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Hand pumps remain the most relied-upon source of drinking water in rural areas, accounting for 42.9% of usage.
Economy

Budget 2026-27 restores big funding for rural water and sanitation after steep cuts, but delivery gaps from last year persist

Vivek Mishra
4 min read
Allocations for the Jal Jeevan Mission and Swachh Bharat (Gramin) have been pushed back to “mission mode” levels, even as revised estimates for 2025–26 reveal large unspent sums and slow progress on t ...
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 2, 2026)
Environment

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 2, 2026)

DTE Staff
5 min read
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Budget 2026: What it signals for water, sanitation, river conservation
Water

Budget 2026: What it signals for water, sanitation, river conservation

Subrata Chakraborty
5 min read
An analysis of budget priorities across urban and rural water supply, wastewater management, sanitation and river rejuvenation
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