A builder used "abundant water storage" as the primary selling point for their newest building in Bengaluru, which struck a humorous chord with people on the internet given the city's ongoing struggles with water storage.

Builder's water storage pitch for new Bengaluru villas has internet in splits amid city's water woes

The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) has announced that it will harness an artificial intelligence (AI-based) groundwater monitoring system to tackle the water crisis in the city.

Bengaluru water crisis: City turns to AI for managing groundwater levels

Half of Bengaluru’s water comes from the Cauvery River. For the remaining half, the city depends on groundwater, which has fast depleted. But are the groundwater levels low due to failed rains last year, or because of over-extraction? Has this crisis been caused by climate change or rapid urbanisation?

India IT hub Bengaluru running out of water; lush gardens parched, lakes dry up

Bengaluru’s water crisis has pushed the city to its edge with people forced to pay heavy fines for “misusing” water. Amid water shortages in the “Silicon Valley of India”, residents were charged with fines for using water for non-essential activities like washing cars and gardening.

Holi in Bengaluru amid acute water shortage invites heavy fines

Bengaluru- or India's 'Silicon Valley' as it is popularly called - is currently battling a deepening water crisis, because of which the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) has prohibited the use of using potable water in swimming pools.