April 11, 2017
There are no real signs that Indian politicians are waking up to the rapidly deteriorating water situation all over the country, or are willing to take hard but essential political decisions.… Read More
April 5, 2017
April is gearing up be an historic month for India’s contaminated waterways. In late February, the country’s Supreme Court mandated that all polluting industries must ensure that waste water discharges meet quality standards by installing effective primary effluent treatment facilities by March 31 2017.… Read More
March 22, 2017
Singapore uses more water than many other developed cities. Its target to cut water use from 151 litres per person to 140 litres by 2030 is not ambitious enough. A mix of pricing, incentives and behavioural change is needed before reservoirs dry up.… Read More
March 22, 2017
Why water pricing and management in Singapore needs to be more ambitious.… Read More
March 22, 2017
India’s water mismanagement is enough to make one drown in despair.… Read More
March 13, 2017
Companies are increasingly recognising that water is essential to the survival of their businesses and the private sector will come to play a bigger part in water management and provision in the future, says Asit Biswas, co-founder of the Third World Centre for Water Management.… Read More
March 12, 2017
Millions are being invested in producing and conveying water. Insight looks at Singapore’s quest for a robust supply.… Read More
March 11, 2017
50 per cent of Singapore’s water still comes from outside, PUB has been highly efficient, everything they have been able to do, they have done it, and so it’s now time for the population to play an active part, that is to use less water.… Read More
March 10, 2017
India’s accelerating and invisible groundwater crisis.… Read More
March 6, 2017
A talk by Prof Asit K. Biswas on water as a human right.… Read More