Behind polluted Indian river stretches, inadequate sewage treatment
Rivers and streams in 31 states and Union territories in India do not meet water quality criteria
The flush, the city and the river
For the modern Indian city, the principle behind management of water and waste is a simple one: flush and forget. Not surprisingly, most cities …
The Ganga gets highly polluted after Kannauj in Uttar Pradesh: Report
The quality of Ganga water in the stretch from Kannauj to Prayagraj was categorised as being extremely deficient in dissolved oxygen
Concrete invasion
Colombo’s marshes cannot avert floods the way they used to. Construction is to be blamed
In Srinagar's footsteps?
Unplanned urbanisation is killing lakes that have saved Raipur from floods for over 1,000 years
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 10, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Why better policies are needed for sewage water use in thermal power plants
Thermal power plants within 50 km of STPs are required to use treated sewage; but there has not been any positive move on ground
Mired in sewage
Temple town Guruvayur adamant on dumping its sewage in backwater villages despite stringent laws, opposition
Cry of a river
A little known river in UP is struggling for survival. Untreated effluent, delayed action to blame
One river, two origins
Industrialists are trying to push the origin of the Nag river downstream to capture its upper stretch for real estate business
New plan, old problem
The proposed Sewerage Master Plan 2031 that promises to end Delhi's drainage troubles underestimates the wastewater volume of the city
Who is monitoring Lavasa?
Lavasa Corporation is rushing to complete its township in Western Ghats. No one knows if the promoter is complying with conditions on which it …
Stench in my backyard
As Kerala cities dump their waste in the countryside, people in the villages hit back. An unresolved civic problem of decades compounded by …
Living on the edge
Coastal South Asia is fragile and vulnerable to climate change impacts. Yet, governments are setting up industries, ports and promoting tourism …
Can faith heal?
Billed as the largest gathering of humanity in recorded history, Maha Kumbh has commenced in Allahabad. Over the next few weeks, pilgrims will …
Fatal resistance
The strong and mighty bacteria are all around us. They have hardened themselves to fight back the antibiotics administered to patients. This is …
Sewage discharge in Ganga: NGT orders Uttarakhand PCB to take criminal action against officials concerned
Just half of total sewage generated daily in 13 districts treated properly before being dumped in river
Non-sewered sanitation system in Odisha | DTE Water series
Odisha’s Faecal Sludge and Septage Management has become a model for other states to replicate
Saraswati: the river that was
From time immemorial, the river Saraswati is akin to a goddess
Simply Put: The black river
About 85 per cent of Bengaluru’s water bodies severely polluted: study
Water of none of the lakes in Bengaluru is safe for drinking or bathing
Inconvenience regretted
NGT’s Rs 3,800 crore fine on Telangana is the biggest one yet over waste disposal
West Bengal government was fined Rs 3,000 crore in September 2022
Heavy damage
Just a lament
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