No sewage system in place

Indian rivers will remain filthy because cities plan for water, not sewage

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Scrap the waste

Floating bubbles catch dirt

Bengaluru water treatment plant adopts dissolved air flotation

Water from sugarcane

The best solutions are always simple. This is well exemplified by the Natural Sugar and Allied Industry, a sugar factory located near Latur, …

Ground works

Wastewater treatment plant that also functions as a garden

Contaminated alum in Mumbai's drinking water

Green sports

Researchers discover friendly bacteria from CETPs

Natures own water purifiers

River banks are efficient water filters. Haridwar shows how to make most of them

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

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

A holistic water management system in urban areas for a sustainable future

An integrated approach can bring healthy coordination between all stakeholders

Deep cleansing

Rainwater harvesting can purge pollutants too

COVID-19: Ethiopia stares at water crisis

Only 42 per cent of the population in the east African country has access to clean water supply 

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 …

Researchers design solar-powered water desalination device for rural India

Electrodialysis reversal system removes salinity of groundwater in villages by consuming 70 per cent less energy than RO

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

Unclean barter

Trading in water pollution proposed

Going slow

Sifting success

Indian refinery ready to become a zero effluent discharge plant

Tamarind powder to treat wastewater

Iron out arsenic

Don’t pee in pool

It reacts with disinfectants, can cause diseases including cancer