No new India, China joint-mechanism on Brahmaputra projects for now
India and China signed several pacts during Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's visit earlier this week, but a joint mechanism being pursued with Beijing regarding information on dams coming up on the Brahmaputra on the Chinese side has again eluded New Delhi.Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab urged to redraw water action plans
The Planning Commission has urged the state Governments of Rajasthan, Haryana and Punjab to come up with specific action plans for the water sector that focus on preservation and recharge of groundwater as well as an increase in water use efficiency, particularly in agriculture.Kerala's bid to form water company on PPP mode runs into opposition
Trouble is brewing in God's own country even as the coastal state battles a serious water shortage in the summer. The Kerala Government's move to set up a company on the public-private partnership (PPP) basis to provide water has raised the Opposition's hackles.Industry should cross 'fence-line', adopt holistic water management
Over the next 20 years, as competing demand for water grows stronger, companies worldwide would need to step outside the 'fence-line' and adopt a holistic approach to water management than merely being sustainable in their own water usage, a new report has advised.India eyes regional pacts with neighbours on water, hydropower
India has decided to arrive at sub-regional water sharing arrangements with Nepal, Bangladesh and Bhutan that would see the south Asian neighbours jointly develop trans-boundary rivers for water resources and hydropower. NEWS
India, Iraq look to enhance cooperation in water management
India and Iraq are looking to forge a formal agreement in area of water management.
Water shortage more worrisome than war with Pak for Indians
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Earth, Moon have a common water source!
Vital drip: Using discarded saline bottles to irrigate fields
Now, charge your cellphone with just a spoonful of water
Water politics plagues IPL season 6
Ganga returns to its sluggish, dirty state
Barefoot women handpump mechanics of Bundelkhand
In parched Bundelkhand, a few become change-makers
Interviews
Companies need to forge watershed-based collaborations
WBCSD says for a large water user in a crowded and impacted watershed, a traditional business focus on operational water use will not be enough to ensure business security.
Guest Coloumns
Water to decide carrying capacity of human society
Since water is the primary resource, without it, other resources cannot be generated, and therefore the ultimate carrying capacity of Earth has to be decided only with the available renewable water resources.
President inaugurates India Water Week 2013
President of India Pranab Mukherjee said pricing mechanism should act as incentive to save water.
Second India Water Week-2013 begins on April 8
The theme this year is 'Efficient management of water: Challenges and opportunities'
ADB Asian Water Development Outlook 2013
Three out of four countries in Asia-Pacific are facing serious lack of water and India is one of them, says a ADB study.
Water in India -- Situation, prospects
Despite India's booming economy, water insecurity & poor water quality remains a major cause of child mortality and morbidity, especially among the poor.
Behind the brands: The human right to water & supply chain responsibility
Companies included in the Behind the Brands scorecard have for the most part made progress on managing water resources.
Degrees of Thirst: The World’s Water Supply
It’s no secret that there is a water crisis in many developing countries around the world. Many people everyday go without clean water. More people have access to a mobile phone than they do to a toilet.
Glaciers are melting slowly, but surely
Although hundreds of the world's glaciers are shrinking fast, far more are losing ice much more slowly. But, almost everywhere, glaciers are in retreat.
Sprinting to the MDG finish line
The UN system is exploring ways to build on successes of the MDGs, and on the momentum of next 1000 days, to design a new global development agenda.
The looming threat of water scarcity
Some 1.2 billion people live in areas of physical water scarcity, while another 1.6 billion face what can be called economic water shortage.
