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Ganga, a sink of microplastics

A study by Toxics Link reveals that Ganga is heavily polluted by microplastics, the highest concentration being at Varanasi.

Toxics Link

Posted on 25 Jul, 2021 01:28 PM

A new study by the Delhi-based environment NGO Toxics Link reveals the presence of microplastics in all samples collected from the river at Haridwar, Kanpur and Varanasi.

Cleaning efforts on the Ganga has so far focussed on focussed on creating sewage treatment capacities in the major urban centres along the river. (Image: Richard IJzermans, Flickr Commons, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

Yavatmal’s water security crisis

Improper location, poor operation and maintenance of water harvesting and recharge structures threaten water security in Yavatmal

Ravikant Kumar

Romit Sen

Institute for Sustainable Communities

Posted on 23 Jul, 2021 02:38 PM

Water security in Yavatmal district could be at risk if steps are not taken to revive and renovate water harvesting and recharge structures according to a study by Institute for Sustainable Communities (ISC).

A study assesses the current status of the water harvesting and recharge structures in Yavatmal (Image: India Water Portal Flickr)

Understanding floods to prevent them!

While floods are a normal part of the river ecology, can their impacts be minimised by understanding them better and changing our current practices?

Jeevitnadi Living River Foundation

Posted on 23 Jul, 2021 09:20 AM

What are floods, why do we have floods at all?

Flooding in cities is getting common in India! (Image Source: IWP flickr photos)

Scientific closure of abandoned bore wells

How to plug or decommission an abandoned or defunct bore well to prevent contamination in the nearby productive wells

Murali Kochukrishnan

Posted on 22 Jul, 2021 01:58 PM

Why de-commission defunct or failed bore wells?

Well decommissioning is necessary to permanently fill in and seal a well to eliminate the well as a source of water (Image: Asadwarraich, Wikimedia Commons; CC BY-SA 4.0)

Thirsty for change

Empowering women to be decision-makers in managing water

Foundation for Ecological Security

Posted on 22 Jul, 2021 12:25 PM

In June 2021, UNDP felicitated 41 Women Water Champions for their remarkable contributions to water conservation efforts in the country.

Laichi Bai Uike takes lead to construct boribund on streams to harvest water (Image: Foundation for Ecological Security)

Global warming leads to vanishing glaciers

Glacier melt in Himalayas to increase rapidly till 2050, then may decrease, says study by IIT

Posted on 20 Jul, 2021 03:22 PM

The Himalaya-Karakoram region in South Asia is often called the water tower of Asia or the Third Pole. It is one of the most heavily glacierized mountain regions on Earth.

Parkachik glacier, a part of the Zanskar region, Ladakh (Image: Mahua Sarkar, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0)

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?

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

Posted on 19 Jul, 2021 04:13 PM

The 2021-22 Union Budget has announced the launch of the Jal Jeevan Mission (Urban), an ambitious project that aims to provide potable tap water supply to 2.86 crore households by 2024. How will this work out for urban India?

Will urban India get respite from its water woes? (Image Source: Aathavan Jaffna via Wikimedia Commons)

Emerging markets adopt renewables

The emerging markets are key to the electricity leapfrog to renewables, says study

Council on Energy Environment and Water

Posted on 19 Jul, 2021 12:36 PM

Emerging markets are about to leapfrog fossil fuels to generate all the growth in their electricity supply from renewables in this decade. The peak global fossil fuel usage for electricity generation was probably 2018.

Solar power plant in Telangana (image: Thomas Llyod Group, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Assessing waste in Ganga cities

A new report on a baseline assessment of waste in Haridwar and Rishikesh, two major Ganga cities in Uttarakhand tries to characterize solid and plastic waste

iFOREST

Posted on 18 Jul, 2021 12:58 PM

International Forum for Environment, Sustainability & Technology (iF

There is a need to develop a robust methodology for inventorizing waste (Image: Prylarer, Pixabay)

Building leadership of women at the grassroots

A training guide for women's leadership school

Vikas Jha

Debika Goswami

Posted on 16 Jul, 2021 03:35 PM

Women in rural India are always at an added disadvantage due to low literacy levels and socio-cultural norms characterized by inequitable access to resources. This automatically translates into reduced self-esteem and poor levels of confidence.

Empowering women to become agents of their own development (Image: Debika Goswami)

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