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Wastewater
Sludge for food, food for thought
Posted on 06 Jun, 2024 10:42 PMUntreated sludge from sewage treatment plants can pose a risk to environmental health and, hence, human health. However, if safely used, this sewage sludge can be a rich source of nutrients for agriculture.
![Sludge being used as a compost (Image: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2024-06/sludge.jpg?itok=bZrGbH4_)
Water reuse: Panacea for parching cities
Posted on 23 May, 2024 07:41 AMIndia has only 4 percent of the world's freshwater resources that must meet the demands of 16 percent of the global population that resides in the country.
![Wastewater reuse plant at Boson White Water (Image Source: Manisha Shah)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2024-05/Boson.jpg?itok=oS9-MH6t)
NGT orders response on Chennai’s Chitlapakkam lake encroachments
Posted on 19 Mar, 2024 06:09 PMNGT seeks accountability for Chitlapakkam lake encroachments
![Chitlapakkam lake, Chennai (Image: Destination Infinity, Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2024-03/Chitlapakkam-lake-chennai-3-r.jpg?itok=o7uyK-H9)
Surat and Bengaluru lead in used water management
Posted on 15 Mar, 2024 08:11 PMA 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)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2024-03/yalahanka-water-treatment-plant.jpg?itok=-KL-_ABu)
NGT takes action against illegal sand mining in Muzaffarnagar
Posted on 01 Mar, 2024 07:12 PMNGT initiates measures to address unauthorised sand mining in Muzaffarnagar
![Trucks looting sand from a river (Image: Arayilpdas, Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2024-03/Trucks-looting-sand-from-bhararthapuzha.jpg?itok=_1xTccZj)
Whose wastewater is it?
Posted on 15 Jan, 2024 10:02 AMWastewater 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)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2024-01/Wastewater%20%281%29.jpg?itok=Tdgp8C8a)
Environmental fund misuse: NGT penalises CPCB, criticises ministry's response
Posted on 31 Dec, 2023 05:41 PMNGT rebukes CPCB's 'gross misuse' of environmental funds
![The NGT highlighted the diversion of environmental compensation funds for unauthorised purposes (Image: Needpix)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-12/forest.jpg?itok=ErvkYo6F)
Slow progress: Southern Ridge still encroached after three years of NGT oversight
Posted on 17 Dec, 2023 08:12 PMChallenges persist: Limited headway in reclaiming Southern Ridge despite NGT oversight for three years
![Forest area of Delhi Ridge (Image: Wikipedia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-12/Peacock_in_its_habitat.jpg?itok=WqVD9RWl)
High stakes hearing: Meghalaya High Court addresses unlawful rat-hole mining after Committee's startling report
Posted on 06 Dec, 2023 02:56 PMMeghalaya 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)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-12/16095304219_0a2a714c65_o.png?itok=u3CB9plE)
Maharashtra village overcomes its water woes through collective action
Posted on 16 Nov, 2023 02:22 PMMaharashtra village overcomes its water woes through collective action
![Collective effort for water conservation. Image for representation purposes only (Image Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-11/MGNREGA.jpg?itok=jOMObdOz)