Odisha needs to make apposite effort to have toilets in all its school

Who cares for toilets in school? 34% of schoolchildren in Odisha do, finds new study

India ends August with less water in its reservoirs than 10-year average

Levels below normal in Himachal, Rajasthan, Odisha, Tripura, Nagaland, Gujarat, MP, Chhattisgarh, Tamil Nadu    

Every fifth child faces water scarcity globally: Unicef report

More than 155 million children in South Asia live in areas with high or even extremely high water vulnerability, Unicef says

Pandakudia slum shows 'smart city' Bhubaneswar has a long way to go

Informal settlements in Odisha capital lack toilets, running water & power; situation worsens during rains and natural disasters; women …

Does rural India have enough water to sustain open-defecation free status?

While India is inching closer to being ODF, less than 20 per cent of rural households have piped water supply

Upward development trend responsible for rising emission levels

Energy-efficient and sustainable urbanisation can address public health and climate change challenges simultaneously

Is your state using water efficiently? Govt's new assessment tool will find out

NITI Aayog will launch Composite Water Management Index to assess and improve states’ performance in efficient management of water resources

New funding sources must to meet access to drinking water, sanitation

According to the GLAAS 2017 report, many people still lack access to safe and sustainable water supply and sanitation

Cancer-causing chromium-6 found in US tap water

Almost two-thirds of the country's population may be exposed to the carcinogen, claims an independent advocacy group

The reality of water security in Asia and Pacific regions

A recent report says that water security has improved, but long-term access to freshwater is still a concern

World Water Week discusses green options to manage water resources

Municipality in South Africa awarded for water and sanitation work

World's biggest trade fair

The US used partnerships to counter multilateralism

Battle of the brackets

The Plan of Implementation is a list of vague expressions

Stop the cycle of poison

Dhamaal Growth

NIDHI JAMWAL wonders what happened after Gurgaon got colonyfied

'Let's put our cards on the table'

Veteran UN negotiator and head of the UNEP during the Rio summit, Mostafa Tolba, reasons why developing countries always suffer at the hands of …

WSSD: dialogue of the deaf

The needs of many were once again compromised to accommodate the demands of a powerful few. Given the alarming tilt towards self-interest and …

No relief to RO companies from Supreme Court

Apex court does not take cognizance of BIS report on water quality

South Africa’s biggest cities are out of water, but the dams are full: What’s gone wrong

Decaying infra means residents in Gauteng Province have to face 30% water restrictions 

Safe drinking water in America: Not everyone has it

COVID-19 can’t be transmitted through drinking water, but that doesn’t mean your tap water is safe

Look back at the decade: Water Scarcity

In this series to highlight what was crucial in the second decade of the new millenium we now look at how water management became the debate point

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 11, 2019)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

Sikkim best prepared to tackle drought, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh the least

All four districts of the northeastern state are resilient to drought, but that’s not the case with any of the districts in Rajasthan and …

Will Africa meet its sanitation target?

African countries, although serious about safe and total sanitation, are likely to miss Sustainable Development Goals by 2030

1.2 mn schemes meant to supply drinking water to all couldn’t do it

The latest CAG report says the country might not meet the SDG goal as well with its current schemes