Waterways spell disaster for Gangetic dolphins
A study shows that noise pollution due to industrial transportation and recreational waterways over the Ganga can spell doom for dolphins by affecting their feeding habits and social behaviours.
The Gangetic dolphin (Image Source: Arati Kumar Rao)
Budget 2020: Is the allocation enough to meet the piped water dream
Experts discuss if the budget has enough funds for water access and security.
Just 21.4 percent of India’s households have access to piped water, as per NSSO data (Image: Niyantha Shekar, Flickr Commons; CC BY-NC 2.0)
Managing commons: Need and challenges
How can technology, knowledge and capacity creation help in management of commons?
Plantation in Gomala (Image: Foundation for Ecological Security)
Banning RO purifier use when water conforms to BIS norms - Comments invited
RO purifiers can lead to huge wastage of water. A draft notification by the Environment Ministry seeks user’s views on banning RO purifiers in areas where water conforms to BIS norms.
Water filter use, safety or luxury? (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons)
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