In areas of extreme stress, local authorities may be forced to ration water, rely on costly alternatives such as tanker ...

On 8 January, Down To Earth reported that residents of Patna’s Kankarbagh Housing Colony were bracing for a similar outbreak ...

In a narrow lane of India, men and women wait quietly with plastic drums lined in rows. Some squat, some sit, with eyes fixed on the bend ahead. Suddenly, the silence breaks. A water tanker reverses ...

Indian cities such as Chennai, Bengaluru, and parts of the National Capital Region (NCR) have already seen similar crises, driven by groundwater depletion, erratic rainfall and rising demand.

Picture standing in line for hours, just to fill a single bucket with water. Not because there's a natural disaster unfolding, but simply because the taps have run dry in your neighborhood. For ...