Full Coverage: Water/sanitation

29.09.2006 more than six billion people in the world today, over one billion have no access to improved drinking water -- a basic necessity for human life -- and about 2.6 billion people do not have access to improved sanitation.

26.09.2006 The government reviews the progress of IndiaÂ’s Bharat Nirman programme, which aims to upgrade IndiaÂ’s rural infrastructure. While the yearÂ’s targets for rural telephony, water supply, housing and new roads have been met, there was a shortfall in electricity and irrigation coverage

19.09.2006 The majority of people in South Asia still face the indignity of open defecation and governments need to ensure that their sanitation programmes address this crisis and help reduce poverty, disease and unnecessary deaths in the region, a report by WaterAid says.

15.09.2006 A three-week yatra (protest rally) by NGOs in north Indian towns seeks to assert community rights over water resources. The rally specifically targets MNC soft drink giants Coca-Cola and PepsiCo over their exploitation of water.

04.09.2006 A new report, launched at the World Water Week meeting in Stockholm, Sweden, reviews the impact of various water management strategies adopted globally over the past 50 years, and recommends ways of easing water shortages