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Laws are good, implementation not so much
Despite the existence of laws to carefully dispose of faecal sludge in Tamil Nadu, they are not implemented effectively. arathi posted 7 years 1 month ago
Faecal sludge gets illegally dumped in a water body.
Flood and after: Water recedes, worries mount
Increasing epidemic scare, loss of livelihood and no place to defecate. There seems no end to the miseries of the flood affected in Assam and Bihar even when the water recedes. arathi posted 7 years 1 month ago
A boy stands in front of houses destroyed by flood in Karimganj district, Assam.
Therapy for India's distressed farmers
VISHRAM's psychological interventions to farmers under mental stress in rural Vidarbha provide a fitting solution to increasing farmer suicides in the country. arathi posted 7 years 1 month ago
Psychological intervention can help reduce farmer suicides. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Forecasting dengue spread now easy
Scientists develop a new method to forecast dengue spread in various climatic zones by studying the extrinsic incubation period of the virus. arathi posted 7 years 1 month ago
Dengue mosquito. (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
New way to remove harmful drugs from wastewater
Researchers have developed a slurry photocatalytic membrane reactor to remove harmful drugs from hospital wastewater to make it safer for the environment. arathi posted 7 years 1 month ago
Hospital wastewater can be dangerous to the environment. (Source: IWP Flickr photos--photo used for representation only)
Small Himalayan glaciers more sensitive to climate change
A new study in the Himalayas shows low-altitude glaciers are more sensitive to climate change and have lost a significant amount of water in the past decades. arathi posted 7 years 1 month ago
A view of the Himalayas. (Source: IWP Flickr photos--photo for representation purpose only)
Removing fluoride with nanoparticles
A new method developed by a team of Indian researchers uses nanoparticles to remove fluoride from drinking water. arathi posted 7 years 1 month ago
Every state needs a river rejuvenation policy'
India's waterman Dr Rajendra Singh shares his thoughts on nationalisation of rivers, interstate river disputes and how development is affecting our rivers. arathi posted 7 years 1 month ago
Conservation is the way out of water crisis. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Heavy downpour halts lives
As floods ravage the eastern and northeastern parts of the country, lives and properties are lost. Here's a video that shows the extent of devastation in Bihar. arathi posted 7 years 1 month ago
A man wades through knee-deep water with his belongings. (Source: 101Reporters)
WOTR wins international award
Transforming barren lands to lush green landscape is one of the many works of WOTR that won them the Land for Life Award 2017 from the United Nations Convention on Combating Desertification. arathi posted 7 years 1 month ago
Kachner Tanda. (Source: WOTR)
Floods ravage Bihar, Northeast
As rain continues unabated in the eastern and northeastern parts of the country, river embankments get breached displacing lakhs of people. arathi posted 7 years 1 month ago
Parts of Gopalganj district in Bihar remain submerged. (Photo by Manoj Pandey)
Budgeting every water cup
Marathwada village comes up with a novel idea to tackle water scarcity—water budget for each household. The result is for everyone to see. arathi posted 7 years 1 month ago
The gram panchayat office of the Golegaon village where all the action takes place. (Source: 101Reporters)
Why East Kolkata Wetlands needs to be protected
East Kolkata Wetlands that provides many ecosystem services needs to be preserved to meet the SDGs and to mitigate the effect of global warming. arathi posted 7 years 1 month ago
Five-star hotels under construction backdrop the Dhapa vegetable patch.
India surges ahead in science and technology
India has made significant contributions in the field of science and technology. It is expected to grow in the years to come. arathi posted 7 years 1 month ago
The blue revolution changed the way India looked at its marine wealth. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Managing faecal sludge the app way
Making use of the latest mobile app technologies can help ULBs manage faecal sludge transportation better. arathi posted 7 years 2 months ago
Using mobile technologies is the way forward in faecal sludge management. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Artificial reefs to save sinking islands
A new technique of using artificial reefs could save islands from sinking due to sea-level rise and climate change. arathi posted 7 years 2 months ago
Artificial reefs get immersed in the sea. (Source: India Science Wire)
Is your child’s shit affecting your health?
Considering children’s faeces can be more harmful than that of adults in some cases, better management is needed to avoid diseases. arathi posted 7 years 2 months ago
The management of children's faeces is not given importance resulting in many diseases. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Accessing clean water easily
An innovation makes it possible to treat water even before it leaves a hand pump or a borewell, giving easy access to safe water in remote areas. arathi posted 7 years 2 months ago
Faecal contamination of water is a big issue in rural areas. (Source: Taraltec)
‘Recycling is the answer to India’s water woes’
Water expert Dr Sharad Jain believes that unless India adopts recycling of water in an organised manner, the country will soon become water scarce. arathi posted 7 years 2 months ago
Recycling of water is the way forward. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Wild species get extinct in Keoladeo
Changes in habitat is one of the reasons why many wild species have disappeared from the national park, say researchers. arathi posted 7 years 2 months ago
Habitat keeps changing in the park leading to local extinction of wild species. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
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