Waterfront Cauvery
Findings of a panel report on crop conditions in the Cauvery river basin and the delta may suggest water pricing as one of the remedial …
Grasim draws flak
A public meeting held in Kerala criticised a Birla-owned factory for doing nothing to control the pollution it is causing
The fabric of disaster
About 30 per cent of all deaths in a Kerala village are caused by cancer. Residents say that pollution from a nearby rayon factory owned by the …
A revolution redefined
Troubled by the degradation of soil and water, French farmers are now switching to a more sustainable practise of agriculture
Ancient wisdom
TRADITIONAL WATER HARVESTING SYSTEMS: AN ECOLOGICAL ECONOMIC SURVEY·Edited by B C Barah·New Age International Publishers· 1996
Dams, lies and red tape
Pro- and anti-dam activists join hands to establish an independent body for reviewing large projects
River of joy
Rejuvenation of the Ruparel river in Rajasthan has brought about a wave of prosperity in the region. The gains are manifold
A water harvest
Catch rain where it falls. No one knew it better than the people living in Mandu, a hill-fort town in Madhya Pradesh, 1,400 years ago
Deliberate poisoning
Will a study induce government to check contamination of waterbodies by arsenic from coalmines?
Platter of joy
People in Mendha-Lekha village in Maharashtra fashion plates out of locally available leaves. avilash roul learns lessons in sustainable forest …
Rivers, up close and personal
Over centuries people have learnt to live with rivers. They are part of our lives but over the past 150 years this association has weakened. A …
Debating delivery
How effective have been the interventions by government and donor agencies in water management?
A decentralised system will lead to sustainable water use
S Vishwanath, a Bangalore-based engineer and planner, started the Rainwater Club to help people manage rainwater efficiently. He spoke to Binayak …
The relation between tanks and trees
For survival of the traditional water management structures, one must understand the linkages between the tanks and trees
Wishful thinking
The finance minister's budget speech has come and gone. As analysts sit down to shred it to bits, Down To Earth looks at a wish list of …
COVID-19: The need is to decentralise how we manage wastewater
The water crisis in India is dire: By 2030, the country’s water demand is projected to be twice the available supply
Capacity building key to mainstreaming onsite sanitation management
CSE’s School of Water and Waste aims to establish policy principles, innovative technologies and implementation strategies for citywide …
In Srinagar's footsteps?
Unplanned urbanisation is killing lakes that have saved Raipur from floods for over 1,000 years
Green issues plaguing rural West Bengal missing in Panchayat election campaigns, say activists
Low groundwater levels, cutting of trees and poor waste management not being addressed; political parties pass blame in response
Budget 2013: a missed opportunity
Finance minister's mool mantra—inclusive and sustainable development—may end up being empty words
Water Footprint: a stumbling block?
As government mulls using water footprint as a tool to measure water consumption by farming and industrial processes, experts warn of its limitations
Livelihoods of 3 bln people living near river systems under threat: Study
Damming, sediment mining, water diversions and groundwater extraction inhibit efforts to meet UN Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, says report
Sardar Sarovar Project faces its toughest challenge
For more than 56 years, farmers in Gujarat have been waiting to get water, but work on the most crucial aspect of Sardar Sarovar dam—…
Gutter will sparkle
Ludhiana is going all out to clean up Buddha Nallah, the sole receptacle of its industrial filth
Microplastics, microbeads: What you did not know about self-care products
Bureau of Indian Standards in 2017 proposed a ban on raw materials not recognised safe for use in cosmetics from 2020. The status of the ban is&…