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Wastewater Reuse and Recycling
Can grey and green coexist on urban landscape?
Posted on 31 Aug, 2017 03:03 PMFar in the distance, towards the edge of Noida and Greater Noida flows the Hindon river amidst clusters of modern highrise buildings. A few years ago, the landscape here was more countrified and quite distinct from the low rise neghbourhoods of Delhi dotted with its numerous parks and abundant institutional spaces.
![Building bye-laws mandate that builders adhere to environmental norms and install energy-saving mechanisms like solar installations, water harvesting and waste recycling methods.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/spring-meadows.jpg?itok=_njRNsuW)
Removing fluoride with nanoparticles
Posted on 29 Aug, 2017 12:32 PMA low-cost method to remove fluoride from drinking water with specially made teabag-like pouches has been developed by a team of Indian researchers.
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Bad times at Baddi
Posted on 09 Aug, 2017 05:59 AMWhen Satya Devi was a child, the open well near her house in the village of Malku Majra was the water source for the household. She reminisces, “The water was clean and soft. The well would never go dry.
![The state pollution control board insists that none of the factories in the area allow any pollutants to be discharged into the environment. The state of the surface water bodies, however, belies this statement.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/35804022181_77d90015e4_z.jpg?itok=Kq97ip38)
‘Recycling is the answer to India’s water woes’
Posted on 22 Jul, 2017 09:55 AMThe per capita availability of water in India is going down progressively and the situation may become precarious unless the country takes measures like the recycling of water in an organised manner, warns Dr Sharad Jain, director gener
![Recycling of water is the way forward. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/recycling.jpg?itok=0d5YIcl3)
Locals create hurdle for the Ken-Betwa river link
Posted on 11 Jul, 2017 11:36 AMPanna locals stand against Ken-Betwa river link
![A map of Ken-Betwa river link. (Source: Shannon via Wikipedia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/yamunarivermap_2_1.jpg?itok=CZWBMT3B)
Clean Kali: All eyes now on government
Posted on 03 Jun, 2017 07:58 AMRampura, situated in Bulandshahr district in western Uttar Pradesh, is one of the 1,200 villages on the banks of the 300-km long East Kali, a tributary of the Ganges. The river is named after goddess Kali who, according to the Hindu mythology, is fierce and fights evil by ingesting it.
![The polluted Kali river. (Image source: Neer Foundation)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/kali2.jpg?itok=U3G6_rDn)
Wastewater from tanneries makes farm soil toxic
Posted on 27 May, 2017 05:22 PMThe use of wastewater for irrigation in agricultural lands is a common practice across the globe. But a study by Indian researchers has found that it can also affect the quality of soil and groundwater, and consequently, human health.
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A village becomes water rich
Posted on 26 May, 2017 05:05 PMLocated in Uttar Pradesh’s Baghpat district, with vast agricultural fields growing sugarcane, rice, wheat, jowar, chana and all kinds of seasonal vegetables, Dhikoli in Pilana tehsil comes across as a bustling and prosperous village.
![A johad after restoration.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dhikoli-1.jpg?itok=7khV5W_v)
Centre asks states to prepare for monsoon failure
Posted on 16 May, 2017 10:20 AMCentre urges states to gear up for possible monsoon failure
![A community well (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/5498514389_bab7a444d1_z.jpg?itok=uxYtRJ6o)
The dirty picture
Posted on 12 May, 2017 11:27 AMKakkoos, a compelling documentary film on manual scavenging in Tamil Nadu is all about showing the practice as it is without any filter.
![Manual scavenging is a caste issue. (Image: Divya Bharathi, Facebook)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/kakoos.jpg?itok=RPjJOLmq)