Can water supply project cause acute water shortage? More than 200 borewells have gone stone dry in the western suburbs, mostly in Kandivli and Malad. And the reason, ironically, is an ambitious

Less rainfall and irresponsible drawing of groundwater table, which had dropped by three metres last year, has dipped upto five metres this summer, intensifying water scarcity in Nashik district

The solution to the Mumbai's water woes is quite simple : Rainwater harvesting. It's so simple that a consultant who undertakes rainwater harvesting projects for housing societies is currently

Mumbai is turning into a battleground of water wars. And so is Nallasopara. A few days before slumdwellers in Borivali took to the streets protesting the shortage of water, a Dalit sweeper was

The fallout of the battle to clean up Mumbai is showing up in the rising prices you're paying for food. Eight days have passed since 4.65 lakh trucks, private buses and tempos have been no strike

For years, Thane's Hariyali Lake (Maharashtra) had remained a dumping ground for residents, slum-dwellers and construction companies. Now with the initiative of a localk corporator, the Thane

World Water Day went by on March 23 and a handful of seminars reminded participants of impending dry days of another kind. Also, it's a little late in the day, but the Brihanmumbai Municipal

Scarcity of water has led to riot among villagers in Nasik (Maharashtra). In two separate incidents, police have arrested 75 persons as people spilled out into the streets and took law into their

They didn't seem the type to frink mineral water, but these 5

The State Government has appointed a Heritage Conservation Committee for the hill stations of Mahabaleshwar and Panchgani giving them statutory heritage protection for non-archaeological sites. The