The flush, the city and the river
For the modern Indian city, the principle behind management of water and waste is a simple one: flush and forget. Not surprisingly, most cities …
How to sustain municipal sanitation: Delhi’s Aya Nagar offers some lessons
The pilot project is a prototypical model for evolving a sanitation management programme in a high density settlement
Swachh Bharat Mission 2: Way ahead for a long-term urban sanitation strategy
State governments need to develop an urban waste water management strategy: A mix of waste water treatment solutions for different towns based on …
Swachh Bharat Mission 2: The pitfalls — and the lure — of centralised urban sanitation system
Tapping nullahs, setting up one-STP without sewerage connectivity is neither a short-term nor a long-term solution for urban towns
Sewage treatment plants can turn E Coli into superbug
In samples collected from Sabarmati river, two lakes and three effluent treatment plants, researchers find microorganisms to be drug resistant
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 3, 2022)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Tirumala doesn’t let its water go waste
This temple town treats 83 per cent of its wastewater and uses it for a number of non-potable purposes
Court digest: Major environment hearings in February
While every week, Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, high courts and National Green Tribunal, here …
Court digest: Major environment hearings of the week (Feb 22-March 1)
Cleaning the suds
A study claims that surfactants found in soaps and detergents pose little risk to the environment. But is that true?
Sewage power
Mumbai's Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers recycles sewage to run the cooling towers of its plants
Heightened risk
“Superbug” gene levels in microbes are 60 per cent higher in the upper Gangetic areas during pilgrimage season
Swachh Bharat Mission 2: Why centralised sanitation will not address urban problems
SBM 2 introduces a one STP nalla-based waste water treatment system, without a town sewerage system for small and medium …
Dirty Ganga: Funds down the drain in UP
Contrary to government claims, efforts to clean up the drains flowing into the Ganga have not borne results
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 20, 2023)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 16, 2019)
How recycled water could revolutionise sustainable development
Collecting and exploiting waste water is both technically feasible and financially justifiable
How to reinvent the sanitation wheel
The city “shit-flow” diagram shows that the situation is grim as all cities either do not treat or safely dispose the bulk of the …
Proposed new standards on water quality a sheer waste
In absence of proper sewage treatment facilities, the new draft will not be able to ensure quality of both drinking and bathing water
Bangalore lakes get a refill
While most of Bangalore is anxious to see the heavens open, the city's Lake Development Authority must be thanking its lucky stars that the …
Gutter will sparkle
Ludhiana is going all out to clean up Buddha Nallah, the sole receptacle of its industrial filth
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 30, 2019)
The great sham
Under pressure from the Supreme Court, the Delhi government resorts to a five-day charade to clean up the Yamuna
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
Mired in sewage
Temple town Guruvayur adamant on dumping its sewage in backwater villages despite stringent laws, opposition