Cover Stories

Pandemic Diary

Dipankar Gupta

Editor’s Note

S Prasannarajan

Second wave or not, we have come a long way from the great post-Wuhan incomprehension. Science has regained hope for us

Holy Water

Madhavankutty Pillai

From being gateways to gods to cleansing of sins, it has played a central role in religion and culture

The Hydration Revolution

Lhendup G Bhutia

The reinvention of water as a wellness commodity

From working to make Kutch villages self-sufficient to investing in traditional practices in the Himalayas to digging wells in Bengaluru, India’s frontline fighters are making water scarcity a thing of the past

Flowing Far

Abhaya K Agarwal and Maansi S Shah

The benefits of river rejuvenation extend to water and food security, tourism and recreation

Remembering In the Rain

Nandini Nair

Mulshi, one of the wettest places on the planet, marks the centenary of the world’s first anti-dam movement

The Lower Depths

V Shoba

Bengaluru continues to be water-stressed despite citizen awareness and initiatives to conserve and recharge lakes

A Thirst for Change

Nikita Doval

A sarpanch brings round-the-clock water supply to every household in his Haryana village

Taking Drinking Water to Every Household

Amita Shah

I am confident that we will achieve the Jal Jeevan Mission’s target of taking drinking water to every household, says Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat