CSIR develops technology for disinfecting water at Rs 2/litre

Science and Technology Minster Dr Harsh Vardhan said the domestic model can provide 10 litres of water in just five minutes and one full charge …

It’s a fallacy that all Australians have access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene

Drinking water in remote communities is contaminated with uranium, faecal bacteria and nitrates above the recommended levels

Floods ravage Odisha, kill eight

Several districts are waterlogged and no access to clean drinking water is a major issue

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 11, 2019)

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

How these five states in India are making it difficult to meet global SDG commitments

NITI Aayog CEO got it right, almost. Just five states are increasing the global challenge of meeting sustainable development goals

Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (September 9-13)

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

Kenya fights drought with sand dams, other water conservation ideas

Kenyans are using traditional water conservation methods to ensure water security and grow crops 

Injuries sustained while fetching water ‘hidden health challenge’: Study

Burden and risks associated with fetching water have been overlooked, says study authors

Now ISO standard for water footprint

ISO 14046 will not only determine water wastage but suggest ways to reduce it

Run-up to UN Water Conference: A third of people surveyed by global study suffer from freshwater shortage

Strong concerns about freshwater shortages have increased over the past few years, from 49% in 2014 to 61% in 2022

‘Government of MP has always tried to fudge data’

The Supreme Court, on May 3, asked the Bhopal Municipal Corporation to start supplying clean drinking water to those localities in the city that …

Child malnutrition is down: survey

Prevalence of underweight children down from 76  to 43 per cent for boys, 74 to 42 per cent for girls over past  four decades, says …