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In India, domestic water consumption accounts for a relatively small portion of total freshwater use—typically around 5–7% of annual freshwater withdrawals— whi ...
From a babbling brook to a nasty drain’ by Dr. Srikant Gabale is both a scientific study and a passionate plea to reconsider ...
The other day in Greater Noida, after visiting a friend at the hospital, I stopped at a roadside stall for a glass of ...
We all know that clean drinking water is essential for good health. But have you ever thought about what goes into ensuring ...
India will experience higher than normal number of heatwaves in the next two months The April-June summer season will be ...
Cabinet approves Rs. 1,600 crore sub-scheme for farm-level piped irrigation under PMKSYThe Union Cabinet has sanctioned a Rs.
Governing groundwater is challenging due to its invisible nature and increasing competition for use. Its extraction is ...
Despite contributing over 65% to India’s GDP, urban local bodies receive less than 1% of it in intergovernmental fiscal ...
The small village of Ghosrama in Bihar’s Darbhanga district is home to around 20 families of potters. Here, the air is thick with the smell of wet clay and burn ...
World Resources Institute (WRI) India, an independent charity legally registered as the India Resources Trust, provides objective information and practical proposals to foster environmentally sound ...
Water, Environment, Land and Livelihoods (WELL) Labs co-creates research and innovation for social impact in the areas of land and water sustainability. We design and curate systemic, science-based ...
At the design jam, participants can look at different aspects of water supply - rainwater harvesting, using treated water, groundwater usage, groundwater recharge through lakes, existing supply of ...