Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 12, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Why building sewage treatment plants in cities on the Ganga is a challenge
Flood-prone low-lying locations add to the difficulty
Untreated wastewater in developing countries: 14 billion a day and we don’t know where it ends up
This water causes diarrhoeal diseases that kill 800 children every day, mostly in India, Afghanistan and Congo
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 8, 2019)
Minister claims Ganga will be 70-80% cleaner by March 2019, but is it realistic?
So far, the government has focussed largely on curbing flow of untreated sewage into the river, but not on managing faecal sludge
Tinsukia’s poor domestic wastewater management paints situation of looming water crisis across Assam
Around 97% of the domestic wastewater is untreated, discharged to the environment
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 3, 2022)
Swachh Bharat Mission 2: Way ahead for a long-term urban sanitation strategy
State governments need to develop an urban waste water management strategy: A mix of waste water treatment solutions for different towns based on …
Swachh Bharat Mission 2: The pitfalls — and the lure — of centralised urban sanitation system
Tapping nullahs, setting up one-STP without sewerage connectivity is neither a short-term nor a long-term solution for urban towns
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
Tirumala doesn’t let its water go waste
This temple town treats 83 per cent of its wastewater and uses it for a number of non-potable purposes
Sewage treatment plants can turn E Coli into superbug
In samples collected from Sabarmati river, two lakes and three effluent treatment plants, researchers find microorganisms to be drug resistant
Court digest: Major environment hearings in February
While every week, Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, high courts and National Green Tribunal, here …
Court digest: Major environment hearings of the week (Feb 22-March 1)
As told to Parliament (December 6, 2021): Cases of environment-related offences almost doubled in 2020
All that was discussed in the House through the day
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 20, 2023)
Swachh Bharat Mission 2: Why centralised sanitation will not address urban problems
SBM 2 introduces a one STP nalla-based waste water treatment system, without a town sewerage system for small and medium …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 16, 2019)
Dirty Ganga: Funds down the drain in UP
Contrary to government claims, efforts to clean up the drains flowing into the Ganga have not borne results
How recycled water could revolutionise sustainable development
Collecting and exploiting waste water is both technically feasible and financially justifiable
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 12, 2024)
‘Sewage treatment plant near Rushikulya will spell doom for Olive Ridleys’
The construction of the proposed plant will also violate Coastal Regulation Zone norms
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 30, 2019)
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
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 27, 2024)