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Imtiaz Jaleel, Monday June 29, 2009, Pune

It’s the depleting levels of water in Pune's dams that is causing concern. The city has already imposed 20 per cent water cut but, even that is proving little and now it may even go up to 40 per cent.

40 per cent water cut in Pune

NDTV Correspondent, Monday June 29, 2009, New Delhi, Bhatinda, Pune, Lucknow

A day after Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit gave the BSES officials an ultimatum to fix the city’s power crisis, she now gets tough on the water problems. In a meeting with water board officials she said that anyone found to leave taps running will be in for severe punishment.

Protests over water crisis in Delhi

Siddharth Pandey, Friday June 26, 2009, New Delhi

Thousands took to the streets of the capital on Thursday in South Delhi to protest the water situation. While the Chief Minister has admitted that there is little that can be done at the moment except conserve water and power, for many the situation is desperate.

Cattle in Bundelkhand die of thirst

Rubina Khan Shapoo, Saturday May 24, 2008, Bundelkhand

Cattle in Bundelkhand are dying of thirst, but a region caught in it's worst ever drought is unable to navigate a way out. The administration has no contingency plan for these silent victims.

Bundelkhand: Villager digs well of hope

Rubina Khan Shapoo, Sunday May 25, 2008, Bundelkhand

A daily wage earner in Bundelkhand's Bijawar village has decided that the only way out of the drought is to dig a well. It is a simple enough idea but one he has then acted on, after his attempts to bore for water failed twice.

Karuna gives nod for Hogenakkal project

Press Trust Of India, Tuesday May 27, 2008, Chennai

Giving the go ahead for resumption of work on the Hogenakkal project, which he had put on hold till the completion of Karnataka Assembly polls in the face protests, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi has directed state officials to complete the work as scheduled by 2011.

Some hope for Darjeeling's water woes

Press Trust Of India, Tuesday May 27, 2008, Siliguri

Besides political turmoil, the Queen of the Hills, Darjeeling, has been crippled for decades by a water crisis, but this may end with the completion of a number of projects. A problem was that the West Bengal government could not take any initiative as water was a subject of the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council, an autonomous body that runs the administrations in the three hill subdivisions of Darjeeling, Kalmpong and Kurseong.

Water the new challenge for global Cos

Girish Chadha, Friday March 20, 2009, Istanbul

Declining water availability and quality coupled with growing demand for the resource are creating immense challenges for global companies but very few are appreciating the new category of risk to their future businesses, experts have said. Global climate change is exacerbating water scarcity problems, but few businesses and investors are paying attention to this growing financial threat.

Ocean sank 1,100 km into earth

Indo Asian News Service, Tuesday March 17, 2009, Sydney

Researchers have discovered how an entire ocean destroyed itself 50 to 20 million years ago when its floor sank 1,100 km into the earth between Australia and New Zealand.

Global water meet faces protests

Girish Chadha, Wednesday March 18, 2009, Istanbul

The fifth World Water Forum could not have had a more dramatic opening. A group of protestors from several non-governmental organizations (NGOs) were reportedly beaten up by Turkish policemen outside the venue of the Forum on March 16 just hours before 11 heads of states are to address a huge gathering of stakeholders.