Water, sanitation and hygiene must be looked at holistically
March 21, 2019
| The Hindu Business Line
Estimates show that around 1.8 billion people globally use a source of drinking water that are faecally contaminated, and some 2.4 billion people lack access to basic sanitation sources such as toilets or latrines. In India, 163 million people lack access to safe water and 210 million people are without access to improved sanitation (2017). Hygiene poses another challenge; safe drinking water and sanitation in the absence of hygienic habits will not prevent feco-oral infections.
No. of water quality monitoring units in Maharashtra's rivers not enough: TERI study
March 10, 2019 |
March 10, 2019
The Times of India
The pollution levels in the rivers flowing west - many of which, along with rainwater, replenish dams that supply Mumbai and its suburbs - are perhaps not being measured accurately, according to a study by TERI.
TERI signs MoU with WAPCOS on power, water, and infra
March 5, 2019 |
March 5, 2019
ET Energy World
TERI has signed an agreement with WAPCOS, a consulting firm, under the aegis of Ministry of Water Resources, to pursue opportunities in areas of power, water, and infrastructure development.
River linking is no smooth-sailing exercise
January 18, 2019
| The Hindu Business Line
The river system is a major source of irrigation, provides potable water and cheap transportation, helps in electricity generation, and is a source of livelihood for the people. To ensure optimal utilisation of river water, one of the options is to divert water of surplus river basins to the deficit ones. There are several challenges in implementation of inter-basin water transfer projects.
Towards a clean Ganga
December 30, 2018
| The Statesman
The Constitution of India mandates the central and state governments to provide both clean and decent environment and clean drinking water for the people (Article 48A, Art. 51 (A) (g), Article 21). The Supreme Court has also declared that the right to a decent and clean environment is a fundamental right. The Ganga Action Plan of the 1980s and currently the Namami Gange programme with a Rs 20,000-crore outlay during 2015-2020 have set in motion many river cleaning activities, but their positive outcome is nowhere in sight.
Improving water management in States
October 12, 2018
| The Hindu Business Line
India's water sector has entered a stressed phase, and is likely to move into scarcity mode in the near future. It is projected that the country’s water demand by 2030 will be twice the available supply, implying severe water scarcity for hundreds of millions of people and an eventual loss of about 6 per cent of the country’s gross domestic product.
