Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 11, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high …
Water & climate emergency: A fluid future
Climate change is disrupting the water cycle and severely affecting those who live in …
COVID-19 lockdown was a breather for Rajasthan’s lakes, rivers: Report
Low human intervention, stalled tourism helped improve quality of water bodies in the state&…
COVID-19: Reverse migration sparks concern for Punjab’s paddy season
Chief Minister Amarinder Singh asked the Union government to allow labourers and …
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 …
COVID-19, summer season, a double blow for water issues in Odisha’s Jajpur
Villagers of the district’s Sukinda block forced to use water from contaminated sources
COVID-19: Basic hygiene services lacking in sub-Saharan Africa
Amid the pandemic, it is very much essential to particularly focus on increasing access to …
Bihar starts geo-mapping exercise to trace, identify thousands of water bodies
Bihar Remote Sensing Application Centre is tasked with handling the exercise
Novel coronavirus genomes in wastewater correlated with COVID-19 fatalities in Paris: Study
SARS-CoV-2 genome levels in raw wastewater increased exponentially as the number of …
COVID-19: ‘Miniscule traces’ of novel coronavirus found in Paris’ non-potable water
It is essential that wastewater and sewage workers should use standard practices, …
Groundwater levels increase 12 feet in Bihar
Drought-prone Gaya district, which faced the worst water crisis in 2019, recorded the …
COVID-19: Fishermen from Andhra stuck in Odisha as state declares ‘fishing holiday’
Fishermen begin to weave nets, another source of income for them
COVID-19: New research examines wastewater to detect community spread
At least 440 people were likely infected with COVID-19 in the area around the …
Temperatures rise, live storage in 123 reservoirs declines
The levels plummetted to 47% from 57% of the total capacity in last one month, …
Groundwater in 10 Bihar districts contaminated by uranium: Study
Researchers yet to find the source of uranium in groundwater
Has COVID-19 lockdown really helped Yamuna health in Delhi?
Domestic sewage comprises 80% of pollution load and continues to get discharged into the river
COVID-19: Bihar flood control works stalled amid lockdown
Several embankment repair and maintenance works hit as workers head back home
Water-stressed India: Did Jal Shakti Abhiyan help
Jal shakti abhiyan was launched to end india’s water woes. did it succeed? A review …
Policy agreements on climate change must take water into account: UN report
Climate change will further strain water-stressed countries, create similar problems …
Current financing inadequate for universal water, sanitation coverage: UN report
Ignoring climate risks and failing to increase water investments would threaten chances of …
Wash hands to fight COVID-19 outbreak. But is it safe?
Around 1.9 billion people in the world use non-potable or faecally-contaminated water
Water-stressed in India: JSA helped Tirunelveli farmers look at options
As farmers could not sow paddy due to water scarcity, Jal Shakti Abhiyan officials urged …