"water-conservation"

Public policy expert Donthi Narasimha Reddy has urged Telangana officials to cap groundwater extraction by Hyderabad hotels amid concerns over water availability. He has proposed annual consumption limits, disclosure of metered water use, a ban on new borewells and penalties for violations.

Private educational institutions in Mancherial district have launched awareness programmes on water conservation and climate change in the backdrop of prevailing El Nino conditions and a rainfall deficit.

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in the 139th episode of Mann Ki Baat, praised public efforts towards cleanliness and water conservation. He highlighted the revival of Uttarakhand’s Heval River through rainwater harvesting, groundwater recharge and tree plantation, urging collective environmental responsibility 

Dussehra celebrations across the erstwhile Adilabad district featured Ravana Dahan, cultural programmes, prayers and traditional exchange of Jammi leaves. Elected representatives urged water conservation, while people joined Durga Navaratri processions and celebrations across Adilabad, Nirmal, Mancherial and Asifabad

Maharashtra has formed a high-level committee led by former Atomic Energy Commission chairman Anil Kakodkar to assess data centres’ environmental, infrastructural and socio-economic impacts. The panel will recommend sustainable practices, water conservation measures and policy guidelines, submitting its report within three months

Over 1.41 lakh water conservation works have been completed under the Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari: Catch the Rain 2026 initiative, with Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh accounting for nearly 1.25 lakh, the Centre told Rajya Sabha. Groundwater recharge has also improved significantly since 2017

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has called for the Jaladhara–Jalaharati programme to be treated as a challenge, emphasising water conservation and effective implementation across the state. He directed officials to repair canals and tanks during rains, improve groundwater levels, and ensure temple Pushkarinis are filled.

Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan inaugurated a revived 150-year-old water tank in Andhra Pradesh’s Guntur district under the Watershed Mission. The 21-acre tank features plantations, a walking track, and cultural spaces promoting sustainable and multipurpose waterbody use

The event was organised in collaboration with Mysore Resettlement and Development Agency (MYRADA) and Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) initiative of World Health Organisation (WHO)

As water, rightly described as ‘elixir of life’, starts getting scarce with the peaking of summer, green living proponents call for measures at individual level also to tide over the crisis

After the completion of the training, the participants will not only be awarded a certificate but their contacts will be listed as resource persons at a website being set up by EPTRI.

Hyderabad: On the occasion of World Water Day, Municipal Administration & Urban Development, Special Chief Secretary Arvind Kumar appealed to people to save water and stop the usage of drinking water to wash vehicles. In a tweet, he said that especially in Jubilee Hills, Banjara Hills and other upscale localities, drinking water was being used […]

New Delhi: On World Water Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the nation is undertaking numerous measures to ensure water conservation and access to clean drinking water for citizens. The PM tweeted, “On World Water Day, let’s reaffirm our pledge to save every drop of water. Our nation is undertaking numerous measures like Jal […]

The students came up with innovative posters methods to save water.

The State accounted for over 1.42 lakh reuse and recharge structures while Karnataka was a distant second at a little more than 65,000

"The triple R principle is essential to meet the water requirements of future generations," he said, while greeting members on the occasion of World Water Day.

The prime minister urged that every penny of MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) funds be spent on rain water conservation till the monsoon arrives.

The campaign will be undertaken across the country, in both rural and urban areas, with the theme "catch the rain, where it falls, when it falls".

It will be launched as a 'Jan Andolan' (public movement) to take water conservation at the grassroot level through people's participation.

The new RARE Logo is a simple, stylised leaf in gold of Ginkgo biloba, familiar to many as the maidenhair tree and is a metaphor for change to be led by travel and the community.