The IMF’s April 2025 Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa presents a clear warning: regional growth is slowing, debt pressures are mounting, and donor assistance is declining. Yet the report outlines critical opportunities particularly in domestic revenue mobilization, structural reform, and private sector activation that can shape a more resilient …
An Act to provide an overarching national legal framework with principles for protection, conservation, regulation and management of water as a vital and stressed natural resource, under which legislation and executive action on water at all levels of governance, as also water-use and water-related actions by persons and their associations, …
Scientists used data from special Nasa satellites to measure groundwater losses.Scientists used data from special Nasa satellites to measure groundwater losses. Lucknow: Drawing groundwater at will in the city is set to be a thing of the past. If a proposal from Jal Sansthan is cleared by Lucknow Municipal Corporation's …
There is increasing interest in water pricing instruments as policy tools in a variety of contexts. This paper discusses use of these instruments towards achieving complex goals, often including social and environmental components. Case studies from Australia and South Africa highlight that the development of a policy regime to achieve …
This paper raises important questions concerning access to piped water services, especially for the poor. As such, it could have ramifications for how communities and countries reach the water supply objectives of Sustainable Development Goal 6 and the 2030 Agenda. The paper finds that increasing block tariff (IBT) regimes fail …
Chief Minister ML Khattar today advocated the release of Haryana’s legitimate share in Yamuna waters at Okha (Delhi) at the NCR Planning Board meeting. He asked Delhi to cough up Rs 150 crore to Haryana on account of extra raw water supplied to it. “Delhi’s use of water from Haryana’s …
The guidelines on ‘Integrated Water Resources Development and Management’ were prepared in BPMO, CWC under strategy V.4 of National Water Mission in March 2010 and were circulated within CWC for comments. The suggestions received from various organisations / directorates of CWC during the meeting on 10.3.2010 were incorporated and the …
This paper analyses the interdependency of water and energy in India’s wastewater sector. Wastewater treatment plants consume a great deal of energy. Energy-efficient technologies are available, but are only spreading slowly in developing countries. In India, only 10% of all wastewater generated is treated, while energy demand is soaring. The …
This draft bill released by the Union government aims to provide an overarching legal framework with principles for protection, conservation, regulation and management of water as a vital and stressed natural resource. It will be circulated as a model bill to the states, to replace the existing draft law of …
The world’s water has never been under greater pressure, with unprecedented demands for use in human consumption, agriculture, industry and power generation. How can a growing global population ensure that water remains available, clean and sustainable? The Water Integrity Global Outlook 2016 (WIGO) captures a growing recognition of the need …
The report reveals that the poorest people in the world are paying the highest price for safe water – and calls on governments to act now for universal access. Today, more than 650 million people are living without access to an ‘improved’ source of drinking water. The price paid by …
DEHRADUN: In a bid to end irregularities in water bills in the city, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is planning to install water meters across Dehradun. Initially, ADB would be launching a pilot project in a few areas of the capital like Indira Nagar, Basant Vihar and few others where …
Global trends point to a relative decoupling of water – that is, the rate of water resource use is increasing at a rate slower than that of economic growth. The Options for Decoupling Economic Growth from Water Use and Water Pollution report provides an independent assessment of technological and policy-relevant …
Residents of Flint, Michigan, one of the poorest cities in the United States, paid some of the nation's highest water bills even as the city failed to treat drinking water properly, leading to lead contamination, according to a report released on Tuesday. The annual water bill in Flint as of …
Scheme hasn't encouraged illegal users to switch to paid connections reducing the charges for new water and sewer connections has not done much to encourage illegal users to switch to paid connections, Delhi Jal Board officials have admitted. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government, which came to power last February, …
This report by the Measure What Matters team examines the current state of corporate and government reporting of water sustainability in India. Businesses, governments and global-level actors all gather data on water resources. However, serving different purposes, their accounting systems are rarely harmonized, which can lead to information asymmetries between …
Ghana's utility regulator increased tariffs for electricity and water by up to 89 percent on Monday in a renewed bid to attract competitive private investment to the sector as the West African nation grapples with a crippling power crisis. Electricity prices were put up by 59.2 percent and water by …
The government has proposed setting up of an independent water regulatory authority and amendments to the Goa Ground Water Regulation Act, 2002 and Goa Irrigation Act, 1973 to manage and regulate utilisation of water resources in the state. In an earnest attempt to conserve, protect and regulate the most precious …
If you haven't installed the rainwater-harvesting unit at your house yet, then cough up a huge penalty from December. The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board has decided to levy incremental penalty on erring property owners. The harvesting unit is a must in houses built on sites of dimension of …
The OECD released the Environment at a Glance 2015. This report updates key environmental indicators and relevant socio-economic and sectoral indicators to track OECD country progress on major environmental issues since 2000 and inform policy development and evaluation. Environmental challenges include air and water pollution, climate change, waste management, and …
The Odisha Government has made installation of flow meters mandatory not only for industrial and commercial establishments for withdrawal of water from Government sources but also for the municipal bodies. By amending the Odisha Irrigation Rules, 1961, the Revenue and Disaster Management Department has made it obligatory on part of …
