UN 2023 Water Conference ends with over 700 commitments to make world water-secure
The event was attended by 10,000 participants at the UN headquarter and online, a statment claimed
UN 2023 Water Conference: Humanity draining its own lifeblood through ‘vampiric overconsumption’, says Guterres
Humans have broken the water cycle, destroyed ecosystems and contaminated groundwater, Antonio Guterres noted
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 7, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
By 2050, 115 million may face food insecurity due to reduced water level in Ganga
In the summers of 2015 and 2017, domestic water supply in the northern Indian plains was severely affected because of low water level in Ganga
East Africa 77 years behind schedule for achieving universal access to sanitation
At current rate of progress, universal access to safely-managed sanitation, aim of the Sustainable Development Goals won’t be achieved …
Hyacinth can help remove toxic chromium from polluted water
Researchers from India and Ethiopia have developed low-cost method to remove chromium from water
After long defiance, Karnataka agrees to release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu
The decision was taken after recent bouts of rain improved the water levels in the Cauvery basin
A matter of costs
In a poor country, cost-effectiveness has to be the byword for municipal wastewater treatment. And the upward anaerobic sludge blanket …
Harsh reality
Rich or poor. The story is the same in every country. Those who respect water will always have a steady supply
Making waves
The rain dance over water harvesting structures is on. But it's also time for the government to think of making them sustainable
A grand water helpline
the timing, and background, of the recently concluded 3rd World Water Forum in Japan ensured that water be seen through the lens of conflict. …
Only a quarter of our longest rivers flow freely to oceans: Study
Most of the remaining long free-flowing rivers now remain restricted to remote regions of Arctic and of the Amazon and Congo basins
Aquifer mapping programme critical to raise groundwater levels
The National Aquifer Mapping and Management Programme aims to cover more than 25 million square kilometres that have been delineated “…
Irrigation projects continue to suffer in Maharashtra: CAG
Land acquisition conflicts, shortage of funds, rehabilitation woes and cost escalations are some of the problems identified by the auditor
Catch where it falls: Tradition for water revolution
We have not understood the science and art of harvesting rain on land. It's time we learn from the wisdom that we have ignored and allowed to die
Public sector urea plants most inefficient consumers of water: Study
The study conducted by Centre for Science and Environment highlights the need to address water demand in the urea industry as it puts pressure on …
These 5 states suffer from groundwater exploitation but packaged drinking water plants don't feel a pinch
7,426 licenses have been given to packaged drinking water plants in AP, Gujarat, Karnataka, TN & UP, even though they are reeling from …
Surviving the century’s worst drought in Kerala
Deficit rainfall and changing land use pattern has made water a scarce commodity in the state. Communities are trying to brave the crisis
Dams proposed on five Chilean rivers scrapped
Chilean firm Endesa, which was to construct the dams, said it will work only on projects 'embraced by local communities'
Centre plans to construct 42 water harvesting structures every hour to counter monsoon deficit
As per government documents, the current year’s progress report on MGNREGA shows that around 33,000 structures have been completed and work …
Hyderabad storm water management: Missed potential and way forward
Due to a multiplicity of authorities, the stormwater infrastructure in the city is largely unequipped to handle moderate or extreme rainfall …
Cholera: Vaccines can stop spread, but biggest deterrent is clean water
Vaccinologists Edina Amponsah-Dacosta and Julie Copelyn speak about cholera vaccine and other ways to curb outbreaks in countries like South Africa
Water-stressed in India: In Thanjavur, an outlier in need of conservation measures
The district ranked third in terms of water-conservation works under Jal Shakti Abhiyan
Water-stressed in India: Perception trumps reality in Bengal’s Hooghly
Locals claim they have enough water; Down to Earth found farmers extracted millions of litres of ground water every day through&…
Disappearing act
Overexploitation, increasing salinity and industrial pollution are threatening groundwater resources in several parts of the country