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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)
Quality of air, water, wastewater and noise levels in Assam's coal fields - A report by North-Eastern Coalfields, Coal India (2012)
This report is an outcome of a study carried out by North- Eastern Coalfields, Coal India and spells out the results of the air and water quality along with the noise level measurements
Coal India
North- Eastern Coalfields
Posted on 28 Nov, 2012 08:03 PM

The report objectives include:
Declare Khablir, Bilkanda, Mahispota, Bodai and Talbanda beels in West Bengal as wetlands of national importance: Ground realities and reasons
This article argues for the need to declare Khablir, Bilkanda, Mahispota, Bodai and Talbanda beels in West Bengal as wetlands
Sunil Ranjan Chakrabarty
Posted on 28 Nov, 2012 11:24 AM

The land use pattern of the area in the vicinity of Khablir Beel, Bilkanda, Mahispota and Bodai as seen from Survey of India Topo Sheet 79 B/6 (surveyed in 1958–59 and published in 1973), is predominantly piscicultural and agricultural.  The Khardah Khal with its connection to river Hugli (Ganga) is the main source of surface water to this area.  Again a Topographical Map prepared by Panihati M
Direct cash transfer of subsidies through Aadhaar card across 15 States from January 1, 2013 - Roundup of the week's news (November 19 to 25, 2012)
The news this week includes reports of direct cash transfer of subsidies through the Adhaar card to be rolled out in 15 states from January 2013, protests against the dumping of uranium waste from Kudanakulum nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu to the Kolar Gold Fields in Karnataka, the depleting water tables in Bangalore, poor hospital waste management practices in Chennai, waste management issues in Bangalore and plastic bag use ban proposed in Delhi
Sabita Kaushal
Posted on 26 Nov, 2012 09:43 AM

Direct cash transfer of subsidies through Aadhaar card
MoWR stresses the need to provide momentum to our conservation efforts on water conservation day
Amita Bhaduri provides the details of a consultation organized by the National Water Development Agency, Ministry of Water Resources at CSMRS auditorium, New Delhi on 'Water Conservation Day'
Amita Bhaduri
Posted on 23 Nov, 2012 02:12 PM

The Union Ministry of Water Resources (MoWR) celebrated “Water Conservation Day" on the 19th of November 2012 to create awareness regarding depleting water resources and underlined its vision and commitment to be an active contributor to the sustainability of this very important natural resource. The field offices of various organizations under the administrative c
National conference by IRRAD and UNICEF on women-led water management: Strategies towards water sustainability in rural India
A National Conference on Women-led Water Management was organised during November 5-6, 2012, in Haryana, India and focused on strategies towards water sustainability in rural India
Arti Manchanda
Posted on 22 Nov, 2012 05:07 PM

The Institute of Rural Research and Development (IRRAD) and UNICEF India hosted this  National Conference on Women-led Water Management .
Harvesting and using roof-top rainwater - Part 1
This article provides the details of how the roof top rainwater harvesting system can be implemented at home
R V Rama Mohan
Posted on 18 Nov, 2012 10:37 PM

Why rainwater harvesting ?
Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects in water in Delhi a burden on public, says Citizens Front for Water Democracy
The Citizens Front for Water Democracy says that Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects in water in Delhi are a tool for corruption and personal gains
Citizen's Front for Water Democracy
Posted on 14 Nov, 2012 06:49 PM

Politicians/DJB members, board officials work in connivance with consultants and companies causing losses to the public exchequer. Delhiites get water at high rates and increased water bills as 50 per cent of DJB work is under private operators.
Ion Exchange to display high purity water solutions for the pharma industry at PMEC (2012)
Ion Exchange (India) Ltd. will display the INDION RO-EDI High Purity Water Generation and Distribution System at PMEC 2012, Hall 5, Stall L42, Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai
Ion Exchange
Posted on 30 Oct, 2012 12:23 PM

Key features of the INDION RO-EDI:
• Fully pre-validated to industry accepted standards
• Packaged on single skid
• Hot water sanitization
• Fully functional FAT (factory acceptance test)
• Compliance with latest USP, Ph Eur, cGMP/cGAMP & ISPE specifications and design standards
• Fully automated with SCADA
Hopeful after 28 years- Veer Bhadra Mishra gives a TEDx talk about the Swatcha Ganga campaign
In this talk, Dr Veer Bhadra Mishra talks of the high levels of pollution of the river Ganga and the need to find a solution through a mix of science and tradition
Veer Bhadra Mishra
Posted on 24 Oct, 2012 12:44 PM

Veer Bhadra Mishra has been working on the Swacha Ganga Campaign for the last 25 years.
Institutional intervention in river water management - The study of Yamuna river sub-basin in India - Centre for Good Governance, Hyderabad
This article highlights the relevance of river water management in the context of the deteriorating status of rivers in the country
Ramakrishna Nallathiga
Posted on 17 Oct, 2012 08:00 PM

This paper from the Centre for Good Governance highlights the relevance of river water management as an important area for natural resources management in the context of the current deteriorating status of the rivers in India in terms of quality as well as quantity, and a
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