India's irrigation water demand could reach 807 BCM by 2050, raising pressure on water resources. The Jal Shakti Ministry has ...

The ministry noted that agriculture accounts for 80-90 per cent of water use in rural areas, adding to pressure on the country's water resources ...

India’s rural water crisis is also a caste crisis—where women walk for water, Dalits are pushed back in queues, and big dam ...

A relentless 47°C heatwave triggers a massive utility collapse in India. Read the ground report on Delhi's water crisis, ...

While residents in parts of the national capital, Bengaluru and Chennai are reporting shortages and relying heavily on water ...

India’s US$77 billion Brahmaputra hydropower initiative and China’s mega-dam at the Yarlung–Tsangpo Great Bend are turning the Himalayas into a digital hydropower flashpoint. Both states are tying ...

At international conference, minister emphasises urgent need for regional cooperation on glacial melt and ecosystem ...

A view of the Uri-II hydroelectric project dam on the Jhelum River which flows from Kashmir into Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir, near Uri in Baramulla district, May 7, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer India is ...

As temperatures surge across India, a second indiscriminating crisis is emerging across rural regions, towns, and ...

Bengaluru will host India’s first National AI and Digital Water Summit 2026 on May 27, bringing together experts, ...

India’s First Rock Check Dam. Discover how India’s first-ever Rock Check Dam on the Indus River under the Sindhu Jal Samriddhi Abhiyan is revolutionizing eco-friendly water conservation and ...

The Indus Waters Treaty, brokered by the World Bank, has governed the distribution and use of the Indus River and its tributaries between India and Pakistan since 1960.