EU water law won’t be changed, says European Commission
The Water Framework Directive, despite being a strong piece of legislation, has faced hurdles till now
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 11, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
World Environment Day : How trees can purify wastewater and provide economic benefits
The pollutants in wastewater act as nutrients for the trees and plants and also help yield higher fuel wood biomass
India will be losing groundwater three times faster in 2041-2080, finds study
Climate change will likely increase crop water demand; farmers may adapt by applying more irrigation
Reservoirs in India face water crunch as monsoon progress remains poor
Depleting water levels in reservoirs will have a direct bearing on the sowing and production of Rabi crops
This smart tech can promote water efficiency
Information on root zone moisture status gives farmers the confidence to plan their irrigation schedules and to avoid over watering
UN 2023 Water Conference: Quarter of the globe lacks access to safe drinking water, says report
International cooperation over how water is used and managed is key and must be boosted to prevent a global water crisis in the coming decades, …
Water-wisdom for climate change: We must become much more efficient with every drop
The country has learnt critical water lessons through the years — now is the time to put it to practice
Asia’s largest cities, including Delhi, lack water security
Urban water security in Asian cities is in decline, forcing them to find new ways to manage this prescious resource
CSE alumnus impact: How a green entrepreneur helped restore Kham river
Principles of a decentralised wastewater treatment system was put to use to bring about transformation
How a state mission brought clean water to every household in villages with supply crisis
The project exemplifies how methodical intervention can end supply problems even in hydro-geologically complex areas
Odisha needs to make apposite effort to have toilets in all its school
Who cares for toilets in school? 34% of schoolchildren in Odisha do, finds new study
Bihar may introduce licences for borewells
The state is planning to introduce several measures, including making prior permission mandatory to fetch groundwater from borewells
Hand washing a must for COVID-19, but do we have enough water
Though hand washing during the present COVID-19 pandemic is essential, we have to be careful while using water for this purpose
Water-stressed in India: Madhya Pradesh’s Rajgarh paints a dismal picture
No funds released under Jal Shakti Abhiyan, MGNREGS works incomplete: District officials
Reservoir levels now at 85%, but storage in six states still low
West Bengal, Tripura, Jharkhand, Nagaland collectively have a deficit of 41 percentage points, while in Uttar Pradesh it is 11 per cent and …
Desertification in India: Mining erodes soil, water table dips in Jharkhand
Water table in Barkitand village of Giridih district has fallen from 8 metre below the ground level in 2013 to about 10 m in 2017
Unsafe WASH behind 395,000 deaths of children under 5 in 2019: WHO report
WHO urges governments to take action with support from UN agencies, multilateral partners, the private sector and civil society organisations to …
South Africa’s drinking water quality has dropped because of defective infrastructure and neglect – new report
The current state of affairs was predicted two decades ago by numerous researchers and experts
Dry urine has great benefits for farmers: Scientist explains reuse techniques
Prithvi Simha from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences talks about the benefits of drying urine
Zeroing in on discharge
Innovative ZLD technologies can power wastewater recovery through solar thermal application
Cheering for toilets, with caution
The country did successfully build 100 million toilets, but this success must be made sustainable
Depleting groundwater costs farmers heavily
The groundwater level in India has declined by 61 per cent between 2007 and 2017, according to Fifth Minor Irrigation Census
Water-stressed in India: Lessons from Telangana’s Sangareddy district
From Kakatiya mission in 2016 to Jal Shakti Abhiyan in 2019 — how de-silting of Pedda Cheruvu tank helped fix groundwater levels &…
Turn around India’s water story
Give local communities greater control over water structures for a secure future