Waterproof

New water law

Any takers for hydroponics?

New method reduces water requirement for forage cultivation

Indians in race

Ganga, Brahmaputra, Indus water levels to rise by 2050: New IPCC report

In the Indus, runoff is expected to increase due to accelerated snowmelt; in the Ganga and Brahmaputra, it would be due to more precipitation, …

How CSE trained professionals to address sanitation problems in India and abroad

Here are some inspiring stories of how alumni from CSE’s School of Water and Waste workshops used their acquired knowledge to attend to …

Water-stressed India: Did Jal Shakti Abhiyan help

Jal shakti abhiyan was launched to end india’s water woes. did it succeed? A review of the best and worst districts

Thirty-year journey to ODF

Sanitation programmes remained a mirage until the government shifted focus to information, education and communication

Environment ministry's 50-year plan to tackle water crisis

An expert committee has proposed to regulate the overuse of water in agriculture by registration of inventories for borewells across the country

A monsoon after two droughts

In a year of severe drought, India witnessed one of its worst floods

The world needs more toilets – but not ones that flush

The invention of the flush toilet was probably one of the most unsustainable innovations in human history

In Parliament on August 12, 2016

Here is a round-up of debates on environmental and developmental issues that took place on the final day of the Parliament (Monsoon) Session

Scientists seek clues to properties of water

A molecular theory is being put forward to explain why water behaves the way it does, but proof still eludes the researchers.

Water of life

The natives of Banni in Gujarat have developed a unique rainwater From highly technique from highly saline ground water

The last lesson

There is a need to learn from the rainwater harvesting drive that has been carried out in Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat

Anytime is ad time

Companies rely on advertising to convince people to buy things they don't need. They also use advertising to salve their easily hurt egos. Four …

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 9, 2024)

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

India’s parched rivers: At least 13 without water, much lower than same period last year

With peak summer days ahead, condition particularly alarming for farmlands that make up 60% of basin

World Water Day 2024: Precious blue liquid is a thin red line between war and peace, says UN report

Sustainable and equitable water management can be a source of peace and prosperity; poverty and conflict can amplify water insecurity, says UN report

Water-stressed in India: Officials claim Hapur water table has risen due to JSA

UP district was among 10 worst perfomers in water conservation work

Nobody cares for Bihar's drying rivers in poll season

Most of the state's 600 rivers have either dried up or are on the verge

Water in major reservoirs of 10 states below 2017 levels: CWC

Water levels 22% below the average of last decade

Why is river Yamuna still maily?

Officials do not understand the gray waters produced by the city

TIMELY GIFT

The angry giants

Soil conservation work came cheap in Jhabua, but a lot remains to be done