Bastar beyond Maoists: tale of a rich region and its poor people
The obsession with insurgents is so deep that no one is paying attention to health and education in this ancient and beautiful land
THROWBACK: How China’s ‘sponge cities’ aim to re-use 70% of rainwater
Even as Indian cities become increasingly water-scarce, they get flooded — as Mumbai is getting now — by a few days' intense rainfall.…
2.1 billion people lack access to safe drinking water at home; rural-urban gap persists
The WHO and UNICEF report finds significant inequalities in basic water, sanitation and hygiene services
Why we cannot ignore the poor
One thing is clear—the solutions must work for the poor, for them to work for the rich
An open letter to Devendra Fadnavis
As the new chief minister of Maharashtra wins the trust vote in the state Assembly, these are a few things that need his urgent attention
'Inclusive urbanisation is the answer'
S Janakarajan, professor at Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS), conducts research on urban and peri-urban issues, disaster management …
New Age Approach
We need to go back to the drawing board to reinvent a green toilet. If necessary, to go back to our past and find technological innovations that …
Drowning In Human Excreta
Sanitation for urban India means building flush toilets and linking them to sewer systems. But the price of chasing this dream is leading to an …
Quality of life in informal settlements: Basic sanitation services a luxury
The SC/ST community had the highest proportion of those who did not have access to a toilet
Expect budget to be rural-centric, focus on delivery to beneficiaries
PM Modi has already launched a major water conservation campaign, put the focus of his second tenure on revival of the agrarian economy
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 31, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Delhi government to set up Rs 10.3 crore water recycling plant in Bawana
At present, Bawana water treatment plant lacks a recycling plant leading to acute wastage of water
Punjab is a bleak example of India’s groundwater crisis. Here is how
In the wake of the UN report showing alarming levels of depletion, DTE analysed the groundwater crisis in the state
Jal Jeevan Mission Urban launched in Union Budget 2021-22
An outlay of Rs 50,011 crore was announced for the urban and rural water supply scheme, over 4 times the revised budget for 2020-2021
High and dry in Nepal
Country’s most-arid region is getting less rain than it did before, forcing villages to relocate
Development handcuffed
Confidential audit exposes financial, planning lapses in Andhra’s urban renewal mission
COVID-19: Hits & misses of Centre’s advisory on water supply, sanitation
A review of MoHUA April, 2020 advisory on safe management of water supply and sanitation
Two years of Modi government: A civil society review
According to a report, government allocation in most social sectors do not address critical concerns in health, education and civic …
Turn on the tap
Why do Americans buy expensive bottled water when they have high quality tap water? That’s been an abiding enquiry for PETER GLEICK. …
UN 2023 Water Conference: 46 years after Mar del Plata, it’s time to examine the successes and failures
Access to clean water and sanitation remains a significant challenge in many parts of the world, particularly in low-income countries and …
Curtain raiser: Here is what we can expect from the upcoming UN 2023 Water Conference
Conference will focus on ensuring that countries deliver on promises already made and are designed to be action-oriented, inclusive and cross-sectoral
Water quality deteriorating in Kochi, reveals audit
Only 24 per cent households implement water conservation measures like reuse and recycling
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
Drinking water shortage to hit Maharashtra as drought worsens
In the Vidarbha region which is facing 30 per cent rainfall deficit in the first half the monsoon, the situation is very grim