Contamination, Pollution and Quality
River Sharavathi - under siege from microplastics
Posted on 16 Dec, 2022 01:32 PMRivers worldover are choking on plastic and transferring more than two million tonnes per year of microplastics (MPs) into the marine environment informs this paper titled 'Assessment of pollution and risks associated with microplastics in the riverine sediments of the Western Ghats: a heritage site in southern I
Water Quality Management Course - Not just a training program
Posted on 16 Dec, 2022 01:05 PMThe journey of the Water Quality Management (WQM) Course into a movement with over 1500 WaterQualityChampions’ (WQC) across the country is curious and exciting. The course is enabling participants into “Water Quality champions” that even the course creators did not anticipate. Hence, it demands a closer introspection - into what went behind.
Assessing the health of river Ganga
Posted on 08 Dec, 2022 07:07 PMDams can bind and gag rivers
Structures such as locks, dams, barrages, and weirs are known to drastically reduce the longitudinal connectivity of rivers, impact downstream flow, and alter riverine ecosystems.
Groundwater policy affects stubble burning in the north west
Posted on 29 Oct, 2022 10:33 AMAn estimated 620 million tons of crop residue is generated annually in India, of which 16% is burnt in field.
Workshop: Biosand Water Filter (JalKalp) Technology
Posted on 13 Oct, 2022 06:39 PMAbout the workshop
Pyrolysis-based decentralized biorefinery can reduce residue open burning
Posted on 13 Oct, 2022 09:43 AMCrop residues are an abundantly available lignocellulosic feedstock that can provide multiple value-added products in a biorefinery (Kamm, 2007). However, approximately 24% of the generated residue is burned in the fields in India (Ravindra et al., 2019).
India's plastic ban fails to curb plastic pollution
Posted on 09 Oct, 2022 07:17 PMExperts call India’s single use plastic ban weak, argue that it targets the most vulnerable
While floods occur, states fail to enforce floodplain zoning laws
Posted on 15 Sep, 2022 12:26 AMFloodplain zoning law: Only three states and one UT enacted the law to mitigate floods
Creating jobs while managing air quality
Posted on 09 Sep, 2022 02:10 PMOn the occasion of the third International Day of Clean Air for blue skies, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), in collaboration with the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and the International Forum for Environment, Sustainability and Technology (iFOREST), hosted an event to highlight the importance of building capacity in India for air quality management.
Rivers of Bengaluru: A map-infographic reflects the rivers’ state
Posted on 05 Sep, 2022 10:59 AMBengaluru rivers illustrated in a simple yet spatial way