Domestic wastewater as fish food

Water ATM

Sarvajal makes clean drinking water accessible to people

Congenital defects

Arsenic control

West Bengal, severely affected by arsenic in its groundwater, takes slow but steady steps to deal with it

Singapore taps its water

The Southeast Asian city-state strives to end its dependence on Malaysia for water

The true cost of water

Packaged water @ 10 paise/litre

Delhi's water supply skewed and mismanaged

Is the Haryana government really to be blamed for Delhi's water shortage? The answer perhaps lies in understanding the disparity in water supply …

Antimicrobial resistance: Prevention key to control pandemics

Important to prevent emergence and spread of infections to reduce need and dependence on antimicrobials

How pure are their claims?

Market for water purifiers booms, but consumers cannot be sure of quality in absence of regulations

Separately purified urine is environment friendly

Study favours separate collection and treatment of urine

Win against waste colonialism: US group pledges restorative action after taking back ‘harmful’ report

A 2015 report by US-based Ocean Conservancy blamed 5 Asian countries for plastic waste

Why Ganga Action Plan is a pipe dream

Disinfectants pollute water

Emergency

Chennai, crippled by water crisis, is also a metaphor for what Indian cities are experiencing in sourcing and managing the most precious natural …

Making India's mining sector socially and environmentally viable

A government committee wants regime change to facilitate private investment in mining. What it is oblivious to is the need for more regulation to …

Pollution pays

Whenever the issue of how to end pollution is raised, it hits a block: technology. Take the case of air pollution: among other things, the issue …

Pee, poop and paani

Bharat Lal Seth recounts his experience of drinking water reclaimed from sewage

From water to water

West Bengal's wetlands under threat

Letters

Pure myth

When was the last time you drank water straight from the tap at your house to slake thirst on a hot summer day, without hesitation. Chances are …

High ammonia content in Yamuna

Pesticides in our food

There is never any end to learning. And so, surprises. We have learnt, over 20 years, that environmental governance in India is lackadaisical. …

In court