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World Water Week: Companies must look beyond own operations to enhance water stewardship

Updated Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) standard requires reporting on water impacts across the value chain.

Posted on 30 Aug, 2018 10:37 AM

Access to freshwater is essential for all life and is a human right recognised by the United Nations. However, millions of people around the world face water scarcity, poor water quality, and inadequate sanitation.

Water, a precious commodity. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)

Footwear industry pollutes, villagers put their foot down

When the environmental pollution caused by the footwear industry in a growing Haryana village goes unchecked, villagers gather to demand their rights.

Amita Bhaduri

Posted on 23 Aug, 2018 08:09 PM

As per the regional plan 2021 chalked out by the national capital regional planning board in 2005, Bahadurgarh, a small town in Haryana is a part of the Delhi metropolitan area. The town, located in Jhajjar district, is growing at a fast pace.

Leftover materials tossed out by the factories at the footwear park. These will end up in landfills and pollute the environment. (Image: India Water Portal)

Challenges of being a ‘Prerak’

The job of a Swachh Bharat Mission Prerak is to ensure the mission is completed on time. They have many hurdles to cross before reaching the finishing line.

Amita Bhaduri

Posted on 27 Jul, 2018 01:35 PM

Most of Etawah, a city on the banks of the Yamuna river in Uttar Pradesh, has plenty of stories to share about their favourite leader Daddaji or Mulayam Singh Yadav, one of the former chief ministers of Uttar Pradesh. The area bordering the ravines near Chambal, on the other hand, resounds with tales of dacoits like Phoolan Devi, Seema Parihar and Nirbhay Gujjar.

Divyanshu Seth and Aishwarya Mishra (second and third from left in the first row) during a menstrual hygiene management session. (Pic courtesy: Divyanshu Seth)

Chennai floods was man-made disaster: CAG

Policy matters this week

Swati Bansal

Posted on 17 Jul, 2018 12:06 PM

CAG blames TN government for Chennai floods in 2015

Chennai floods in 2015 (Source: IWP Flickr photos)

Short Term Course on Advances in Urban Water Engineering and Management at IIT Bombay

Short Term Course "Advances in Urban Water Engineering and Management" to be held at IIT Bombay from December 10 -14, 2018.

Posted on 05 Jul, 2018 07:37 PM

Urbanization has posed challenge on water resources in cities. Both the water quantity shortage and deteriorated water quality are the prevailing issues in the cities. Physical losses and non-revenue water are the major concerns of water supply systems in cities.

The politics of groundwater

To make access to water adequate and equitable, the focus must shift from water sources to water resources. Science, community participation and cooperation, are key to addressing our water woes.

Dr. Himanshu Kulkarni

Uma Aslekar

Posted on 04 Jul, 2018 12:15 PM

A growing demand for water implies the need for an improved understanding of our resources, and the ability to manage that demand in an equitable and sustainable way.

Wells, not dams, have been the temples of modern India

Green toilet in my backyard

Ecological sanitation toilets are the best option to deal with mounting sewage burden in India.

Chicu Lokgariwar

Posted on 18 Jun, 2018 03:39 PM

Untreated sewage is the biggest source of water pollution in India with around 70 percent of the raw sewage generated in urban areas entering lakes, rivers, seas and underground aquifers.

Chicu with a pan used in ecosan toilet. (Photo courtesy: Chicu Lokgariwar)

Sawdust to treat wastewater

Researchers have come up with a low-cost method to help remove toxic dyes in wastewater.

Monika Kundu Srivastava

Posted on 17 Jun, 2018 07:15 PM

Water contamination due to dyes is a major cause of worry. A new study says sawdust from teak wood may help treat wastewater containing dyes and make it reusable.

Sawdust from teak wood is found to be useful in removing gentian dye. (Source: IWP Flickr photos, photo used for representation only)

Indore retains its cleanest city tag

Indore became the cleanest city in India for the second time in a row, thanks to the untiring efforts of its municipal corporation and residents. A video tells the success story.

Makarand Purohit

Posted on 17 Jun, 2018 06:26 PM

Indore has retained its cleanest city tag in the clean India survey 2018. Before it was praised for its cleanliness drive in 2017, the city was just like any other urban city in India dealing with its mounting garbage problem.

Clean road near Pardesipura, Indore. (Source: India Water Portal)

Alwar homes, farms and factories fight for water

Water conflict in Rajasthan’s Alwar district is not just between upstream and downstream users; it is also between users with domestic, agricultural and industrial needs.

Amita Bhaduri

Posted on 07 Jun, 2018 11:46 AM

Lewari, a village located around 17 km from Alwar in Rajasthan, is the site of a water conflict these days. “The production of Jayanti jaljeera, haazme ka lalantop drink (a digestive drink) has left our village parched,” says Nanak Singh, a resident.

Operation of sluice outlet of Siliserh lake is marked by chaos and conflict among various interest groups.

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May 2, 2024

मध्यप्रदेश: लोगों की पहुंच से दूर क्यों हो रहा जल, कैसे होगा जल संकट हल

देश का हदय प्रदेश कहा जाने वाला मध्यप्रदेश जल संकट से जूझ रहा है। प्रदेश में बुन्देलखंड क्षेत्र की पहचान अब सूखे के रूप में हो रही है। बुन्देलखंड का अहम हिस्सा सागर जिला पहाड़ी इलाके के रूप में विद्यमान है। सागर जिले में पानी का संकट बहुत तेजी से बढ़ रहा है। सागर के आस-पास के ग्रामीण क्षेत्रों की नदियां, कुएं और तालाब सूखते जा रहे हैं। जिससे जिले के कई गाँव में पानी की समस्या गंभीर रूप से मंडरा रही है।

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May 2, 2024

धरती धधक रही है

चर्चा है कि मानवीय गतिविधियों द्वारा फिलहाल तो पर्यावरण के लिए भयानक संकट पैदा हो गया है। प्रकृति बार-बार विभिन्न तरीके से चेतावनी दे रही है, फिर भी लोग अनसुना कर रहे हैं। करीब करीब दो दशक पहले तक देश के ज्यादातर राज्यों में अप्रैल माह में अधिकतम तापमान औसतन 32-33 डिग्री रहता था अब वह 40 के पार प्राय: रहता है।

May 1, 2024

पहाड़ों में वनाग्नि और बढ़ती चुनौतियां

जंगलों में लगने वाली आग से उस क्षेत्र की जैव विविधता जिसमें असंख्य पेड़-पौधों और छोटे -बड़े वन्य जीवों की दुनिया बसी हुई रहती है उस पर प्रतिकूल प्रभाव पड़ता है। तमाम वनस्पति व जीव-जन्तु, पक्षी, कीड़े-मकोड़े आग की विभीषिका में जलकर नष्ट हो जाते हैं। कई छोटी वनस्पतियां जो पानी को जमीन के अन्दर ले जाने में मददगार साबित होती हैं वह आग से जल जाती हैं। फलतः जमीन के पूरी तरह शुष्क हो जाने पर जहां भू-कटाव का खतरा बढ़ जाता है वहीं जमीन की जलधारण क्षमता घट जाने से आसपास के जलस्रोतों में पानी की मात्रा भी कम होने लगती है अथवा वे सूखने के कगार पर पहुंच जाते हैं।

May 1, 2024

भाजपा-कांग्रेस दोनों दलों के घोषणा पत्रों में बस इतना सा है पर्यावरण

पर्यावरण का मुद्दा पिछले दशकों में काफी चर्चा में रहा है। ग्लोबल वार्मिंग की बात हो या पीने के पानी की समस्या या फिर गिरता भू-जल स्तर, सभी चिंता के विषय हैं। ग्लोबल वार्मिंग से बढ़ती गर्मी ने प्रथम चरण के औसतन मतदान को भी प्रभावित किया है। भाजपा का 'पर्यावरण अनुकूल' बनाम कांग्रेस का 'पर्यावरण न्याय' है, पर दोनों केवल नारों जैसे ही लगते हैं। फिलहाल धरती के खतरे के प्रति लापरवाही ही दिखती है। The issue of environment has been much discussed in the last decades. Be it global warming or the problem of drinking water or falling ground water level, all are matters of concern. The increasing heat due to global warming has also affected the average voting in the first phase. There is BJP's 'Environment Friendly' versus Congress's 'Environment Justice', but both seem just like slogans. At present, there seems to be indifference towards the danger to the earth.