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June 12, 2024
The ripple effect of safe drinking water on health under Jal Jeevan Mission
Leveraging research to optimise water programs for improved health outcomes in India
Closing the tap on disease (Image: Marlon Felippe; CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons)
June 4, 2024
Azolla, a floating fern that drinks oil
Azolla pinnata, a floating water fern provides a unique environmentally friendly approach to mitigate the negative impacts of oil spills and promote cleaner water bodies.
Azolla pinnata, water fern that drinks oils (Image Source: Yercaud-elango via Wikimedia Commons)
May 6, 2024
Floating forward: An entrepreneur's tryst for 'clean-water' bodies
In our quest to spotlight dedicated entrepreneurs in the water sector, we bring you the inspiring story of Priyanshu Kamath, an IIT Bombay alumnus, who pivoted from a lucrative corporate career to tackle one of India's most intricate water quality challenges, that of pollution of its urban water bodies.
Innovative solutions to clean urban water bodies, Floating islands (Photo Credit: Priyanshu Kamath)
April 1, 2024
FAQ - Stubble burning in India: Causes, effects, and solutions
Decoding the problems and solutions related to stubble burning
Burning of rice residues after harvest, to quickly prepare the land for wheat planting, around Sangrur, Punjab (Image: 2011CIAT/NeilPalmer; CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED)
February 20, 2024
Sewage will overtake agriculture as the biggest polluter of river sub basins in India
This study predicts that sewage will become the dominant source of nitrogen pollution in rivers due to urbanisation and insufficient wastewater treatment technologies and infrastructure in worse case scenario projections in countries such as India.
The polluted river Yamuna at Agra (Image Source: India Water Portal)
January 30, 2024
Sustaining water quality in water supply initiatives
The workshop provided inputs into the newly formed committee for “Standard Operation Procedure for Quality Testing of Drinking Water Samples at Sources and Delivery Points”
Sector partners come together to supplement the efforts of the government on water quality and surveillance (Image: Barefoot Photographers of Tilonia)
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Ganga woes unveiled: NGT panel investigates polluted waters during Prayagraj's Magh Mela
Policy matters this fortnight
Amita Bhaduri
Posted on 30 Jan, 2024 08:51 PM

NGT forms committee to address polluted water discharge in Ganga River at Prayagraj
There are significant environmental compliance issues at Prayagraj (Image: Ninara, CC BY 2.0 DEED)
Sustaining water quality in water supply initiatives
The workshop provided inputs into the newly formed committee for “Standard Operation Procedure for Quality Testing of Drinking Water Samples at Sources and Delivery Points”
Amita Bhaduri
Posted on 30 Jan, 2024 03:26 PM

In alignment with the prevailing national focus on the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) and water quality improvements, as well as with the objective of garnering increased awareness regarding water data and infrastructure sustainability, INREM organised a one-day workshop in Kolkata on December 21, 2023.
Sector partners come together to supplement the efforts of the government on water quality and surveillance (Image: Barefoot Photographers of Tilonia)
DPCC recommends penalties for buildings without rainwater harvesting systems in Delhi
Policy matters this fortnight
Amita Bhaduri
Posted on 15 Jan, 2024 08:34 AM

DPCC proposes penalising structures lacking operational rainwater harvesting systems in its NGT report

In accordance with regulations, structures over 100 square meters in Delhi are required to install rainwater harvesting systems, with non-compliance resulting in a 50% penalty on the monthly Delhi Jal Board bill.
Rainwater harvesting model for a stand alone house (Image: India Water Portal Flickr)
Managing water resources and generating livelihood opportunities in rural India
We share with you some articles and inspiring stories on how managing rural water resources can go hand in hand with skilling people and generating livelihood opportunities to make the effort sustainable in the long run.
Aarti Kelkar Khambete
Posted on 11 Jan, 2024 04:28 AM

The availability of water is crucial for meeting a range of developmental challenges from poverty, food security to gender equity and can have a significant impact on health, education and livelihoods.
Being water secure and supporting livelihoods (Image Source: India Water Portal)
Environmental fund misuse: NGT penalises CPCB, criticises ministry's response
Policy matters this fortnight
Amita Bhaduri
Posted on 31 Dec, 2023 05:41 PM

NGT rebukes CPCB's 'gross misuse' of environmental funds
The NGT highlighted the diversion of environmental compensation funds for unauthorised purposes (Image: Needpix)
Unmasking fluoride: A global examination of health complexities and groundwater dynamics
The significance of fluoride research likely to amplify in the future
Kamal Kant Tiwari
Rashmi Raghav
Rampal Pandey
Posted on 09 Dec, 2023 11:15 AM

In groundwater, excessive fluoride concentration has been evidenced in more than 20 developing and developed countries, including India, wherein 19 states are confronting serious problems owing to fluorosis.
The physically challenged people fight for their rights- clean and safe drinking water (Image: India Water Portal Flickr)
High stakes hearing: Meghalaya High Court addresses unlawful rat-hole mining after Committee's startling report
Policy matters this fortnight
Amita Bhaduri
Posted on 06 Dec, 2023 02:56 PM

Meghalaya High Court confronts ongoing illicit rat-hole coal mining: Committee's alarming report sparks legal and environmental concerns
Banning all coal mining in the region, can effectively shut down the economy (Image: ECSP, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 DEED)
Sorting for circularity India toolkit launched
Pioneering partnership sets India on path to next-gen textiles leadership
Fashion for Good
Posted on 30 Nov, 2023 07:56 PM

Leveraging insights from Wealth in Waste, Fashion for Good releases a toolkit designed to revalorise textile waste in India. Celebrating the closure of the Sorting for Circularity India Project, a conference in New Delhi on December 1 and 2, hosted in collaboration with Laudes Foundation, IDH, Canopy, and Reverse Resources, will focus on developing a roadmap to circularity.
Textile waste can have detrimental effects on the environment (Image: Rawpixel)
Maharashtra village overcomes its water woes through collective action
News updates this fortnight
Aarti Kelkar Khambete
Posted on 16 Nov, 2023 02:22 PM

Maharashtra village overcomes its water woes through collective action
Collective effort for water conservation. Image for representation purposes only (Image Source: IWP Flickr photos)
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