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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12 lakh residents in 110 villages likely to get Cauvery water
BENGALURU: More than 12 lakh residents in and around Mahadevapura, Dasarahalli, Bommanahalli, Raja Rajeshwari Nagar and Byatarayanapura will get Cauvery drinking water to their homes under the 5th stage
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Heavy demand leaves Telangana with depleted water table
Tankers come back to quench thirst; Collectors worry over worse. The panchayat raj and rural development department, which manages rural water supply, has sought Rs 400 crore in contingency relief
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Sh3bn water project for Murang’a locals
Murang’a town residents will benefit from a Sh3 billion water storage programme to be initiated by Murang’a Water and Sanitation Company. The water company has said it is planning to build a mega dam
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Civil society moves NGT over pollution in Lawsohtun area
SHILLONG: The Greater Laban Community Development Society has approached the National Green Tribunal over encroachment on and pollution in the Critical Catchment Area in Lawsohtun. In its application
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Hyderabad: Dirty street drinks give Cholera
The researchers studied over 200 cases in different parts of India of which 20 cases where studied in Hyderabad. Hyderabad: With 36 cases of cholera recorded in 2016 in Hyderabad city limits, health
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Financing universal water, sanitation and hygiene under the Sustainable Development Goals: UN-Water Global Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking-Water (GLAAS) 2017 report
<p><img alt="" src="http://cdn.downtoearth.org.in/uploads/0.25962100_1439544375_2_large.jpg" style="width: 320px; height: 213px; margin: 14px; float: left;" />This UN GLAAS 2017 report presents an analysis
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution of Bhavani River, Tamil Nadu, 12/04/2017
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Suo motu proceedings initiated based on the news item published In “The Times of India” Chennai –Edition
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Toxic metals in water should make govt sit up, says nuclear physicist
What should set the alarm bells ringing for the state government is the increasing presence of uranium in the sub-soil water used for drinking and irrigation. The average value of uranium in sub-soil
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Water not just scarce in Cape Town- it's also got a funny smell
Drought-hit Cape Town scraps free water for all Drought-hit Cape Town scraps free water for all Geosmin is a naturally occurring organic compound‚ which has an earthy smell. It does not affect water
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Question raised in Lok Sabha on Contaminated Drinking Water, 06/04/2017
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Contaminated Drinking Water, 06/04/2017. State-wise number of habitations affected by chemical contamination including heavy metals in rural drinking water sources including