Sruthi Pillai

Sruthi Pillai is a research scholar at the Centre for Technology Alternatives for Rural Areas, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

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Amendments in 1988 to the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 brought in stringent penalties. Since then, the quality of Indian waterbodies has drastically declined due to unfettered urbanisation and development. Photo: iStock

Pollution control: Amendments to Water Act is a greenwashing attempt

15 Mar 2023

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