Documentary review: Swaraj, the Little Republic

It is a well established practice for non-governmental organisations (ngos) to produce documentary films/videos. Over the last few years, some …

Addicted to groundwater

High Court order fails to wean Gurgaon off illegal wells

Letters

China lacks sewage facilities

Water managers remain lukewarm to use of information communication technology

For mass use, any ICT tool has to offer a familiar interface and clear value proposition

Kumbh: time to come clean

Crime and pollution

Shanghai-ed

Unsafe water stunting growth of Indian children: report

Malnutrition and stunting is higher in the country than in the poorest parts of sub-Saharan Africa, says a report by UNICEF and FAO

Double whammy

Increasing pollution, depleting water table make groundwater in Kathmandu unfit for drinking

Coca-Cola asked to pay Rs 216 crore

Kerala gets tough with soft drink company for polluting Plachimada

As told to Parliament: Over 1,000 groundwater units in India over-exploited

All that was discussed in the House through the day

COVID-19: Novel coronavirus may be present in water cycle; poor, marginalised at risk

Virus may be present in the water cycle, says editorial in scientific journal 

Bengaluru lakes to get facelift

Karnataka High Court sets 2014 deadline to clean up 189 water bodies

No longer barren

Rajasthan's kunds get undesirable makeover

NEWS SNIPPETS

Microplastics time-bomb: Why we should not reuse plastic water bottles

Whether microplastic particles cause long-term damage is uncertain but reducing our exposure to them will be wise.  

Access to drinking water, sanitation improve across states, urban-rural divide remains: NFHS-5

Despite progress on sanitation front, several states reported every third or fourth person having no access to improved facilities

India’s sanitation economy to double by 2021

It would be worth $62 billion in three years and the credit would go to Swachh Bharat Mission, say speakers at 18th World Toilet Summit

How to fight water scarcity this monsoon

Though the monsoon is behaving erratically, drought-prone districts are still water rich

As wetlands in Kenya dry up, locals opt for alternative livelihood options

Under Ramsar Convention, Kenya is obligated to ensure wise use of wetlands by including wetland conservation considerations in national …

Brazil’s sewage woes reflect the growing global water quality crisis

Wastewater treatment systems are hamstrung by outdated tests that don't identify a growing array of pathogens

Water shortage deepens in West Asia and North Africa

Around 1.2 billion people, almost one-fifth of the world's population, live in areas of physical scarcity of water, says UN

Fertile rocky land

With help from a non-profit, graziers reinvent a soil conservation practice, turn into thriving farmers