2024 water funding gap report
Action Against Hunger released the 2024 Water Funding Gap report, finding that globally, only 36% of appeals for water- and sanitation-related funding were met in 2023, leaving a 64% gap. Despite dwindling
Drinking Water
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Anantapur: Borewells dry up as groundwater levels go down
Severe shortage of drinking water and for irrigation in Anantapur district. Anantapur: Deep depletion of groundwater sources has adversely affected more than 75,000 borewells which dried up in the current
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Govt pulls up BMC, BSCDCL for delay in implementing water monitoring system
Bhopal: The urban development and housing administration (UAHD) department has pulled up various implementation agencies for supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA), a technology used for gathering
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Zimbabwe: EMA Blames Chivero Pollution On Council
The Environmental Management Agency (EMA) yesterday accused City of Harare of not taking action over the pollution at Lake Chivero, the city's main water supply reservoir. In a statement yesterday,
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Kenya: Sonko Launches 'Water for All' Initiative in Nairobi County
Nairobi — Nairobi residents especially those living in informal settlements can now breathe a sigh of relief over their water shortage woes following the launch of ward based water projects that aim at
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Ideas for tomorrow’s water woes
Ahmedabad: Water has remained a major issue for several parts of India with large agrarian community and erratic rains. Digging deeper and deeper for water has created dark zones in Gujarat and other parts
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Indian sanitation market to reach US$ 60 billion by 2021: Secretary, Drinking Water and Sanitation
Govt to soon launch new 'ODF Special' standard after ODF and ODF++ Speaking at the '3rd FICCI-ISC Sanitation Awards and India Sanitation Conclave', Parameswaran Iyer, Secretary, Ministry of Drinking Water
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Being the change
It is clear that our lifestyle has an impact on the environment. What we do and how we do it make a crucial difference It is clear now that in this age of the Anthropocene, environment security is the
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A guide to equitable water safety planning: ensuring no one is left behind
The lack of access to safe drinking-water is felt disproportionately by those who are disadvantaged socially, economically, demographically or geographically, and explicit consideration of these groups
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Nellore: Depleting groundwater levels alarm denizens
The water level in Somasila dips to 4.684 tmc ft which is lower than the dead storage level. Nellore: Depleting water levels in several civic bodies, including Nellore, Sullurpeta and Kavali is increasing
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Kenya: Shortage of Clean Water to Blame for Cholera Outbreak- Ministry
Shortage of clean water has been cited as the reason Nairobi, Narok, Kajiado, Garissa and Machakos counties have experienced cases of cholera. Poor sanitation and unhygienic practices in isolated high