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March 15, 2024
Surat and Bengaluru lead in used water management
A study by CEEW study indexes 503 urban local bodies from 10 states with a treated used water reuse policy. Haryana, Karnataka, Punjab are ahead in used water management in India.
Yelahanka water treatment plant (Image: India Water Portal Flickr)
August 10, 2023
Urban wastewater scenario in India
This white paper reviews the current scenario of urban wastewater management in India, treatment and reuse solutions.
This is how wastewater is disposed in India (Image Source: Sangram Jadhav via Wikimedia Commons)
April 25, 2023
Study suggests continuous monitoring of the water and soil quality in wastewater irrigated areas in Musi basin
Heavy metals, physical and biological parameters were analysed in water, soil, and crops in Musi River basin
Musi is polluted due to municipal sewage and industrial wastewater (Image: Muhammed Mubashir, Wikimedia Commons)
March 29, 2023
Market value of treated wastewater will rise to rupees 1.9 billion in 2050
Only 10 states in India have treated wastewater reuse policies so far
Sewage treatment plant in Kavoor, Mangalore (Image: Asian Development Bank; CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
October 6, 2022
Visualizing the Vrishabhavathi river to keep it alive
In an effort to inform the general public, especially citizen activists, policymakers, researchers, and students, about the current status of the Vrishabhavathi river, Paani.Earth has created the necessary maps, data, analysis, and information to drive conservation awareness and action around the river.
Vrishabhavathi river (Image Source: Paani.Earth)
November 21, 2019
Jaipur’s wastewater conundrum
A report by NIUA brings to light the chinks in Jaipur's sewage system and suggests some solutions.
Routine check done by the sewage treatment plant staff in Delawas, Jaipur. The plant is part of the ADB best practices projects list. (Image: Asian Development Bank, Flickr Commons)
NGT orders response on Chennai’s Chitlapakkam lake encroachments
Policy matters this fortnight
Amita Bhaduri
Posted on 19 Mar, 2024 06:09 PM

NGT seeks accountability for Chitlapakkam lake encroachments
Chitlapakkam lake, Chennai (Image: Destination Infinity, Wikimedia Commons)
Surat and Bengaluru lead in used water management
A study by CEEW study indexes 503 urban local bodies from 10 states with a treated used water reuse policy. Haryana, Karnataka, Punjab are ahead in used water management in India.
Council on Energy Environment and Water
Posted on 15 Mar, 2024 08:11 PM

A recent report ‘Enabling circular economy in used water management in India: A municipal index for assessing urban local bodies’ performance’ by the Council on Energy, Environment, and Water (C
Yelahanka water treatment plant (Image: India Water Portal Flickr)
NGT takes action against illegal sand mining in Muzaffarnagar
Policy matters this fortnight
Amita Bhaduri
Posted on 01 Mar, 2024 07:12 PM

NGT initiates measures to address unauthorised sand mining in Muzaffarnagar
Trucks looting sand from a river (Image: Arayilpdas, Wikimedia Commons)
Whose wastewater is it?
While many states in India are forming policies promoting the reuse of wastewater, the policy framework does not pay adequate attention to existing rural users of wastewater.
Alka Palrecha
Aashini Sheth
Posted on 15 Jan, 2024 10:02 AM

Wastewater is not considered different from freshwater in recent years and is often termed as 'used water' or 'return flow' that can be reused. This realisation of the advantages of  wastewater has led many states to devise policy measures that prescribe wastewater allocations for various users.
Wastewater disposal in India (Image Source: Sangram Jadhav via Wikimedia Commons)
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)
Slow progress: Southern Ridge still encroached after three years of NGT oversight
Policy matters this fortnight
Posted on 17 Dec, 2023 08:12 PM

Challenges persist: Limited headway in reclaiming Southern Ridge despite NGT oversight for three years
Forest area of Delhi Ridge (Image: Wikipedia)
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)
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)
Villagers in Rajasthan restore grasslands to save the Great Indian bustard
News updates this fortnight
Aarti Kelkar Khambete
Posted on 15 Oct, 2023 04:07 PM

Villagers in Rajasthan restore grasslands to save the endangered Great Indian bustard
Great Indian Bustard, Rajasthan (Image Source: Saurabh Sawant via Wikimedia Commons)
Assessment of segregated greywater in rural Indian homes
Household habits, activities, and wastewater source all have a significant impact on the characteristics of greywater.
Steffi Joseph Perumpully
Sneha Gautam
Pavankumar Muralkar
B Jebasingh
Posted on 07 Oct, 2023 06:22 PM

Domestic wastewater, in particular greywater, significantly contributes to the composition of all wastewater. It is becoming more widely accepted that greywater, as opposed to blackwater, is a valuable resource rather than just waste.
Greywater filtration (Image: Karen Blakeman; Flickr Commons - CC0 1.0 Universal)
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