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 …
After electricity, water is literally going to burn a hole in the pockets of Delhiites. Delhi CM Mrs Sheila Dikshit on Tuesday confirmed the government’s plan of privatisation of Delhi Jal Board, following a model similar to the one followed by the discoms for power distribution. The privatisation will result …
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 …
The Haryana Government has formulated a Rural Water Policy to prevent wastage of potable water through public open taps and unmetered connections. Public Health Engineering Department officers told The Hindu that the ground reality was quite dismal as there was a high percentage of wastage of water through unmetered connections …
The Haryana Government has formulated a rural water policy for the state for the year 2012 to save precious drinking water by preventing wastage due to unmetered connections and open taps. A spokesman of the Public Health Engineering Department said that this policy has been formulated keeping in view the …
Condemning the Tuticorin Corporation for the unprecedented hike in drinking water charges, cadres of Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) staged a demonstration near the old corporation office on WGC Road on Wednesday. Led by N. Shanmugaraja, district president, Tuticorin (South), the cadres demanded the corporation authorities to revoke the new …
In a bid to bring in uniformity in water charges collected, as well as in the accounting systems in the expanded areas of the city, Chennai Metrowater will soon appoint a consultancy firm. The chosen firm will also identify and evaluate infrastructure and study the facilities available in the added …
Revised draft water policy allows for subsidy to the poor and in non-commercial farming Public outcry against indiscriminate pricing of water and privatisation of water delivery services has forced the Centre to back off on both counts in its revised draft of the new national water policy, a copy of …
Draft national water policy (2012) as recommended by National Water Board in its 14th meeting held on 7th June, 2012. The objective of the National Water Policy is to take cognizance of the existing situation, to propose a framework for creation of a system of laws and institutions and for …
Pricing canal water for irrigation to recover the cost of supply as well as promote efficient water use is one of the most neglected but highly debated issues in Pakistan, particularly among the academia, donors and research organizations. A number of research studies have been undertaken on water pricing, hereafter …
The Delhi Jal Board, led by its chairperson Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, undertook a two-day programme this past week to highlight how a public-private partnership (PPP) programme being launched in Nangloi will bring round-the-clock water to each doorstep in the area and dismissed concerns that the water supply system was …
A steep hike in water rates without any transparency has shocked consumers in Mysore resulting in protests and demonstrations demanding a rollback. Water rates of both domestic and commercial consumption have been raised three-fold from May 1. The minimum charge of Rs 60 has gone up to Rs 175 from …
Close on the heels of BEST bus fare hike, the BMC standing committee on Wednesday passed the proposed water tax, which would push up your water bill. The BMC had been discussing the proposal to increase water tax for the past three years but could not impose the same as …
This paper reviews the policies and practices of companies in water use and water management, and considers how they manifest an evolution of private sector roles, through examples of innovation by companies in sectors that make significant use of water: beverages/drinks, tourism, and mining and energy - with agriculture also …
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 …
New Delhi: After a delay of some years, the controversial groundwater Bill is finally ready to be presented to the Delhi cabinet. Government sources say the draft is likely to be tabled in the monsoon session of the Delhi assembly and, if passed, will make groundwater a chargeable asset in …
MUMBAI: The standing committee, which is yet to pass the budget proposal, is likely to make changes before passing it. While giving a go-ahead for the increase in water taxes as proposed, the standing committee has suggested that the civic body seek financial help from the state and Centre, specially …
It affects irrigation in the lower reaches of the command area Rampant violation of cropping pattern, unauthorised irrigation in the command area of the Tungabhadra irrigation project, failure of Water Resources Department officials to levy penalty on farmers violating cropping pattern and on those from outside command area drawing water …
The Water Board and the Secunderabad Cantonment Board are accused of minting money by selling water through mobile tankers instead of supplying it by the pipeline network. Citizens naturally wonder why, if water is available for thousands of trips made by tankers, it is not available though the pipeline distribution …
Keeping in mind the limitations on increasing water supply, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday said that a large part of effort to plug the demand-supply gap must focus on increasing water use efficiency. “There is no regulation of ground water extraction and no coordination among competing uses. Inadequate and sub-optimal …
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today called for a legislation to regulate extraction of groundwater by competing users and said inadequate pricing of both power and water were leading to the misuse of groundwater in the country. He backed mechanisms where primary stakeholders could be involved in the pricing of water. …
