JalKalp: Water sands impurities
A new biosand filter is revolutionising water purification in rural India with increased filtration, better portability and affordability.
The drinking water in Chaitbazaar village is dark in colour because of high levels of iron and has a peculiar stench from bacteriological contamination. (Image: Sehgal Foundation)
Drinking water: Access does not mean safety
A study from rural Maharashtra finds piped water supply does not guarantee safe drinking water. Water treatment, storage and WASH practices influence water quality.
Better drinking water access does not always mean that the water is safe to drink. (Image source: India Water Portal)
Chennai's struggle with segregation
Inefficient solid waste management results in waste piles that contribute to urban flooding in cities like Chennai. While most citizens blame civic authorities for the lapse, are they doing their bit?
Perungudi dump yard chokes the Pallikaranai marshland.
New flood warning system for Chennai
A flood warning system that is being developed will hopefully help Chennai deal with floods better.
Chennai during the flood in 2015. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
New tool to know tsunami better
Tsunami forecast set to reach the next level with a tool that can predict how far the waves will move into the land.
A new tool takes tsunami forecast to another level. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Bee in safe hands
Amit Godse is on a quest to save bees by relocating them and motivating people to keep bees for honey in their gardens.
Amit with a bee box installed in a garden at a house in Pune. (Image source: Amit Godse)
Floods can pollute groundwater
A new study finds that flooding in polluted rivers has the potential to make groundwater unsafe for human use.
Floods can impact the microbial quality of groundwater. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Marta’s toilets relieve villagers of OD shame
An American scholar's effort towards building toilets in Uttar Pradesh villages is bringing dignity to the villagers' life by enabling them to give up open defecation.
Marta with one of the villagers. (Source: 101Reporters)
The jewels of Pardi Kupi
Pearl farming could be a profitable occupation for farmers residing on the banks of rivers. Here's the story of a successful pearl farmer.
Clams in Wainganga river (Source: India water portal)
When elephants and humans cross paths
A video explains how increasing man-animal conflicts can be resolved in a harmonious way.
The Asiatic Elephant (Source: Yathin S K, Wikimedia Commons)
Best purifier for borewell water
Borewell water is used for drinking in many parts of India. Here are some purifiers you can use if the water is impure or hard.
RO water purifier. Source: https://www.bestrowaterpurifier.in/
Groundwater diviners vs science
In rural farms in India, groundwater exploration is mostly done using diviners or dowsers. They are unreliable and expensive and must be replaced with scientific options.
Unscientific method of using groundwater diviners will only escalate the cost of borewell digging. (Source: India Water Portal)
Alaknanda leaves Uttarakhand villages high and dry
Dams have reduced the Alaknanda to a trickle and altered the socioeconomic fabric of the villages in its course. A living entity status may just save it from damnation.
Rajni Devi carries water to her home. (Source: 101Reporters)
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