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Urban Water
Will urban India gain respite from its water woes?
Posted on 19 Jul, 2021 04:13 PMThe 2021-22 Union Budget has announced the launch of the Jal Jeevan Mission (Urban), an ambitious project that aims to provide potable tap water supply to 2.86 crore households by 2024. How will this work out for urban India?
Stories of change: Becoming water abundant by harvesting rainwater
Posted on 12 Jul, 2021 10:20 AMWe often take for granted those things that come easy to us. Rain is one such resource that we always enjoy, but never capture for the future.
![Catch the rain where it falls (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-07/5498487031_bbdd8a3a03_z.jpg?itok=Zk9eTpS9)
Billions lack access to WASH services
Posted on 06 Jul, 2021 06:40 PMA UNICEF-WHO Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) report on drinking water and sanitation indicates that billions of people will lack access safely managed household drinking water, sanitation and hygiene services in 2030 unless the rate of progress towards meeting sustainable development goal (SDG) goal quadruples.
![Between 2016 and 2020, the global population with safely managed drinking water at home increased from 70% to 74% (Image: Pxhere)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-07/tap-water.jpg?itok=aTJAl17y)
What is the price of water in the city of Mumbai?
Posted on 08 Jun, 2021 01:30 PMThousands of Mumbai’s citizens are disconnected from the city’s water supply network. This photo essay reports on the impact of the poor governance of this essential resource on informal urban settlements.
![Water a rare resource in the informal settlements in Mumbai (Image Source: Suraj Katra)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-06/IDR1.jpg?itok=4j9PsHlm)
Fifty million people in Indian cities lack access to safe drinking water
Posted on 12 May, 2021 05:46 PMFifty million people in fifteen cities in India have no access to safe, affordable drinking water: UNICEF report
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Unsafe drinking water burdens urban poor
Posted on 17 Jan, 2021 07:25 PMWater in India continues to be extremely polluted and unsafe.
![Safe drinking water, a valuable resource (Image Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-01/Handpump.jpg?itok=3BtJJYQb)
The fast disappearing traditional water harvesting structures of Rajasthan
Posted on 02 Jan, 2021 06:00 PMIt has been four years since Anupam Mishra Ji, the stalwart environmentalist who had worked his entire life promoting the water harvesting techniques of Rajasthan, left. In his book, Anupam Ji extensively talks about how the water tankas (structures) were historically valued by the communities and were maintained regularly and governed through community participation.
![Toorji Ka Jhalara, Jodhpur (Image Source: Rituja Mitra)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-01/Rujita1.jpg?itok=Q73ZLRt9)
Digital water infrastructure to help India become water independent
Posted on 30 Dec, 2020 03:04 PMThe rising water crisis in India
![Smart water meters for efficient use of scarce water resources (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2020-12/chennaiw.jpg?itok=KFE4m4Sb)
Challenges to India’s urban water security and future growth patterns
Posted on 29 Dec, 2020 12:10 PMLinkages between water security and socio-economic growth
![Cities in India are marked by unequal distribution of water, lack of access, outdated infrastructure and minimal enforcement of rainwater harvesting and other means of supply. (Image: Anish Roy, Pixabay)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2020-12/tap-2809040_1280.jpg?itok=qDuPu-hY)