Photo courtesy: Indiamart ‘Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink’ – this predicament of the sailors in Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s famous poem is a portent to our collective […]
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Rain Water Harvesting- Solution to India’s Water crisis
Photo courtesy:Indiamart India is facing the worst water crisis in its history. As per a report by Niti Ayog 21 cities in India will run out of groundwater by 2020. […]
Five environmental entrepreneurs making money sustainably
An underlying theme of sustainable businesses is innovation – through either a product, service or a combination of both. Here are five environmental entrepreneurs saving the environment and promoting sustainability […]
India’s clock is ticking: Water Crisis
Photo courtesy:Deposit With 139 crore population, water scarcity in India is on the rise. More than 50% of the population does not have access to safe drinking water and about […]
10 things you need to know about the water crisis in India
India is experiencing its worst ever water crisis. How did we get here? News stories on India’s water crisis start peaking just as summer sets in. Images of wells and […]
GLOBAL WATER CRISIS; TOO TO INGNORE
World marks Water Day, how big is the problem of access to clean water? courtesy: Shutterrstock WATER is the source of all life. Whether humans, plants, animals, or insects, no […]
The water of 37 out of 38 districts of Bihar is not fit for drinking, the government admitted.
Earlier in Bihar, arsenic, fluoride and iron were confirmed in groundwater in 28 districts, but now the Deputy Chief Minister admitted that the water in 37 districts was no longer […]
Pune’s Water Crisis: Legal Notices Issued To PMC, PCMCPMRDA; Petitioners Threaten Contempt Petition In High Court
The bench had gone into the details of the PIL and took note of the grave situation of water scarcity stated in the PIL in context to the urban areas […]
42 to 79 percent of the world’s groundwater sources will be exhausted by 2050, scientists claim
In a new study, researchers found that about 20 percent of river basins have already reached their limit, where groundwater extraction from the ground exceeds that of the stream. Photo: […]
Solution to water crisis: This village set an example, opposing borewell
The villagers surprised the government and administration by refusing to get a borewell constructed in their village. Villagers digging wells in Kedia village of Jamui district of Bihar. Photo: Pushyamitra Pushyamitra […]