Should Rural India Drink Urban Wastewater?!
It is early August and Kolar is shades of brown and green. Unexpected showers in…
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Depleting Groundwater: Why Raj Farmers Can’t Use More Solar Pumps
As temperatures rose in June this year, Jaman Singh Saini, a 69-year-old farmer from Badangarh…
Addressing Water Scarcity Through Wastewater Treatment & Reuse
While urban India generates 72,368 million litres (MLD) of sewage every day, only 28% is…
Groundwater Pumping Tilts Earth’s Spin, May Impact Climate: Study
Groundwater pumping has shifted such a large mass of water that the Earth tilted nearly…
If We Are Smart About Water, We Can Stop Our Cities Sinking
When you come into land at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International airport, it may not be…
The Hidden Waters Of The Himalayas Are Key To Mitigating Disasters
Within weeks of the partial evacuation of Joshimath, an ancient pilgrim town in Uttarakhand, northern…
Who Is Extracting Goa’s Groundwater?
Erwin Fonseca, a 47-year-old farmer lives in Goa’s Assagao, a village near the coast in…
High Uranium In Groundwater In Bihar Leaves Authorities Worried
The high concentration of uranium in groundwater in certain districts in Bihar has left the…
Fears For Farming As Groundwater Plummets In Northern India
At the recent polls in Punjab and western Uttar Pradesh, free electricity for groundwater irrigation…
Spring Revival Project Offers Hope In The Himalayas
Spring 2020 had just begun in the Himalayas but for Kamla Devi, 36, a resident…