Simply Put: Clean drinking water
The Rio Grande isn’t just a border — it’s a river in crisis
The river is in decline, suffering from overuse, drought and contentious water rights negotiations
Centralisation of powers, diluted laws: Weak Water Act further diluted by latest amendments, say experts
Environment minister claims impetus to industries, improvement of environment protection while moving bill in Parliament
Bengaluru only needs urgent institutional makeover of its water utilities
The Silicon Valley of India is facing a groundwater crisis
Cauvery turmoil: Karnataka farmers seek alternatives to water-intensive crops
Paddy farmers in Mandya district shifting to horticultural and plantation crops
DTE Coverage: Parched Marathwada
How Maharashtra’s drought-prone region does not have water though summer has not even peaked
1 in 5 murders due to property, land or water: UN Global Homicide Report 2023
While India boasts almost 18 per cent of the world’s population, it has access to only four per cent of the global water resources, making …
DTE Water Series: Decentralised wastewater management in Chunar, Uttar Pradesh
The small town located in Mirzapur district on the banks of the Ganga and the Jargo, is showing Uttar Pradesh how to efficiently manage its …
Simply Put: Cauvery dispute
World Wetlands Day 2024: Before we save them, we have to know where they actually are
Correct mapping and boundary demarcation are critical steps in the wetland restoration process
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 14, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Book Excerpt: And quiet flowed the Yamuna, from Lal Kot to New Delhi
Harini Nagendra and Seema Mundoli write about how intertwined the Yamuna is with the story of Delhi
Olympic swimming in the Seine highlights efforts to clean up city rivers worldwide
The growth in awareness of the important role that blue spaces play in human health and wellbeing comes alongside a revival of the popularity of …
As Bihar’s politicians forget water bodies in poll din, citizens issue declaration to remind them of the precious resource
The Jal-Jan Declaration highlights floods and droughts in the state and urges politicans to come out with solutions
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 11, 2023)
Road to 2030: World, especially Africa, won’t achieve access to clean water, sanitation goal, says UN
Sub-Saharan Africa region lags most & will need 20-21 fold increase in current rates of progress
South Africa: Gold mine pollution is poisoning Soweto’s water and soil — study finds food gardens are at risk
Soweto residents are affected by the mine dumps, toxic dust and the polluted land and rivers
Securing water for Delhi: Looking beyond the numbers game
MPD 2041 proposes several measures but lacks specificity in prioritisation and actionable strategies
Amu Darya and Kabul river basins major sources of water for Afghanistan: Study
28.6 billion cubic metres of the country’s water is generated outside it, according to the study
Once-mighty Rio Grande, other New Mexico rivers are ‘most endangered’ in the US: Non-profit
River that forms Mexican-American border endangered due to loss of federal clean water protections
No relief for Marathwada droughts: Failure of the Jalyukt Shivar Abhiyan
Through expert analysis and on-the-ground reporting, Down To Earth uncovers the systemic failures and shortcomings of the ambitious water …
South Africa’s drinking water quality is declining since 2014 — nearly half of it is unsafe to drink
Of total 958 water supply systems in the country, 29% were in a critical state
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 5, 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
Karnataka Bandh on sharing of Cauvery waters
The Cauvery water sharing dispute has been a bone of contention between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu since the British Raj