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7 stories for “water” · September 2026
Clear filtersIndia and the Netherlands signed two tripartite Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) at the 9th India International Water Week (IIWW) 2026 in New Delhi to take forward the Kalpasar Project in Gujarat. The project seeks to b...
India has endorsed the consensus outcomes of the G20 Energy Abundance Ministerial adopted in Houston. They cover household energy access, faster infrastructure approvals, water reuse and critical-mineral supply chains. L...
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO), in its State of Global Water Resources 2025 report, noted a persistent fall in groundwater in parts of India during 2022–2025, with over-extraction a key cause, meaning withdr...
China has finished the first phase of land reclamation and infrastructure at Antelope Reef in the disputed Paracel Islands, South China Sea. The roughly 6-km reclaimed area has a helipad, a 680-metre wharf, a deep-water...
India rejected the May 2026 award of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) on the maximum pondage allowed at Indian hydro projects under the Indus Waters Treaty, 1960. The dispute involves the Kishenganga (330 MW) and...
World Coconut Day is marked on September 2 to highlight the farm, economic and everyday value of the coconut. It was first observed in 2009; the date is the founding day of the Asian and Pacific Coconut Community (APCC),...
The FAO's Status of the World's Soil Resources 2026 report finds soil degradation worsening worldwide, with South Asia, especially India, badly affected. 58% of regional assessments showed decline since 2015 and only abo...
