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Plugging the leakages

New Delhi, April 18 -- Without access to clean water, life is unhealthy and unbearable. Successive governments, both at the Centre and in states, have worked, over the years, to provide clean water to... Read More


Water to water, not water to waste

India, April 17 -- Water supply must be linked to the system of sanitation and wastewater generation Illustration: Yogendra Anand / CSE Without access to clean water, life is unhealthy and unbearabl... Read More


Human-made crisis

New Delhi, April 9 -- I wrote last time how Bengaluru's water crisis is human-made. This crisis is not about the lack of water, but about how the city managers have invested in a system that is both c... Read More


Bengaluru's water future

India, April 3 -- Water supply must be affordable. Only then can it be sustainable I wrote last time how Bengaluru's water crisis is human-made. This crisis is not about the lack of water, but about ... Read More


An order in the making

New Delhi, April 1 -- In 2024, we must rework trade rules for a different kind of globalisation. This is important both for the economies in the Global South and the fight against climate change. Man... Read More


Beyond the mirage

New Delhi, March 18 -- Some years ago, at the release of our report Excreta Matters in Bengaluru, I got into a spirited discussion with the city's water and sewage managers. The discussion was about w... Read More


Bengaluru today, your city tomorrow

India, March 12 -- India' third-most populous urban area is just another city that is being shown the mirror-the dreams of a perfect water supply driven by high-cost engineering solutions are being sh... Read More


Rethink the way we grow food

India, Feb. 22 -- The world has enough food to feed people; the problem is that much of this food is going into feeding livestock or just to waste. This is what needs to be addressed Illustration: Yo... Read More