Simply Put: Five trillion economy
Bengaluru’s water future
Water supply must be affordable. Only then can it be sustainable
How Odisha is providing 24X7 ‘drink from tap’ quality water for its urban population
This video analyses how the mission works on the ground and whether Puri and Bhubaneswar can be used as models to implement such …
India’s parched rivers: At least 13 without water, much lower than same period last year
With peak summer days ahead, condition particularly alarming for farmlands that make up 60% of basin
Parched Garden City
How Bengaluru’s water crisis is of its own making
Why rural Nigeria needs to fix its sanitation gaps on a war footing
Open defecation near water source deteriorates quality causing a visicious circle of poor sanitation & water crisis
DTE Coverage of Reverse Osmosis purifiers
Is your water purifier safe? DTE cover story attempts to answer an important question
MGNREGA uplifts villages in drought-prone Bundelkhand
Meegni and Himmatpura in Bundelkhand region have used the scheme to build check dams, water harvesting structures
Counting India’s waterbodies
Down To Earth breaks down data from the country’s first census on waterbodies conducted by the Centre last year
Book Excerpt: How Odisha achieved the seemingly impossible feat of ‘Water for All’
A state once infamous for drought is now providing international standard drinking water to lakhs of homes, with an aim to do so for every household
Book Excerpt: An ancient legend explains why the Chambal is India’s cleanest river
King Rantideva performed a sacrifice in which thousands of animals were slaughtered and their blood turned the river red, making it ‘unclean&…
Odisha is providing drinking water on tap: How did it achieve the monumental feat?
Controlling water leaks, elimination of contamination via outside water were among major challenges faced
Simply Put: World Water Day 2024
Wars over water
Two-thirds of the world’s water-related conflicts since 1990 were witnessed in the past decade
Bengaluru water crisis: Their suggestions ignored for over a decade, two hydrogeologists prescribe an immediate solution
The cumulative impact of these measures would meet the water requirement of 14 million people in Bengaluru, without any dependence on groundwater
Access to water is a crisis for the powerless
Fair access to water is an issue for millions of people in India. Who controls access and how this is governed needs fixing
Fact or fallacy: RO companies in India are under the radar
Several such firms evade drinking water standards and avoid regulation
World Water Day 2024: Precious blue liquid is a thin red line between war and peace, says UN report
Sustainable and equitable water management can be a source of peace and prosperity; poverty and conflict can amplify water insecurity, says UN report
Why the Bedti-Varada river inter-linking project is not technically feasible
The adverse effects that will be caused by the interlinking of rivers and diversions from the ecologically sensitive Western Ghats terrain, are …
Netravati riverfront project: NGT takes cognisance of CRZ & environmental norm violation allegations, seeks report
National Green Tribunal takes action on Netravati waterfront promenade development project
Bengaluru is battling a crisis, but it must leverage water for peace
Sound urban planning is needed to avert such crises
Fact or fallacy: ‘RO is a defence against contaminants’
The demand for advanced purification methods in the country is likely to soar, says Mahesh Gupta, chairperson of Kent RO Systems
Fact or fallacy: Is your water purifier safe?
Water purifiers that use reverse osmosis (RO) are emerging as a popular choice for safe and clean drinking water in India. But experts warn that …
Bengaluru only needs urgent institutional makeover of its water utilities
The Silicon Valley of India is facing a groundwater crisis
Rainwater harvesting and wastewater treatment best options for Bengaluru: T V Ramachandra
The IISc professor who famously ‘saw the future of Bengaluru’ a decade ago, speaks to Down To Earth about where the city went wrong …