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May 23, 2024
Water reuse: Panacea for parching cities
Boson White Water sets an example for water starved cities such as Bangalore by following a sustainable decentralised approach to manage wastewater and treat it for reuse.
Wastewater reuse plant at Boson White Water (Image Source: Manisha Shah)
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)
July 19, 2021
Will urban India gain respite from its water woes?
Urban India is hurtling towards a major water crisis. What are the important considerations that the Jal Jeevan Mission (Urban) should take into account to meet the water needs in urban areas?
Will urban India get respite from its water woes? (Image Source: Aathavan Jaffna via Wikimedia Commons)
Everything about water expo - International exhibition & conference on water & wastewater management, EA Water, Chennai Trade Centre, Nandambakkam, Chennai, February 28 to March 2, 2013
Posted on 09 Jan, 2013 10:04 AM

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Is your neighbourhood a 'dirty picture' ?: The growing garbage crisis and 10 ways in which you can help
Have you wondered what happens to all the garbage that your home disowns every morning ? Where does all the stuff that you throw away go ? Where does it end ? Does your neighbourhood portray its own 'dirty picture'? Can this 'trashy' image be altered ?
Travel along the litter route, measure the waste you produce and along with some tips and tricks , check out our ‘waste-o-meter’ to find a few answers to this conundrum !
Sabita Kaushal
Posted on 06 Jan, 2013 02:13 PM

‘A potato peel, a piece of paper and a plastic packet’: The story of garbage

Let’s begin with a story of the journey of our junk, in a typical Indian city.
Survey of the environment 2012 - A publication by The Hindu
This report published by The Hindu focuses on the issues related to the environment, nature, conservation and biodiversity and includes contributions from leading experts who talk about a variety of issues ranging from medicinal plants to shrinking wetlands, the threats to coastal ecosystems, the mining crisis, the dying rivers of India and threats due to urbanisation
The Hindu
Posted on 31 Dec, 2012 09:59 AM

The report includes the following articles under separate sections:

Biodiversity
The section on biodiversity includes four articles:
Blue revolution: A paradigm shift - National conference on water, sanitation and recycling, MACCIA, Mumbai, January 16, 2013
Posted on 25 Dec, 2012 12:32 PM

MACCIA LogoOrganizers

Maharashtra Chamber of Commerce, Industry & Agriculture (MACCIA)

Solid and liquid waste management - Proceedings of the Kerala Environment Congress organised at Thiruvananthapuram, 24th to 26th June 2010
This document includes the proceedings of the Kerala Environment Congress organised at Thiruvanathapuram that included twenty three presentations that focused on the issue of solid and liquid waste management
Centre for Environment and Development (CED)
Posted on 24 Dec, 2012 04:06 PM

This document published by the Centre for Environment and Development (CED) includes the proceedings of the Kerala Environment Congress 2010  jointly organised by the Centre for Environment and Development (CED), Thiruvanathapuram, Kerala, sponsored by the Ministry of Environment and Fo
Sustainability and financial viability of urban water supply and sanitation in dryland areas in India - Case study of Indore city
The simultaneous attainment of financial, environmental and social sustainability of urban services is an important requirement of development. Given the huge investments that are being made in the improvement of urban infrastructure and services in India, it is of the utmost importance that these investments are made in a manner that brings about the greatest good of the greatest number in a sustainable manner. Within urban infrastructure the supply of water and its disposal after use in cities has become one of the most problematic aspects of planning and management.
Rahul Banerjee
Posted on 22 Dec, 2012 02:14 PM

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Slum area in Indore 

Image courtesy: http://www.ugo.cn/photo/nn/pt/48743.htm
Ajit Pawar reinstated as Maharashtra deputy CM, despite being involved in a multi-crore irrigation scam - Roundup of the week's news (December 10 – 16, 2012)
The newsroundup this week informs of reducing water level in the Cauvery basin, pollution of rivers in Odisha, Punjab and Kerala, green signal given by the cabinet to the land aquisition bill and the decision made by the Karnataka government for the need to seek permission from the water board for drilling borewells or dugwells in Bangalore city
Sabita Kaushal
Posted on 17 Dec, 2012 09:42 PM

Ajit Pawar reinstated as deputy CM of Maharashtra  
Lessons learnt while addressing the water-energy nexus: Evaluation of USAID/India's DRUM(Distribution Reform, Upgrades, and Management) and WENEXA (Water and Energy Nexus) programs
This report is an evaluation of two programs undertaken jointly by USAID and India to reform its energy situation, especially in terms of distribution. The report evaluates the relevance, effectiveness, impacts and lessons learnt from the experience.
Arunachalam Rajagopal
Kevin Warr
Meenu Mishra
Michael Gaffen
Posted on 16 Dec, 2012 02:50 PM

1. Background
In 2004, DRUM was initiated with the following goals:
India water expo, Ahmedabad, February 1-3, 2013
Posted on 09 Dec, 2012 12:01 PM

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Report of the International conference on Decentralised Wastewater Management, held on November 20 - 22 2012, in Nagpur
A conference on Decentralised Wastewater Management in Asia was organized by the International Water Association (IWA) in Nagpur from 20-22 November 2012. The IWA is a network of water professionals spanning the continuum between research and practice, and covers all facets of the water cycle from water resource management, drinking water treatment and supply to collection and safe disposal of wastewater.
Anisha Nijhawan
Posted on 04 Dec, 2012 05:14 PM

Along with the International Water Association (IWA), co-organisers of this event included BORDA, Germany - Bremen Overseas Research and Development Association, an organisation working towards the sustainable protection of natural resources, poverty alleviation and strengthening of social structures since

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