Pitcher pure

Diamond clear

Safe drinking

Clean option

Now in Gujarat

Arsenic, 10-15 times above India's set standards

Handy copper cure

A non-governmental organisation uses the metal to purify water

Sun shining down

Yes. The Sun can save us from a water crisis

Young scientists' meet

Scientists urge to strike a balance between development and environment

Polluters in spotlight

New Laser technology can now determine levels of pollution in waterbodies

Towards a common goal

Water vigil

A third language area identified in the cortex

Clean-up act

Clean with coir

Biofilter for domestic wastewater

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 …

Scrounging metal

A new technique helps recover metals from water. It could be toxic metals, or even gold

Instant data

A new device to measure wastewater pollution on-site

Toilet training

At Nacka nature school in Sweden

Dhaka

Still stressed

Cost: Three rupees

..per villager per year. And the benefit of an ultraviolet disinfectant is potable water for a community of 1,000 people for 15 years

Watermaker

A US-based firm has recently launched a high-tech gadget in India with the alluring promise of resolving the water crisis. 'Watermaker', a …

Filtering the fine print

The confusion resulting from reports about pesticides in bottled water and soft drinks saw a few companies sneak-ride upon the concerns of the …

MONEY MAKERS

Thriving on sewage

Two industrial units in Chennai find an alternative source of water: city sewage

Filtered effluents

Australian scientists have developed a new technique to treat industrial and farm effluents