Days after actor Rajinikanth asked his supporters to vote for a party capable of resolving Tamil Nadu’s water crisis, the AIADMK has claimed that this was an endorsement of the AIADMK-BJP coalition. read more

An officer from the water department said there was parity in residential areas because not all households have been uniformly receiving 130-140 litres of water per day read more

The Northeastern part of India is doing well in the Swachh Bharat Mission. But an emerging water crisis in the Himalayas could reduce the gains made read more

Across the border in India, government research indicates about three-quarters of people don’t have drinking water at home and 70 % of the country’s water is contaminated. read more

The civic administration has taken several steps to use water judiciously in view of the scarcity as the stock in the four dams, says Saurabh Rao, civic chief read more

This is the fifth year in a row that Rajasthan’s Barmer area has received scanty rainfall with the district facing a drought-like situation. read more

An official said that residents have constructed additional floors, illegally, up to eight or nine storeys in some cases, on 60 square yard plots, which is leading to pressure on the existing infrastructure such as water, road and electricity. read more

The villagers from Kot block held a protest outside the district magistrate’s office on Friday, demanding a drinking water scheme. read more

The short term efforts by the local administration and political parties to stop migration from the Bundelkhand region so that people can cast their vote in the November 28 elections appears to be failing, as everyday thousands are leaving their homes... read more

If breweries are dependent on large quantities of water, so are cane growers because sugar is a water-intensive industry and often draws 80% or more of the water resources, leaving very little to others in their own region read more

Pune municipal corporation says there are 30,000 to 35,000 illegal water connections in the city read more

Can BJP and its earnest-sounding MP, Anil Shirole, make a real difference by disciplining the water tanker lobby? read more

Water supply to the canal was cut and subsequently, water to at least two water treatment plants in the city was affected. A canal committee, formed to probe the cause for the breach and oversee the repairs, decided to reduce the city’s water supply... read more

Residents say Ajmer lives with water crisis, bad roads; officials say elevated roads will be completed in two years and water project in one year. read more

The court has, in effect, quashed permissions for all but one of the seven colonies that are part of the project read more