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73% taps supplying raw, untreated water in West Bengal’s arsenic belt: CAG report

August 02, 2026 4:27 pm

While West Bengal's Public Health Engineering Department rapidly expanded pipelines under the Jal Jeevan Mission, a CAG audit exposes a critical failure to install mandatory treatment infrastructure.

Explained: Why the Bombay HC warned of ‘doomsday’ if Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar’s water project stalls

June 18, 2026 12:48 pm

Inside the Bombay HC’s four-year push to solve Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar’s water crisis

Dementia risk and nitrate: It's all about the source, study finds

June 13, 2026 8:56 am

According to the latest research, nitrate from red meat, drinking water, and processed meat is associated with higher dementia risk.

Water cut likely in Pune as storage in dams drops

June 05, 2026 7:20 pm

Most of Pune receives its water supply mainly from four dams upstream of Mutha river.

Why water from your steel bottle sometimes tastes like metal

March 07, 2026 6:37 pm

What does the metallic taste from your steel water bottle indicate? Is it safe to drink?

Wild animals that don't sink

February 21, 2026 5:07 pm

These animals can totally walk on water!

Nasa turns to the Moon to solve a mystery about water on Earth

January 28, 2026 9:09 am

Research using Apollo samples indicates late meteorite impacts were unlikely to be the main source of Earth’s water.

What Naresh Saxena's poem about fish taught me about water, loss, and belonging

December 23, 2025 2:46 pm

A writer journeys from Bihar to Karnataka, discovering that a poem by Naresh Saxena holds the key to understanding water, and our place within it.

Pune-based scientist becomes first Indian to win International Water Prize

September 24, 2025 8:58 am

Kulkarni was co-chair of a Working Group of the 12th Plan of the Niti Ayog and contributed to the drafting of the National Aquifer Mapping Program.

Wastewater surveillance, key tool to spy on diseases, will now cover 50 cities: How will this help prevent outbreaks?

August 13, 2025 7:57 am

The surveillance will also study patterns of antimicrobial resistance — a global public health threat

WATER PHOTOS

How much water should you really drink in a day?

September 04, 2025 12:44 pm

Let's see if you are drinking too much water or less water.

World Water Day: From aiding weight loss to preventing migraines, 7 benefits of drinking water on an empty stomach

March 22, 2018 11:36 am

World Water Day: From boosting the metabolism to removing unwanted toxins from our body, drinking water on an empty stomach has numerous benefits. Here we have listed out 7 advantages that you may not be aware of.

World Water Day: How to detoxify your body by drinking water

March 22, 2016 12:52 pm

A simple way to cleanse your body is by drinking lots and lots of water.

'Bandit Queen', 'Water': Movies who had to face bans or censor board's axe

November 20, 2015 9:00 am

Bandit Queen, Fire, Water, Amu, Unfreedom and many more movies have had to face the axe of Censor Board for some or the other reason, but these movies should be watched for the reality they carry. Directors like Shekhar Kapur, Deepa Mehta, Anurag Kashyap, Sonali Bose have taken up real subjects for their film, but unfortunately they could not proceed by showcasing their films for the public.

WATER VIDEOS

Residents irked as Delhi water crisis continues

February 24, 2016 5:40 am

New Delhi, Feb 24 (ANI): Water woes continued to haunt residents of New Delhi even after supply in many areas was restored a day after Jat protestors damaged a key water source of the national capital. Expressing disappointment, slum dweller Raju said people are facing water crisis as there is no fixed time of arrival of water tankers. Another slum dweller Rukma Devi said they sit on roads all day with utensils but there is no supply of water, adding that there is dearth of drinking water.

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