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Friday, April 10, 2026
TopicWorld Water Day

Topic: World Water Day

Iranian Kaveh Madani wins Stockholm Water Prize. Tehran had called him water terrorist

This is the first time that a UN official and a former politician has been awarded the Stockholm Prize. It has earlier honoured people like Rajendra Singh of the Tarun Bharat Sangh in 2015, and the CSE in 2005.

World Water Day: How ‘yuck’ factor stands in the way of India’s wastewater treatment

The social stigma attached to drinking recycled water is why sewage treatment in India has been reduced largely to agricultural purposes.

This World Water Day, remember, a cup of coffee takes 130 litres & meat’s a guzzler

As India recovers from its Holi hangover, it is worth remembering that planet Earth is on the precipice of the worst environmental crisis ever.

Last Laughs: The safety of Aadhaar data, divisive politics and a dry world

The best Indian cartoons of the day, chosen by editors at ThePrint.

On Camera

A stronger Iran has emerged from the rubble. US learned the lesson 40 days late

The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Theaterisation proposal to be shared with defence ministry in a week or so—CDS Gen Anil Chauhan

Theaterisation, which aims to divide the forces into three theatres with specific areas of responsibility, will become the single most far-reaching reform that the Indian military has witnessed since independence.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.