Back to resources

Cauvery row shows why India needs a low-water economy

Water | Sep 18, 2016

All over the country, every day, there are a million conflicts around water, right from the jostling over the local tap to the sharing of big rivers. Once in a while, one spills from the courts into the streets and, amplified by media, flows across the troubled conscience of the nation. The Cauvery dispute is only one of these conflicts, though more severe than most.

View PDF

More like this

Water

Water shortage increasing due to climate change, says Chief Secy Shatrughan Singh - Uttarakhand

Rohini Nilekani and Uttarakhand Chief Secretary Shatrughan Singh at a workshop on ‘Reviving springs in Uttarakhand’ organised by the Peoples Science Institute in Dehradun on Wednesday. “Drinking water shortage will become grave in Uttarakhand especially in the rural mountain areas due to climate change,” said Shatrughan Singh, while speaking at a workshop on “Reviving Springs […]
Jun 23, 2016 | Article

Water

Revitalise our aquifers: India can be water secure, but for that we need to act urgently

This parched country will be blessed with rain soon. It is the final but worst stretch of the hot, dry summer. A good time to commit that, post monsoon, we will never forget one of the most widespread droughts in recent memory. Three years running, many states have declared drought conditions. A normal monsoon may […]
May 31, 2016 | Article

Water

Stanford Social Innovation Review: Case Study: ARGHYAM

Arghyam, a grantmaking foundation, takes a data driven approach to helping transform India’s water and sanitation systems. View PDF
Aug 1, 2017 | Case Study

Water

Thirsty for Change – How Can We Unite to Solve the Clean Water Crisis?

This interactive session at the 2014 Social Enterprise Conference sought to define the clean water crisis, discover innovative models and solutions that are driving change, and share your call to action for the millennial generation. In addition to hearing from experts on how they are taking advantage of opportunities across the entire space, it challenged […]
Dec 3, 2014 | Panel Discussions