Simply Put: The black river
India’s sewage treatment plants treat only a third of the sewage generated daily: CPCB
Reuse of treated sewage can decrease the water demand from aquatic sources
India is adopting advanced sewage wastewater treatment tech, but must choose those that best meet local needs
Blindly embracing the new technologies might not be wise or provide the desired outcome
Shocking revelation by environment minister: 16 rivers in Karnataka polluted
Root of the problem lies in discharge of waste from 30 cities and towns directly into these rivers, minister notes
What a waste: Reviving India’s sanitation systems
Indians often confuse toilets with sanitation; but they are mere repositories to receive waste
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 12, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Simply Put: Manual scavenger who?
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 18, 2023)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 20, 2023)
Non-sewered sanitation system in Odisha | DTE Water series
Odisha’s Faecal Sludge and Septage Management has become a model for other states to replicate
Carrying capacity of an area matters in case of industrial effluent discharge
Government must set discharge norms accordingly
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 19, 2023)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 18, 2022)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 5, 2022)
Down To Earth brings you top environmental cases heard in Supreme Court, high courts and National Green Tribunal
Lessons from Bellandur: Governments should allocate more resources to monitor, protect lakes
They should focus on judicial utilisation of the water census reports and identify plans to restore the encroached and lost water bodies
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 27, 2022)
Down To Earth brings you top environmental cases heard in Supreme Court, high courts & National Green Tribunal
Devotees observe yet another Chhath on a dead Yamuna
Toxic froth made up of ammonia and phosphates covered the Yamuna’s waters in Delhi as Hindu devotees offered oblations to Surya, the sun god
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 18, 2024)
Take waste out of water
We cannot manage our rivers sustainably unless we fix our waste management system
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 4, 2023)
From poor sewage management to overflowing rivers — Why is Punjab flooding so much?
Latest reports suggest that as many as 1,480 people have been rescued from Ropar and 107 from Patiala
Polio virus in sewage sample again: This time in UK
The detection signals spread between closely-linked individuals who were administered an oral polio vaccine overseas
Why India’s solid waste management system needs a digital overhaul
The need for digitalization in waste collection and disposal operations goes beyond information technology
Sewage discharge in Ganga: NGT orders Uttarakhand PCB to take criminal action against officials concerned
Just half of total sewage generated daily in 13 districts treated properly before being dumped in river
Reuse of treated wastewater: Faecal coliform is a challenge in Delhi
Around 75% of sewage treatment plants managed by the Delhi Jal Board are failing to effectively treat faecal coliform