and struggling to plug leakages in its 16,000-km supply network, the Delhi Jal Board (DJB), with technical support from Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), has developed a system to check revenue losses from outdated meters and faulty bills. The five-year revenue management …
This new report published by Asian Development Bank (ADB) presents objective, accurate, and critical analyses of urban water management practices in eight Asian cities over a 10-year period. This report presents case studies on successful Asian water utilities. The case studies provide objective, accurate, and critical analyses of urban water …
This report by World Bank & MoUD in collaboration with the states of Maharashtra, Rajasthan & Haryana identifies key elements of a state-wide program for improving water supply and sanitation services and accountability in India. The purpose of this report is to distill lessons learnt for improving Water Supply and …
As the city reels under power and water shortage, hospitals too have started feeling the pinch. At Aruna Asaf Ali Hospital in North Delhi, operation theatres were shut for a whole week, till Thursday. With the air-conditioner in the main operation theatre not working, all surgeries — barring emergency ones …
First product from India under Unilever’s global sustainable living plan initiative Hindustan Unilever is test marketing an after-wash laundry brand known as Magic that the company claims reduces water usage by twothirds. Magic is used for rinsing clothes and is the first product to have emerged from India as part …
New Delhi: The severe water shortage in the city has begun to take a toll on urgent health services. At Bara Hindu Rao, the largest municipal hospital in the city, more than 40 surgeries were cancelled over the past week because water could not be arranged for the procedures. Doctors …
JAIPUR: The National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) has agreed to fund the drinking water supply projects in the Alwar district of Rajasthan worth Rs. 1,132 crore. The state government on Wednesday also gave its consent for these projects. The three schemes sanctioned by the state government are water supply …
Over the last five years Arghyam was involved in a collaborative experiment to introduce the concept of Integrated Urban Water Management (IUWM) in Mulbagal, a small town in Karnataka. This programme was designed to combine scientific knowledge, technical skills, institutional efforts and citizen partnership to create a model for sustainable …
Half of humanity – 3.5 billion people – currently live in cities and by 2055 an estimated 75% of the world's population will live in urban areas. Cities occupy just 2% of the Earth's land, but account for over 70% of both energy consumption and carbon emissions. However, cities present …
Oxford University hosted the first International Conference on Water Security, Risk and Society on 16-18 April, which brought together over 200 of the world’s leading thinkers and practitioners from relevant science, policy and enterprise communities. The conference took place at a key moment of wider reflection on uneven progress and …
Moving towards partial privatisation, the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) on Wednesday concluded a two-day Jal Bhagidari workshop held to create awareness about the revamping of the water supply, transmission and distribution network under the Nangloi Water Treatment Plant. The water utility has also come out with a booklet to sensitise …
MUMBAI: In his budget speech two months ago, the then municipal commissioner Subodh Kumar laid the grounds for additional water supply in the city. The completion of the Middle Vaitarna dam has spelled good news, with the BMC's hydraulic department preparing a circular to increase per capita water supply to …
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Thursday completed the roller-compacted concrete (RCC) work on the Middle Vaitarna dam project, which is expected to augment the water supply to the city by 455 million litres daily (MLD), in a record time. The BMC has claimed that the work on the country’s …
New Delhi: The first woman chief executive officer that Delhi Jal Board has ever had, Debashree Mukherjee has taken over the reins of the organization just before it enters its critical summer period. This is also a time when several projects have just been flagged off and are expected to …
New Delhi: In another attempt to allay fears that its public-private partnership projects are a precursor to privatization of the water utility, Delhi Jal Board has said it has sufficient water to ensure 24-hour supply for a large part of the city but is losing much of it through theft …
