water management

Poor water governance has cut off several residents from Mumbai's water system, making equal access to all a distant dream.

‘Waterman of India’, Rajendra Singh, shares insights on how the availability of water improves all aspects of life in India, and why the COVID-19 pandemic has the potential to bring about a revolution in the country.

India is experiencing its worst ever water crisis. How did we get here?

Women are not just integral to addressing the country's water challenges, they are probably the only ones who can do it—at scale.

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

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

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.

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.

Chemical contamination of drinking water is a significant health concern in India, one we haven’t realised the magnitude of. Practitioners across sectors must come together to tackle this issue.

In order to make access to water adequate and equitable, we must shift our focus from water sources to water resources. Both science, and community participation and cooperation, are key to addressing our water woes.