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 […]
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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 […]
Water reserves are decreasing in north-west India, central Pakistan and north-west America.
Among the users of groundwater, America is in the list with 31 percent of the worldwide total, while India is at 15 and Pakistan is at 13 percent. Photo courtesy: […]
Rain Water Harvesting- builtify
Water is everywhere in the world. But the amount of sweet water or usable water is very less . we can say it is the most scarce resource in the […]
Need to reimagine rainwater harvesting and adapt it to contemporary times
Photo courtesy: Santhosh Kumar Rainwater harvesting has been practiced for centuries as a way to collect and store rainwater for later use. The increasing demand for water, the depletion of […]
At this village school in Karnataka, every drop of rainwater is harvested and reused
The government school in Kora village in Tumakuru has enough water for drinking, cooking, washing and gardening purposes thanks to the rainwater harvesting system installed with the help of the […]
Ahmedabad man’s rainwater harvesting startup helps save 125 billion litres of water; clocks Rs 2 crore annual revenues
Plastic engineer Amit Doshi’s startup NeeRain offers an easy-to-install rainwater harvesting device that recharges borewells, improving the quantity and quality of groundwater. Currently sold in seven countries, it is helping […]