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Water & Sanitation

A girl drinking water from an earthen pot_ASwaminathan

December 24, 2019

On what basis does India allocate water?

KJ Joy on the state of activism in India today, access to water, interstate water conflicts, and people’s movements.

by Priya Desai | 6 min read

woman holding bucket in toilet-sanitation

November 29, 2019

The tricky business of measuring toilet use

Impact evaluations of low-cost interventions across four Indian states reveal interesting findings on how to accurately measure toilet use.

by Radhika Menon | 5 min read

Wastewater canal_Chennai, India_ water and sanitation

November 19, 2019

The hidden opportunity in wastewater reuse

Leveraging sanitation infrastructure for water conservation will help address India's water scarcity problem.

by Y. Malini Reddy, Jyothsna Devi | 5 min read

small bucket hanging on wall

November 15, 2019

Photo essay: Where there are no sewers

A window into the world of the people who clean latrines in urban India.

by C S Sharada Prasad, Isha Ray | 5 min read

October 24, 2019

India has a groundwater problem

Despite being the lifeline of India’s water supplies, groundwater is overlooked by policy makers and users alike.

by Rachita Vora, Smarinita Shetty | 6 min read

People waiting in line for water_ASwaminathan

September 13, 2019

Water is more expensive for the poor than the rich

In cities, it is piped water that is subsidised, which means that those who don’t have piped water – the poorest households – don’t benefit from the subsidy.

by Nithya Subramanian | 5 min read

a toilet in rural india_swachh bharat_CAnderson

August 23, 2019

Engage men for sustainable toilet use

Despite significant progress in eradicating open defecation in India, male use of toilets continues to lag behind female.

by Priyanjali Mitra | 3 min read

Indian girl pouring water_water scarcity_ASwaminathan

August 16, 2019

Water is getting scarce in India, but not for everyone

India's water problem is not about running out of water but about how to allocate a fixed resource. Without doing the latter equitably, India's water future remains bleak.

by Dr Veena Srinivasan | 3 min read

A stretch of land in ladakh, india with cracks on the surface to show dehydration

July 26, 2019

Is India’s economic growth dehydrating the country?

Rising private wealth and a deepening ecological crisis have gone hand in hand, and are symptomatic of the larger Indian growth story.

by Roshan Kishore | 6 min read

P Sainath giving a talk on India's agrarian crisis, water scarcity, and farmer suicides - India Development Review IDR - Photo courtesy: Dextrus

July 25, 2019

P Sainath: The water crisis is not caused by drought

Magsaysay award winner and founder-editor of PARI, P Sainath analyses India's water scarcity, the agrarian crisis, and farmer suicides, before asking the question: what can we do about it?

by India Development Review | 1 min read

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