Could bio-toilets solve India's sanitation problems and save the Yamuna river?

The Indian Railways is now adopting bio-toilets in recognition of their affordability, ease of maintenance and water savings

Bacteria resistant to ‘last resort’ antibiotic found in US sewage

Environmental spread of resistant bacteria is a global health concern, but there are no policies to address it

A matter of costs

In a poor country, cost-effectiveness has to be the byword for municipal wastewater treatment. And the upward anaerobic sludge blanket …

Kumbh: time to come clean

Cash clogged

Will Delhi’s ambitious sewerage plan help clean the Yamuna?

When Vishnu sleeps

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

Domestic wastewater as fish food

According to report

One river dried, Agartala eyes another

Blind spot in Namami Gange

By 2019, when Swachh Bharat Mission comes to an end, some 30 million septic tanks and pits would have been dug along the Ganga. It's time the …

Curse of excess

Once a parched city, Jodhpur is today facing a deluge

Fish and a philosophy

A cooperative in Kolkata shows the way for urban sewage management

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 18, 2024)

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

Take waste out of water

We cannot manage our rivers sustainably unless we fix our waste management system

Discern, then flush

Dual flush systems could help save a flood of water, proves research

Dressed down

Uphill task?

Sewage treatment plants in Mahabaleshwar, Panchgani

Why UNESCO's 'natural solutions' to water problems won't work in Africa

Nature-based solutions to water can work in some places, but on the whole they face serious limitations

Polio virus in sewage sample again: This time in UK

The detection signals spread between closely-linked individuals who were administered an oral polio vaccine overseas 

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 4, 2023)

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

From poor sewage management to overflowing rivers — Why is Punjab flooding so much? 

Latest reports suggest that as many as 1,480 people have been rescued from Ropar and 107 from Patiala

Why India’s solid waste management system needs a digital overhaul

The need for digitalization in waste collection and disposal operations goes beyond information technology 

Will the Yamuna clean-up go the Ganga way?

Even though Ganga Action Plan-I, initiated seven years ago, has fallen short of expectations, work has already begun on the ambitious Yamuna …

Simple systems available to treat sewage

Planners should be made aware of easy techniques that can recycle waste water using little electricity.