Gargi Parsai

At its first meeting here on Monday, the Group of Ministers (GoM) on Integrated Approach to Water Management, decided to come up with recommendations for a new policy that took into account the management of water from the demand as well as supply-side.

BHUBANESWAR: Parliamentary Affairs and Industries Minister Raghunath Mohanty today told the Assembly that the State Government would formulate a policy on the use of groundwater for industrial purposes and industries using groundwater illegally will be taken to task.

Mumbai: Public water taps in the city could soon be a thing of the past. The state plans to replace them with bottled water booths to ensure slum dwellers get potable water at Rs5 for a 20-litre can. Water supply and sanitation minister Laxman Dhobale on Wednesday said his government plans to introduce the scheme in slum areas in the first phase.

Sunita Mishra

New Delhi: As the country waits with bated breath for a normal monsoon this year, experts believe that not only India, but the whole South-Asian region at large, has not realised the gravity of falling water tables and is yet to frame a comprehensive law on water management.

T. N. Narasimhan

India's recently announced Water Mission provides a rare opportunity for informed public debate to formulate a national water policy to unify the country in equitable use of the vital resource.

In 6 Yrs, State Has Signed 102 Deals With Cos For Production Of Steel, Power Etc