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Odisha's Puri becomes first city in the country to have safe water under Jal Jeevan Mission (Urban)

News this fortnight

Swati Bansal

Posted on 28 Jul, 2021 07:48 AM

Odisha’s Puri first city in the country to provide safe drinking water while

Functional tap water supply to end rural water woes (Image source: IWP Flickr Photos)

New projects for revival of six polluted stretches in Uttarakhand under Namami Gange

Policy matters this fortnight

Swati Bansal

Posted on 27 Jul, 2021 05:56 PM

NMCG approves new projects for the revival of six polluted stretches in Uttarakhand

A river stretch in Uttarakhand (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)

Beat the heat

Meeting India’s rapidly increasing air-conditioning and refrigeration demand through super-efficient appliances, natural refrigerants and not-in-kind cooling technologies, is a win-win for the climate and the economy, says iFOREST.

iFOREST

Posted on 27 Jul, 2021 01:19 PM

The demand for air conditioning is growing at 10-15% annually in India due to a combination of factors including increasing affluence and ri

A series of air conditioning units on a building (Image: Pxfuel)

Dams and floods

Do dams worsen floods? These videos by Jeevitnadi Living River Foundation highlight the role of dams in controlling floods and the emerging challenges to flood management in India.

Jeevitnadi Living River Foundation

Posted on 26 Jul, 2021 09:55 PM

What are floods, why do we have floods at all?

Hirakud, India's oldest dam (Image source: India Water Portal on Flickr)

Promoting women's leadership in water management

Bhilwara woman recognised for her exemplary work in water governance and community engagement.

Foundation for Ecological Security

Posted on 25 Jul, 2021 04:42 PM

Women Water Champions is an initiative by National Water Mission, Ministry of Jal Shakti, the Government of India, UNDP India and Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) to underscore the critical role

Sarjubai's journey of working at the grassroots in improving access to water commons (Image: Foundation for Ecological Security)

Ganga, a sink of microplastics

A study by Toxics Link reveals that Ganga is heavily polluted by microplastics, the highest concentration being at Varanasi.

Toxics Link

Posted on 25 Jul, 2021 01:28 PM

A new study by the Delhi-based environment NGO Toxics Link reveals the presence of microplastics in all samples collected from the river at Haridwar, Kanpur and Varanasi.

Cleaning efforts on the Ganga has so far focussed on focussed on creating sewage treatment capacities in the major urban centres along the river. (Image: Richard IJzermans, Flickr Commons, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

Yavatmal’s water security crisis

Improper location, poor operation and maintenance of water harvesting and recharge structures threaten water security in Yavatmal

Ravikant Kumar

Romit Sen

Institute for Sustainable Communities

Posted on 23 Jul, 2021 02:38 PM

Water security in Yavatmal district could be at risk if steps are not taken to revive and renovate water harvesting and recharge structures according to a study by Institute for Sustainable Communities (ISC).