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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)
July 26, 2023
The pit lakes of Raniganj
While pit lakes are formed as discards of open pit mining operations, they store huge amounts of water and support the drinking and daily water needs of communities living around them. Sustainable plans to improve water quality and biodiversity in the pit lakes are crucial.
Pit lakes can provide a great source of water. Image for representation only (Image Source: Aniket Rajendra Ingole via Wikimedia Commons)
July 5, 2023
Namakkal district of Tamil Nadu sets an example by becoming water secure
News this fortnight
Being water secure. Image for representation purposes only (Image Source: India Water Portal Flickr photos)
Training workshop on Drinking Water Quality Testing - September 12-15, 2023
S M Sehgal Foundation, India in partnership with CAWST, Canada is hosting a four-day training workshop on Drinking Water Quality and Testing (DWQT).
Posted on 30 Aug, 2023 09:47 AM

Safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) is the basic need for leading a healthy and dignified life. Marginalised communities in India still struggle with waterborne diseases, mostly due to unsafe drinking water and WASH behavior. According to a Joint Monitoring Program (JMP) Report by WHO in 2021, two billion people across the globe lack safely managed WASH services.
Indian biodiversity regulation changes may enable exploitation
Policy matters this fortnight
Amita Bhaduri
Posted on 15 Aug, 2023 11:02 AM

Changes in Indian biodiversity regulations might allow for exploitation

A bill passed last week by India's Parliament, according to legal experts and environmental activists, may increase commercial exploitation of the nation's ecosystems and hurt the populations who depend on them.
The recent modifications to the Biodiversity Act exempts practitioners of many traditional Indian remedies from licensing and benefit-sharing obligations (Image: Tjiho, Pixabay)
The pit lakes of Raniganj
While pit lakes are formed as discards of open pit mining operations, they store huge amounts of water and support the drinking and daily water needs of communities living around them. Sustainable plans to improve water quality and biodiversity in the pit lakes are crucial.
Aarti Kelkar Khambete
Posted on 26 Jul, 2023 11:52 AM

Pit lakes formed as discards of open pit mining operations in West Bengal and Jharkhand buzz with activity as a large number of migratory winged visitors visit the lakes to rest and refuel, providing a ray of hope for the large number of abandoned pit lakes that are found in mining areas of India.
Pit lakes can provide a great source of water. Image for representation only (Image Source: Aniket Rajendra Ingole via Wikimedia Commons)
Namakkal district of Tamil Nadu sets an example by becoming water secure
News this fortnight
Aarti Kelkar Khambete
Posted on 05 Jul, 2023 04:40 PM

Namkaal district of Tamil Nadu shows the way to successfully manage water scarcity

Tamil Nadu’s Namakkal district has successfully addressed its water scarcity challenges and become the second-best district in India in terms of groundwater availability according to the Union Jal Shakti Ministry’s annual ranking. 
Being water secure. Image for representation purposes only (Image Source: India Water Portal Flickr photos)
Building the water quality champions cohort in Jharkhand
A knowledge-driven platform could act as a catalyst in achieving drinking water targets
Neha Pawar
Manisha Shah
Rashika Pullam Chetti
Posted on 27 Jun, 2023 09:33 PM

Jharkhand State is on the journey of ensuring the National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) accreditation of their laboratories and recently completed the accreditation of 29 labs in the state for water quality testing on a mission mode.
From perennial to seasonal
An attempt to examine the historical and ecological importance of the East Kaali River while focusing on its rejuvenation work.
Ritika Rajput
Posted on 21 Jun, 2023 09:10 AM

Like many small seasonal rivers in India, the Naagin River (East Kaali) is unidentified on Google Maps; however, it is still alive in the collective memory.
The current state of the river’s origin (April 22, 2023; Image: Anushka)
FAQs - Plastics and their environmental impacts
Plastic pollution is a major contributor in the production of greenhouse gases and the quickening pace of climate change.
Amita Bhaduri
Posted on 31 May, 2023 05:10 PM

What are the environmental impacts of plastic?

Plastic has several significant environmental impacts, including:
There is a need to encourage the development of sustainable alternatives to single-use plastics (Image: Peakpx)
Fiscal health of the State Pollution Control Boards
Has their financial predicament indirectly constrained their ability to fulfil their mandate effectively?
Annanya Mahajan
Shibani Ghosh
Prannv Dhawan
Bhargav Krishna
Centre for Policy Research
Posted on 06 May, 2023 12:39 PM

The Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP) in India is one of the most polluted regions in the world. A densely populated region, with many sources emitting a range of pollutants, regulating air pollution here is an extremely difficult and complex task.
AI generated image of air pollution (Image: Alan Frijns from Pixabay)
Turning waste to wealth sustainably
While profusely growing water hyacinth contines to be a menace to water bodies worldwide and in India, attempts to put this weed to sustainable use and improve rural livelihoods is showing promising results.
Aarti Kelkar Khambete
Posted on 27 Apr, 2023 03:58 PM

Water hyacinth, a devil in disguise
Water hyacinth, invaders in disguise (Image Source: India Water Portal)
The fast drying Cauvery delta, at a tipping point
Groundwater depletion from shallow and deep aquifers due to overextraction and seawater intrusion are rapidly drying up freshwater resources in the Cauvery delta. Large-scale groundwater recharge campaigns to raise awareness and aid the recovery of water levels are urgently needed.
Girish Prayag
Yangxiao Zhou
Veena Srinivasan
Tibor Stigter
Andres Verzijl
Posted on 11 Apr, 2023 11:31 PM

Deltas around the world are under threat. Recent research shows that around 85 percent of the deltas of the world are shrinking. 

What are deltas
Cauvery river at Karnataka (Image Source: Ashwin Kumar via Wikimedia Commons)
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