In her new book Watershed, climate expert Mridula Ramesh stresses on urgent need of water management in India
3 years ago

In her new book Watershed, climate expert Mridula Ramesh stresses on urgent need of water management in India

Firstpost  

“While conscience is good for spurring a change, it is less effective in sustaining a change. and Founder of the Sundaram Climate Institute, is out with a new book titled Watershed: How We Destroyed India’s Water and How We Can Save It. As water becomes more precious going forward, water management births new sectors – sewage treatment, waste water markets, and tank tourism being notable examples. So much of India’s water crosses boundaries, so dams play a critical role in our relationship with neighbours. India’s democratic realities has made water management next-to-impossible, making solving these problems far harder than they otherwise will be.

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River interlinking, the fount of environmental disaster
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2 days, 14 hours ago

River interlinking, the fount of environmental disaster

The Hindu  

On December 25, 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the Ken-Betwa River Link Project, which aims to solve the water scarcity in the Bundelkhand region that covers parts of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. Initially termed the ‘National Water Grid’, this concept re-emerged as the ‘River-Interlinking Project’ from the Ministry of Water Resources to transfer surplus …

Why China wants control over a vital Indian resource
4 days, 9 hours ago

Why China wants control over a vital Indian resource

India Today  

India and China, already at odds over various geopolitical and territorial issues, could soon face a new frontier of conflict—water. A massive $137 billion dam that China plans to construct on the Brahmaputra River has sparked fresh concerns in India, highlighting a long-standing fear of water being weaponised. With its control over the river’s origin, China can manipulate water flow, …

CM Naidu moots interlinking of rivers to tackle drought
1 week, 4 days ago

CM Naidu moots interlinking of rivers to tackle drought

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has unveiled an ambitious project titled ‘Telugu Thalliki Jal Harathi’ aimed at tackling drought and addressing water scarcity in Andhra Pradesh. The Chief Minister detailed the plan to divert 300 tmc ft of surplus water from the Godavari River, which currently sees nearly 3,000 tmc ft of water flowing into the sea annually. He …

Andhra Pradesh’s water policymaking matters
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Andhra Pradesh’s water policymaking matters

The Hindu  

Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has recently called for a comprehensive water policy for Andhra Pradesh while reviewing the water resources development. The fledgling state of Andhra Pradesh requires, at any rate, a territorial re-imagining of its water futures especially given the multiple challenges it confronts as a result of its bifurcation a decade ago. For instance, Maharashtra, advanced in …

Echoes of nature: Frontline’s top 12 environment stories of 2024
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Echoes of nature: Frontline’s top 12 environment stories of 2024

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 17, 2024 18:01 IST - 1 MIN READ Arguably one of the most disturbing headlines from the world of environment came when we rang in the New Year. In January 2024, from a pristine little island in the Indian Ocean, the Great Nicobar Island, author Pankaj Sekhsaria reported on the unimaginable havoc a proposed Rs.72,000 crore infrastructure …

India must act right away against an emerging scarcity of fresh water
1 month, 2 weeks ago

India must act right away against an emerging scarcity of fresh water

Live Mint  

In recent articles, I have often referred to three ongoing technological revolutions that will fundamentally transform the way we live: the energy transformation from fossil fuels to renewables, the artificial intelligence revolution and the biotechnological revolution. Large parts of the world are already water stressed and it is estimated that by 2030, demand for fresh water will exceed sustainable supply …

A Journey Through Bengaluru's Rainwater Oasis: Exploring the Sir M Visvesvaraya Rainwater Harvesting Theme Park
3 months ago

A Journey Through Bengaluru's Rainwater Oasis: Exploring the Sir M Visvesvaraya Rainwater Harvesting Theme Park

The Hindu  

A museum dedicated to rain water harvesting has opened in Bengaluru, showcasing various models and educating citizens about the importance of this technique for mitigating water scarcity. The museum, named Sir M Visvesvaraya Rainwater Harvesting Theme Park, is a treasure trove of information and an invaluable knowledge hub for those interested in learning about RWH. Visitors can explore different models …

Conservation of water, environment part of India’s cultural consciousness, says PM Modi
4 months ago

Conservation of water, environment part of India’s cultural consciousness, says PM Modi

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday called the conservation of water and environment a part of India’s cultural consciousness, pitching for the “reduce, reuse, recharge and recycle” mantra to save water. He was virtually speaking at a programme marking the launch of the ‘Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari’ initiative in Surat, a step aimed at strengthening community involvement in water conservation. …

Earth Overshoot Day to focus on sustainable life
5 months, 1 week ago

Earth Overshoot Day to focus on sustainable life

Deccan Chronicle  

India, with over 1.4 billion people, faces significant challenges due to population growth and increased consumption. The Global Footprint Network reports that India’s ecological footprint has grown exponentially. “Currently, India needs 2.6 times its resources to sustain its population, leading to depleted forests, reduced biodiversity, and climate change. A NITI Aayog report warns that by 2030, India’s water demand could …

Review of Aniket Ghanashyam’s The Watershed Moment: Water woes
6 months ago

Review of Aniket Ghanashyam’s The Watershed Moment: Water woes

The Hindu  

During the scorching summer months from March to July, large parts of India battle some sort of a water crisis. This refusal to address water sharing in a comprehensive manner, and beyond egoistical territorial disputes, is an important theme in The Watershed Moment by Aniket Ghanashyam, a water-policy consultant to several States. ‘Day Zero’ crises Ghanashyam’s most impressive achievement is …

Collector calls for effective water management by farmers in Anantapur
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Collector calls for effective water management by farmers in Anantapur

The Hindu  

District Collector Dr. Vinod Kumar advocated for effective integrated water management practices by farmers in Anantapur district. He also promised comprehensive support to NGOs working towards resolving these concerns and highlighted proactive measures taken by the agriculture and allied departments of Anantapur district. Malla Reddy shared the organisation’s active involvement in water conservation projects and the extensive promotion of these …

Delhi water crisis: Water for them is brick fights, financial burden, daily battle
7 months ago

Delhi water crisis: Water for them is brick fights, financial burden, daily battle

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: In Kusumpur Pahadi’s Block E, the fight for water isn’t just a necessity; it’s a daily battle for survival. The words of Bhagwati Ghadiya from Kusumpur echo the sentiments of many: the two-hour window to access the pump is a fleeting opportunity, and failure to seize it means sacrificing the ability to perform essential tasks of the day.As …

Farmers in India are weary of politicians’ lackluster response to their climate-driven water crisis
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Farmers in India are weary of politicians’ lackluster response to their climate-driven water crisis

Associated Press  

BEED, India — On a stifling hot day this May, farm worker Shobha Londhe is reminded of the desperate conditions that led her husband to take his own life. Shobha Londhe, widow of farmer Tatya, who killed himself, pours water on her cow to cool the animal on a hot summer’s day outside her house, in Talegaon village, Beed district, …

Conservationist calls for Water Literacy campaign in Kalyana Karnataka
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Conservationist calls for Water Literacy campaign in Kalyana Karnataka

The Hindu  

Water conservationist Rajendra Singh has called for a Water Literacy campaign in Kalyana Karnataka region to conserve natural resource for addressing water crisis permanently. Suggesting that traditional water harvesting techniques be adopted, Dr Singh said that borewells are adversely impacting the water cycle. Percolation ponds are built in such a way that it minimizes evaporation, Dr Singh said and added …

Water, an instrument to build world peace
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Water, an instrument to build world peace

The Hindu  

World Water Day, which falls on March 22, is a global initiative backed by the United Nations, and has been observed every year since 1993. India too faces problems This water crisis may be physical or economic based on multiple factors such as rapid urbanisation, industrialisation, unsustainable agricultural practices, climate change, erratic rainfall patterns, water overuse and inefficient water management, …

Ganges, Brahmaputra among major South Asian river basins to feel impact of climate change: Report
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Ganges, Brahmaputra among major South Asian river basins to feel impact of climate change: Report

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, The alarming impact of climate change will be felt on South Asia's major river basins, including the Ganges, Indus and the Brahmaputra, according to a new report. The scale of climate change impacts in the Indus basin is overwhelming, undermining food security, livelihoods and water security, the report said. While currently there are no major water diversions in …

How this Bengaluru's housing community is gearing up to battle water woes in future
10 months ago

How this Bengaluru's housing community is gearing up to battle water woes in future

Hindustan Times  

As Bengaluru is combating severe water scarcity ahead of summer, many housing communities in the IT capital are already clueless about handling the situation in peak summer. The borewells have dried up and the prices of water tankers have skyrocketed already, making things worse for the residents, especially in the east Bengaluru area. How this Bengaluru's housing community is gearing …

Govt to take over all borewells in Bengaluru to deal with water crisis
10 months ago

Govt to take over all borewells in Bengaluru to deal with water crisis

Hindustan Times  

Deputy chief minister and Bengaluru development minister, DK Shivakumar, has issued a directive to the Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Board to take charge of all irrigation and commercial borewells. Bengaluru is facing a water crisis for the past week or so due to less than normal rainfall in two monsoon seasons. Bengaluru has been facing a water crisis for …

Reviving India’s Great Rivers: How Modi’s Leadership is Saving the Lifelines of India
10 months ago

Reviving India’s Great Rivers: How Modi’s Leadership is Saving the Lifelines of India

News 18  

India is a land of rivers. That the initiative is led by the National Mission for Clean Ganga – the body overseeing the Namami Gange project – is noteworthy and speaks to the impact India’s effort to clean its most revered river has had on the international community. The Centre has taken several measures under the National River Conservation Plan …

Interlinking of Rivers: Solution to India’s growing water problem or recipe to ecological imbalance?
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Interlinking of Rivers: Solution to India’s growing water problem or recipe to ecological imbalance?

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: At the historic Mahabalipuram a few days ago, an All India Secretaries’ Conference on Water Vision@2047-Way Ahead was organised by the Union Ministry of Jal Shakti. The Centre and some ‘beneficiary’ lower riparian states argue that India has a rapidly growing problem of water stress and there is a need to use most of the runoff to meet its …

Water resource inadequacy is a challenge India must take head on
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Water resource inadequacy is a challenge India must take head on

Live Mint  

The notion of a ‘triple planetary’ crisis encompassing climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss has become outdated in the face of complexities captured by the relatively new term ‘polycrisis.’ This modern challenge involves the intertwining of climate change, environmental disruptions, widening social inequalities, pandemic effects and geopolitical polarization. India can tap the climate-development nexus by conserving and using its water …

One in six cultural heritage sites are at risk thanks to climate change - here’s how we’re trying to save them
11 months, 3 weeks ago

One in six cultural heritage sites are at risk thanks to climate change - here’s how we’re trying to save them

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy From Victorian glasshouses to ancient water channels, a new slate of projects has been announced …

In a first, Dharmadam constituency to prepare water budget
1 year ago

In a first, Dharmadam constituency to prepare water budget

The Hindu  

In a ground-breaking initiative, the Dharmadam Assembly constituency has begun work on a water budget under a project named ‘Urava.’ It is for the first time that a constituency is preparing a water budget, which aims at ensuring sustainable water supply for various purposes while maintaining water resources. A workshop held in Vengad discussed ways to address geographical variations among …

CM Jagan Suggests Water Transfer From One Basin to Other
1 year, 2 months ago

CM Jagan Suggests Water Transfer From One Basin to Other

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: Chief Minister Y.S. Short, intense rainfall periods necessitate efficient water transfer between basins.” “We must seek technically feasible, economically viable, socially acceptable and environmentally friendly solutions to address these challenges,” Jagan Mohan Reddy said. He delivered the ND Gulhati memorial lecture on ‘Ensuring Water and Food Security through Climate Resilient Infrastructure’, wherein he raised various issues, challenges, the way …

India’s river interlinking projects are changing monsoon patterns, may worsen water stress: study
1 year, 3 months ago

India’s river interlinking projects are changing monsoon patterns, may worsen water stress: study

The Hindu  

For four decades now, India has put its weight behind river interlinking projects that transfer excess water from one river basin to the other — a $168 billion answer to a swelling water stress crisis. A new study published in Nature Communications, however, challenges these claims: many hydro-linking projects in India and globally are altering monsoon cycles, disturbing complex hydro-meteorological …

Prized Science | Every drop counts, and making quality medicine
1 year, 3 months ago

Prized Science | Every drop counts, and making quality medicine

Hindustan Times  

Vimal Mishra, Vikram Sarabhai Professor of civil engineering at IIT Gandhinagar, has won this year’s Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Earth, Atmosphere, Ocean and Planetary Science. He discusses his work, which quantifies how water resources have been affected by climate change and human activities, and the relative contribution of these two factors. Our research has demonstrated that while climate change …

Addressing India's Agri-Water Crisis
1 year, 4 months ago

Addressing India's Agri-Water Crisis

Hindustan Times  

For years, experts have been urging people to understand that the fast-depleting status of groundwater is not beneficial for conventional agriculture. With over 600 million farmers collectively contributing to 10% of the global agricultural yield, India’s farmers tend to disproportionately use groundwater and lack awareness about its actual levels. For a country as big as India, with only 4% of …

Explained | Himachal floods: a man-made disaster?
1 year, 5 months ago

Explained | Himachal floods: a man-made disaster?

The Hindu  

The story so far: Flash floods during this year’s monsoon season have caused unprecedented damage to both lives and assets in Himachal Pradesh. Although climate change is expected to have played a hand in causing the high precipitation leading to these flash floods, human induced disasters resulting from planned development have played a significant role in causing such colossal losses. …

To save flooded cities, recast urban planning
1 year, 5 months ago

To save flooded cities, recast urban planning

Hindustan Times  

Excessive rain and severe waterlogging in the Delhi national capital region over the weekend put the focus back on infrastructure failures in Indian metropolises. Urban planning has become the focus of persistent public lament in recent years; in unpacking the nature of planning, can we find the seeds of a new planning imagination to address the crises cities face? Furthermore, …

Source Sustainability a priority for drinking water supply in rural India
1 year, 6 months ago

Source Sustainability a priority for drinking water supply in rural India

Deccan Chronicle  

India is on a phenomenal trajectory to ensure access to safe drinking water for all its citizens. Ensuring sustainability of groundwater sources Regulatory measures and policy priorities on groundwater recharge- Prioritising source sustainability for drinking water is one of the essential priority. The nation-wide campaign “Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain” focusing on saving and conserving rainwater with the theme …

Causes, cures of drying rivers discussed on environment day
1 year, 7 months ago

Causes, cures of drying rivers discussed on environment day

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW: “In India, rivers are flooding, and ponds are dry which makes understanding different flow types of each river important. India is the world’s biggest consumer of groundwater but how can we not see perennial rivers turning seasonal gradually,” said Venkatesh Dutta, professor, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, who is also known as the Water Man. For representation only Dutta …

Maharashtra to face water scarcity, flooding and higher temperatures, says IPCC report
1 year, 9 months ago

Maharashtra to face water scarcity, flooding and higher temperatures, says IPCC report

The Hindu  

Over the next few years, Maharashtra is expected to face the twin challenges of both water scarcity and flooding, apart from higher temperatures, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s latest report. The IPCC’s Synthesis Report, released earlier this week, outlines a comprehensive assessment of the current state of scientific knowledge related to climate change and predicts that temperatures …

India’s cities will be worst impacted by lack of water in coming decades, UN warns
1 year, 9 months ago

India’s cities will be worst impacted by lack of water in coming decades, UN warns

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Between 1.7-2.4 billion people will suffer water scarcity by 2050 - around a billion more than already do so …

India's water scarcity expected to get more severe by 2050: UN Report
1 year, 9 months ago

India's water scarcity expected to get more severe by 2050: UN Report

India TV News  

India is expected to be the most severely affected country by water scarcity by 2050, according to a report released by the United Nations. As per a report issued under the 'United Nations World Water Development Report 2023: partnerships and cooperation for water', around 80% of people living under water stress lived in Asia; in particular, northeast China, as well …

Water security major concern, India should revive ancient connect with nature: PM Modi
1 year, 10 months ago

Water security major concern, India should revive ancient connect with nature: PM Modi

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday flagged water security as a major concern and called for the revival of the country’s “emotional connection” with nature, what he said the world’s calls “sustainable development”. “There shall be a tomorrow only if there is water, and for this we have to make joint efforts from today,” PM Modi said. Without naming anyone, …

Explained: 50 Years From Now, What Will Be Impact of Climate Change on India?
1 year, 10 months ago

Explained: 50 Years From Now, What Will Be Impact of Climate Change on India?

The Quint  

This is expected to widen the gap between extremely dry days and days with increased precipitation, further affecting access to clean water, as noted in a 2013 report commissioned by the World Bank Group from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and Climate Analytics. While some studies state that glacial melt will lead to increased run-off and more water …

Mohan Guruswamy | Will ‘linking rivers’ work, or end up as a disaster?
2 years ago

Mohan Guruswamy | Will ‘linking rivers’ work, or end up as a disaster?

Deccan Chronicle  

I keep hearing that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is going to unveil the often spoken and then shelved ‘Rivers Link Up Scheme’ as his grand vision to enrich the farmers of India and unite the country. If the Aswan High Dam turned the ravaging Nile into a saviour, the constant diversion of the rivers feeding Lake Baikal have turned it …

Govt efforts alone cannot be successful, people\'s participation required: PM Modi
2 years ago

Govt efforts alone cannot be successful, people\'s participation required: PM Modi

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday underlined the importance of people's participation in the efforts for water conservation and said the governments' attempts alone cannot be successful. The prime minister said he thinks that under the MGNREGA maximum work should be done on water as he called for spreading awareness among people for its conservation. Modi also urged …

Maharashtra to suffer more if water not released to K’taka: Farmer leaders
2 years ago

Maharashtra to suffer more if water not released to K’taka: Farmer leaders

Hindustan Times  

Hitting back at Maharashtra minister Shambhuraj Desai statement that the state would reconsider releasing water to Karnataka amid the border dispute, farmer leaders on Thursday said Maharashtra will “suffer more losses” if water is not released during the rainy season. HT Image Krishna river, the lifeline of north Karnataka, which overflows during rainy season dries up every summer for which …

Water should essentially be part of the development goal - News18
2 years ago

Water should essentially be part of the development goal - News18

News 18  

Water shortage is a serious issue that is being faced in several metropolitan cities in India. In India, the initiative by NITI Aayog of bringing out a Composite Water Management Index was a step in this direction wherein the relevance of a comprehensive and integrated national dataset for water was created; this may in the long run improve the performance …

Discussion puts spotlight on Majuli, Assam’s shrinking river island
2 years, 1 month ago

Discussion puts spotlight on Majuli, Assam’s shrinking river island

The Hindu  

A panel discussion at the India International Centre in Delhi put the spotlight on Assam’s Majuli, one of the largest river islands in the world which has experienced immense socio-environmental transformation over the years. The conversations centred around Slow Disaster: Political Ecology of Hazards and Everyday Life in the Brahmaputra Valley, an ethnographic account of the challenges faced by the …

India’s growing water crisis, the seen and the unseen
2 years, 3 months ago

India’s growing water crisis, the seen and the unseen

The Hindu  

The UNESCO United Nations World Water Development Report of 2022 has encapsulated global concern over the sharp rise in freshwater withdrawal from streams, lakes, aquifers and human-made reservoirs, impending water stress and also water scarcity being experienced in different parts of the world. The Global Drought Risk and Water Stress map shows that major parts of India, particularly west, central …

When India’s ‘IT capital’ went under
2 years, 4 months ago

When India’s ‘IT capital’ went under

The Hindu  

On his way back home from college, Mohan, a student from a village near Thippagondanahalli, stands near a bridge with his friends. More than 90% of the 102 lakes that are spread over 100 acres each were overflowing in the district.” Rajendran says heavy rainfall in neighbouring districts such as Bengaluru Urban and Bengaluru Rural and the release of water …

India at 75 | Stepping back from an ecological abyss
2 years, 4 months ago

India at 75 | Stepping back from an ecological abyss

The Hindu  

Growing up in the 1970s and the early 1980s, many of us who were passionate about environmental issues were inspired by these and other movements. Ironically, a component of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of Aatmanirbhar Bharat is new coal mining in central India, displacing already self-reliant Adivasi communities and rendering them dependent on government and corporations. Indeed, India’s crafts …

Bengaluru Water Crisis: What is causing it?
2 years, 8 months ago

Bengaluru Water Crisis: What is causing it?

Hindustan Times  

The Karnataka capital Bengaluru, is popularly known as the ‘Silicon Valley of India’ and the ‘start-up capital of India’, but citizens have neglected to upkeep one of its first titles, ‘the garden city’. The water board is tasked with pulling nearly all of Bengaluru's water supply from the Cauvery River, which is more than 100 kilometres away from the city. …

No longer the city of gardens! How we can stop our cities and towns from going the Bangalore way
2 years, 9 months ago

No longer the city of gardens! How we can stop our cities and towns from going the Bangalore way

Firstpost  

Currently, only 30 per cent of India’s wastewater is recycled. State or Central government agencies that fund the ULBs for building water and sanitation infrastructure to service urban growth can introduce smart rules when approving plans for new growth areas in the form of conditions for allocating zones for locating facilities for decentralised wastewater treatment and recycling. Similarly, ULBs that …

Water management needs a hydro-social approach
2 years, 10 months ago

Water management needs a hydro-social approach

The Hindu  

The Global Water System Project, which was launched in 2003 as a joint initiative of the Earth System Science Partnership and Global Environmental Change programme, epitomises global concern about the human-induced transformation of fresh water and its impact on the earth system and society. Formally, it is: “to ensure safe drinking water and sanitation for all, focusing on the sustainable …

Water Governance: Blueprint To Tackle Water crisis
2 years, 10 months ago

Water Governance: Blueprint To Tackle Water crisis

The Hindu  

Water, although a finite resource, is grossly undervalued. Through its subsidiary company – Toshiba Water Solutions Private Limited, Toshiba can develop water and sewage infrastructure, and offer comprehensive technologies ranging from planning to implementation to solve various water and environmental problems. With strong technical fundamentals and more than 650 highly skilled personnel who operate from offices in India, USA, Trinidad …

The poor pay the highest price for water says Mridula Ramesh
3 years, 1 month ago

The poor pay the highest price for water says Mridula Ramesh

The Hindu  

Mridula Ramesh is the founder of Sundaram Climate Institute, which works on water and waste solutions, and is an angel investor in cleantech start-ups. Ramesh’s latest book, Watershed: How We Destroyed India’s Water and How We Can Save It, excavates India’s water history — our traditional management methods and the follies of colonial rule that plunged India into multiple famines …

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