Bengaluru is battling a crisis, but it must leverage water for peace

Sound urban planning is needed to avert such crises

DTE Coverage: World Water Week 2023

Down To Earth highlights various facets of the issue of water management in India

Waste to wealth: Challenges India needs to overcome to use biosolids for improving soil health, meeting SDGs

The reuse of biosolids from sewage and septage treatment plants in India presents a remarkable opportunity to transform waste into a valuable resource

World Water Week 2023: Demand and pollution of the precious resource are increasing, which is not a good sign

While India, on the whole, is water secure, the situation is grim in some states and Union Territories. In business-as-usual scenario, more …

CSE alumnus impact: How a green entrepreneur helped restore Kham river

Principles of a decentralised wastewater treatment system was put to use to bring about transformation

Savda Ghevra vs Delhi: How effective septage management differs even with the same city

Centre for Science and Environment did a comparative analysis on septage management in Delhi and a resttlement colony located on its border; here …

What desludging model should an urban local body adopt? Some suggestions

All models have their pros and cons and the model to be used differs from place to place; This isn’t a one-size-fits-all kind of idea

How to sustain municipal sanitation: Delhi’s Aya Nagar offers some lessons

The pilot project is a prototypical model for evolving a sanitation management programme in a high density settlement

Cities journey beyond ODF: India moves to sustainable sanitation for all

Indian cities are currently plagued by multiple challenges to water, sanitation and hygiene. At present, 163 million people do not have …

COVID-19 and SDG 6 goals: All that we need to learn and do

We need political will and commitment during COVID-19 times. Our world is packed with knowledge and we can achieve SDG6 goals if we remain engaged&…

COVID-19: Hits & misses of Centre’s advisory on water supply, sanitation

A review of MoHUA April, 2020 advisory on safe management of water supply and sanitation 

COVID-19: The need is to decentralise how we manage wastewater

The water crisis in India is dire: By 2030, the country’s water demand is projected to be twice the available supply

Every drop counts in these times of COVID-19

The most important lesson learnt during the current pandemic is that we need to ensure everybody has access to clean water

COVID-19 lockdown: A ventilator for rivers

Of 36 monitoring units placed in the Ganga, water quality at 27 points was found suitable for bathing and propagation of wildlife and fisheries …

Decentralised wastewater solutions the need of the hour for India

With the country hurtling towards a water crisis and treated wastewater a possible alternative, using models that are different from the …