India’s great river deltas have long been seen as landscapes of abundance. A river delta is a triangular lobular landform created when rivers empty their water ...

Water scarcity has long been discussed as a crisis waiting to arrive. The latest global scientific assessment suggests that moment may already have passed. In J ...

Declining groundwater levels and growing neglect of traditional water sources in rural Uttar Pradesh have deepened water scarcity. Their disappearance has also reshaped village life, weakening social ...

Explore how India is tackling water stress through circularity. Learn about wastewater recycling in cities and farms, ...

As Ghoramara Island shrinks toward a 2032 tipping point, science warns of a "sediment starvation" crisis. Discover why ...

Explore a structured summary of the National Report 2024 on Jal Jeevan Mission. Learn how India is shifting from water ...

As pollution from toxic waste spreads across canals and fields, families who relied on Anchar Lake for food and income face shrinking harvests, vanishing fish, and broken promises of waste management ...

As Raipur expands, the Kharun River Basin faces intensifying floods and sediment loads. Explore how climate change and land-use shifts are erasing the predictability of India’s monsoon heartland.

The Inland Vessels Act, 2021 (replacing the 1917 Act), provides a modern, uniform legal framework for inland water navigation in India, which deals with registration, safety standards, and operation ...

India has 18 percent of the world’s population, but only 4 percent of its water resources, which makes it among the most water-stressed in the world. A large number of people in India are now facing ...

Irrigation is a vital tool for sustaining crops in agricultural landscapes, where rainfall is inconsistent. Conventional centralised management of water often results in inefficient distribution of ...

Ahars and Pynes, the traditional irrigation systems of South Bihar were first developed during the times of the Magadh dynasty nearly 5000 years ago and continue to be particularly popular in Gaya ...