Titled The Scourge of Untreated Wastewater: The Economic, Environmental and Human Costs of Inaction, the report exposes the steep economic, environmental, and human toll of untreated wastewater. 

Water The article is initially published on March 21, 2024The global demand for freshwater is soaring as supply is becoming more uncertain. Today, one out

Delhi has officially launched a three-year plan to clean up the heavily polluted Yamuna River, deploying modern machines at select ghats in an effort to reverse decades of environmental degradation.

Multi-year droughts (MYDs) have become drier, hotter, and more frequent, spreading across the planet at an alarming rate.

India water crisis :India’s total annual groundwater recharge saw a slight decline in 2024 due to increased extraction, driven significantly by states like Punjab, Haryana, and Delhi. The rise in ‘critical’ and ‘over-exploited’ units highlights growing water scarcity concerns, despite some localized improvements.

The Climate-Adaptative Community-Based Water Harvesting Project, backed by ADB, will see the construction of 532 climate-resilient water-storage facilities across Meghalaya’s 12 districts.