India

In developing countries, it is extremely difficult to strike a balance between the competing priorities of socioeconomic and environmental goals within water utilities. India's water industry struggles with problems like budget deficits, accessibility restrictions, and poor service standards.

Rural job demand under MGNREGA rises as monsoon plays truant

NABSAMRUDDHI, an NBFC subsidiary of NABARD, and Water.org, a global nonprofit organisation, co-organised a summit on ‘WASH lending’ in Mumbai on September 14, 2023. The primary objective of the summit was to promote water, sanitation, and hygiene financing as a critical factor in ensuring the sustainable development of the ecosystem.

Accelerating biofuel adoption worldwide

What is the state of water in India? 

Chennai's reservoirs became empty in the summer of 2019, prompting the government to truck in 10 million litres of water per day.

Micronutrient deficiency is known to affect the health of over two billion people globally and is known to impact learning, IQ, motor skills, and immune system functions and has a lasting effect on children through adulthood.

Floating solar projects gain importance with shrinking land resources in India

In light of ever-growing electronic waste (E-waste) in India, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH and RLG Systems India Pvt. Ltd.

The Jal Jeevan Mission is in its final year, with a target to provide a functional household tap to every household by 2024. As of August 2023, 67% of households had been provided with a tap connection. However, approximately six crore households, accounting for 33%, are still awaiting a tap connection providing a 55-lpcd service.