DTE Water Series: Decentralised wastewater management in Chunar, Uttar Pradesh

The small town located in Mirzapur district on the banks of the Ganga and the Jargo, is showing Uttar Pradesh how to efficiently manage its …

1 in 5 murders due to property, land or water: UN Global Homicide Report 2023

While India boasts almost 18 per cent of the world’s population, it has access to only four per cent of the global water resources, making …

Simply Put: Cauvery dispute

World Wetlands Day 2024: Before we save them, we have to know where they actually are

Correct mapping and boundary demarcation are critical steps in the wetland restoration process

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 14, 2023)

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

Rice husk biochar removes fluoride from groundwater, prevents drinking water contamination, new study shows

Prolonged fluoride consumption in higher concentrations in drinking water can cause dental fluorosis, skeletal fluorosis, kidney diseases, arthritis

Book Excerpt: And quiet flowed the Yamuna, from Lal Kot to New Delhi

Harini Nagendra and Seema Mundoli write about how intertwined the Yamuna is with the story of Delhi 

Olympic swimming in the Seine highlights efforts to clean up city rivers worldwide

The growth in awareness of the important role that blue spaces play in human health and wellbeing comes alongside a revival of the popularity of …

How Delhi’s resettlement colonies have set a new standard for peripheralisation

Delhi’s resettlement colonies lie within the framework of a ‘planned city’; yet they receive a treatment separate from planned …

Watch how MGNREGA help villages beat poverty in Bundelkhand

Meegni & Himmatpura were troubled by water scarcity like several other villages of the region

As Bihar’s politicians forget water bodies in poll din, citizens issue declaration to remind them of the precious resource

The Jal-Jan Declaration highlights floods and droughts in the state and urges politicans to come out with solutions  

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 11, 2023)

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

Water, Africa’s Gold: One crisis too many

Africa is caught in a vortex of poverty, water and disease

The ‘forgotten’ water ecosystems of Mumbai

City’s water systems need urgent attention to build resilience against climate-related uncertainties 

Water, Marathwada women’s woe: No brides for farmers as families look for city matches

Access to water, better infra drive marriage prospects as women yearn for more 'comfortable' lives

How civil engineers lead lake rejuvenation in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka

Pollution, solid waste dumping, flooding and encroachment issue plagued Coimbatore’s Kurichi Lake and Bengaluru’s Mylsandra …

Two sides of the same coin: Shrinking water bodies and urban floods

Water bodies have become even more critical in current times when cities are facing the challenge of rapid, unplanned urbanisation

Why better policies are needed for sewage water use in thermal power plants

Thermal power plants within 50 km of STPs are required to use treated sewage; but there has not been any positive move on ground

State of the Climate in Africa 2021: High water stress to displace up to 700 million Africans by 2030

Extreme weather and climate change are undermining human health and safety, food and water security and socio-economic development in Africa

Road to 2030: World, especially Africa, won’t achieve access to clean water, sanitation goal, says UN

Sub-Saharan Africa region lags most & will need 20-21 fold increase in current rates of progress

Micro-irrigation: The way ahead for sustainable agriculture

In the age of climate change and water scarcity, micro-irrigation can help increase crop yield and decrease water, fertiliser and labour …

South Africa: Gold mine pollution is poisoning Soweto’s water and soil — study finds food gardens are at risk

Soweto residents are affected by the mine dumps, toxic dust and the polluted land and rivers

Securing water for Delhi: Looking beyond the numbers game

MPD 2041 proposes several measures but lacks specificity in prioritisation and actionable strategies

Amu Darya and Kabul river basins major sources of water for Afghanistan: Study

28.6 billion cubic metres of the country’s water is generated outside it, according to the study

Once-mighty Rio Grande, other New Mexico rivers are ‘most endangered’ in the US: Non-profit

River that forms Mexican-American border endangered due to loss of federal clean water protections