Water is as essential as breathing and is required by every living creature to survive on this planet. There are numerous natural sources of water such as surface water, under river flow, groundwater and frozen water. But have you ever considered air to be a
Six dead giraffes lie on the patch of dry and parched earth, lying in a spiral in Sabuli Wildlife Conservancy in Kenya’s Wajir County. The aerial shot was captured by the photojournalist Ed Ram, showing the horrific reality of Kenya’s drought that has left people
Water crisis leads to drought conditions, which not only affect humans but widely disturb nature and the wildlife. Chennai witnessed a severe water crisis in 2019 and made headlines for the same. About twenty-four districts of the state were hit by drought conditions, except a
After the two weeks of sole focus on COP26 (which did not yield any expected results, not even remotely), I am not going to waste a single breath on the unproductive event. Instead, I will draw your attention to the situation that Kenya is going
The impacts of climate change in the Himalayas are frighteningly real. The Himalayas is one of the world’s most sensitive hotspots to global climate change, with impacts manifesting at a particularly rapid rate. Changing glaciology of Himalayas amid climate change is pushing India towards water
Grappling with a pandemic already, the world sure could use good news. However, a bleak look into the future reveals much peril is yet to come, with shifting climatic patterns, poor water management and growing populations. A UN report has warned that these factors will
The Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT-G) researchers have invented a better way to manage the water crisis through management policies and solve the water scarcity problem in India through ‘Virtual Water Flow’. In a study, the researchers used ecological economies to understand the socio-political
Groundwater has been a staple source in providing drinking water to the world for many years. The history of groundwater use dates back to over 7,000 years. Many ancient civilizations such as India’s Harappan civilization relied on wells for drinking water. Today, millions of groundwater
A team of National University of Singapore (NUS) researchers has created a SmartFarm device that absorbs moisture from the air at night and releases it in the day for autonomous, self-sustaining irrigation and urban farming. This simple solution address two crucial world problems – water
Owing to global warming and temperature changes, the water bodies are getting dried, reducing the freshwater available. Water scarcity is a serious concern as freshwater reservoirs are depleting and drying out rapidly. With an increased demand over supply, India is one of the most water-stressed