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Monitoring water quality of lakes and ponds in Kolkata
Using organisms living in the water as indicators of the status of water bodies provides a number of advantages over chemical analysis and is increasingly being used to monitor water quality of rivers and lakes in India. Posted on 22 Sep, 2023 01:07 PM

Biomonitoring, to assess the pollution levels in water bodies

Santragachi Lake, beside Santragachi rail station at Santragachi, Howrah district, West Bengal (Image Source: Pinakpani via Wikimedia Commons)
Governance, incentives, and performance in urban water utilities
A study highlights the importance of regulation in improving water utility performance in India Posted on 21 Sep, 2023 07:57 PM

In developing countries, it is extremely difficult to strike a balance between the competing priorities of socioeconomic and environmental goals within water utilities. India's water industry struggles with problems like budget deficits, accessibility restrictions, and poor service standards.

Study suggests increasing the duration of water supply hours could lead to improved service performance (Image: Pixnio)
Quality soil, crucial for women and child health in India
This study found that soil mineral availability had an impact on the health and nutritional status of women and children in India. Posted on 04 Sep, 2023 08:47 AM

Micronutrient deficiency is known to affect the health of over two billion people globally and is known to impact learning, IQ, motor skills, and immune system functions and has a lasting effect on children through adulthood.

Soil quality, crucial for human health (Image Source: M Tullottes via Wikimedia Commons)
Changing crop types and water scarcity: The case of Marathwada
What are the reasons for enhancement of drought like conditions in Marathwada in recent years? A study provides answers. Posted on 27 Aug, 2023 04:57 AM

Marathwada is one of the most drought-prone regions of India and the increasing severity of droughts and their adverse impacts on socioeconomic conditions in the region have been of major concern in recent years. Majority of the area of Marathwada is under rain-fed agriculture and the summer monsoon rainfall is crucial for agricultural production in the region.

Sugarcane, the water thirsty crop of Marathwada (Image Source: Azhar Feder, Wikimedia Commons-CC-BY-SA-3.0)
Intermittent water distribution networks: A tale of two cities
Improving intermittent water supply systems can be challenging due to complexities of the systems and lack of adequate data. This study proposes new methods to measure efficiency and outreach of intermittent supply schedules by discussing examples of Delhi and Bengaluru. Posted on 25 Aug, 2023 04:55 PM

Intermittent water distribution networks can be varied and complicated

Improving water supply systems is crucial to improve access and prevent contamination (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Water scarcity and psychological distress among women
This study found that factors such as poor access to water intersected with menstruation related norms and beliefs thus exacerbating distress among urban poor women. Posted on 22 Aug, 2023 04:02 PM

Women often lack access to adequate water and sanitation facilities. Image for representation purposes only (Image Source: Simon Williams / Ekta Parishad via Wikimedia Commons)
Recycled municipal solid waste improves soil productivity and sustainability
A framework to analyse the potential challenges and opportunities of municipal solid waste organic management Posted on 11 Aug, 2023 07:48 PM

Socio-economic changes like population pressure, industrialization, migration, and urbanisation have led to a significant increase in municipal solid waste in India. Solid waste generation is about 0.1 kg, 0.3–0.4 kg, and 0.5 kg per capita per day in small, medium, and large cities and towns in India, respectively (CPCB, 2005).

Recycling of municipal solid waste provides clean, reliable energy from renewable sources (Image: Wallpaperflare; CC-0)
Study reveals the increasing cost of debt caused by climate change
Bridging the gap between climate science and real-world financial indicators Posted on 07 Aug, 2023 12:57 PM

Climate change will increase the cost of sovereign and corporate debt worldwide according to new research led by the University of East Anglia (UEA) and the University of Cambridge. Published today in the journal Management Science, the study is the first to anchor climate science within “real world” financial indicators. It suggests that 59 nations will experience a drop in sovereign credit ra

Human activities have been the main driver of climate change (Image: U3196787: Wikimedia Commons)
Smaller farm sizes limit the impact of agricultural intensification in Eastern India
Posted on 29 Jul, 2023 04:40 PM

Agricultural intensification and irrigation development have been considered vital for achieving food security, climate action, and poverty reduction in small holder dominated poverty hotspots of the Eastern Gangetic Plains (EGP) in South Asia informs this paper titled 'Farm size limits agriculture’s

Paddy fields of Bihar (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Wading through stagnant waters can be risky
Walking unprotected through stagnant or accumulated waters in urban as well as rural areas can expose you to diseases such as leptospirosis. What is leptospirosis? What are its causes?  Posted on 27 Jul, 2023 10:15 AM

The monsoon can drench besides forcing you to wade through flooded stagnant waters in cities or make you to start working happily in the rice fields in rural areas. Rainwater puddles in the fields or stagnant waters in cities are often mixed with water from animal and rodent waste, and sewage in urban areas. Do you know that this can cause diseases such as leptospirosis? 

Working for long hours in collected waters can increase the risk of leptospirosis (Image Source: India Water Portal)
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