Research Papers

When two powerful and populous countries share a river to quench the thirst of its people, some amount of friction between the countries is bound to happen. The water of Brahmaputra, that flows through India, China, Bangladesh and Bhutan, has been a bone of contention between China and India for long.

According to a report published by the Central Water Commission in 2015 on the status of trace and toxic metals in Indian rivers in the country, a large number of rivers in India are contaminated by heavy metals.

There is a severe crisis plaguing the rivers in India.

According to the recent figures by the World Health Organisation and UNICEF [

It is a fact that constructing toilets alone cannot ensure total sanitation. The real challenge lies in getting people to use them. While treating fecal sludge and disposing it are largely urban concerns, modifying behaviour and motivating people to abandon open defecation are considered rural sanitation challenges.

India has the fifth largest coal reserves in the world [1].

Marathwada has been witnessing severe drought over the last few years. This year has seen the worst with many farmer suicides reported [1].

With increasing concern over water security, water governance worldwide is undergoing a gradual change.

Access to safe drinking water and diarrhoeal diseases in India