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Stress, Shortage and Scarcity: India’s Depleting Ground Water Sources
India currently faces a severe problem with the rapid and alarming depletion of groundwater resources in both, rural and urban areas. Many scientists and experts in the field believe that, if not tackled adequately and…
Causes for Concern: A Lack of Clean Drinking Water in India
Access to safe drinking water has been a grave problem for India, especially in rural areas where lack of usable water has also resulted in sanitation and health problems for several decades now. The lack…
A Review of Rainwater Harvesting Systems in India
India is famous (and oftentimes infamous) for its monsoons. Given the scarcity of water resources in the country, harvesting rainwater gains great importance in increasing the water resources in the country. Rainwater Harvesting (or RWH)…
Participatory Approaches to Water Conservation
India’s water resources are disproportionate to its human resources. With 18% of the world’s population, India only has about 4% of the world’s global freshwater resources. Given the climate crisis and environmental degradation that has…
Water and Sanitation in India’s Slums
Experts estimate that 50% of Indians will live in urban settlements in 35 years, or less. However, if we go by current trends of population growth and proliferation of settlements, it is extremely likely that…