Constructed wetlands (CW) are emerging as affordable technologies for the treatment of wastewater in a decentralised framework. Constructed wetlands can be used to treat secondary or tertiary wastewater.

Amid water shortage, Delhi imposed a ₹2,000 fine for water wastage. Delhi Jal Board Minister Atishi, will deploy 200 teams to enforce rule. Atishi urges residents to conserve water, citing a critical heatwave, reduced supply from Haryana

A Utrecht University study warns that climate change socioeconomic pressures could leave two-thirds of the world's population facing water scarcity by 2100. Study emphasizes the need to reduce water demand and eliminate pollution to tackle this crisis.

Indore's overreliance on Narmada River's waters, coupled with dwindling groundwater reserves, paints a grim future. Recognizing this predicament, the Indore Municipal Corporation is revitalizing the city's lakes to achieve water self-sufficiency.

Catch The Rain" campaign promotes rainwater harvesting in India. In 2023, it focuses on "Source Sustainability for Drinking Water" in 150 districts, creating check dams, water harvesting pits, rooftop systems.

Between 2018 and 2022, there was a 30 per cent increase in the polluted river stretches in Namami Gange-focused states. Among the five states, only West Bengal has shown improvement in the reduction of contaminated rivers.

Most households, hotels, and guesthouses in Ladakh have their own private borewell to meet over 80% of their water demand. The groundwater resources are extracted without regulation.

The situation in Kharghahna, Dindori is so grim that sometimes people are forced to collect water from a small water puddle, a kilometre away from their homes.

The water-scarce village has only one functional hand pump and the other is dried up. Women of the village walk for around 1 kilometre early in the morning to fetch water.

Cases of villages that have been officially certified as having 100% coverage of functional tap connections, having only pipes, no taps, and often no actual supply of water have been rampant, according to The Hindu.