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Vishal Kumar emphasises shifting India's waste management from disposal to circular practices (Image: Waste Warriors)

Transforming waste: Vishal Kumar on India's path to sustainable plastic management

13 Jun 2025

11 min read

The Thar desert is greening, but will this change be sustainable in the long run?

Thar desert is turning green. What does this transformation tell about climate and water in India?

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

15 Jun 2025

6 min read

A movement focused on the eradication of manual scavenging (Image: Amita Bhaduri)

Why is manual scavenging still happening in India? A caste-based crisis ignored

13 Jun 2025

7 min read

Living Off The Sea: Seaweed Harvesting at India’s Southern Tip

Living Off The Sea: Seaweed Harvesting at India’s Southern Tip

Dr. Vikram Aditya

12 Jun 2025

5 min read

How climate change will intensify heat across India by 2030 (Image: Reuters)

Unpacking the double whammy of heat and rain extremes

10 Jun 2025

5 min read

FAQ

Effective policymaking is one of the key principles to achieve good governance (Image Source: IWP Flickr Photos)

Water policies in India: Past and present

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

11 Sep 2023

14 min read

Pumps used in residential buildings (Image: Propertygeek)

FAQs on water pumping and distribution for residential buildings

29 Jul 2023

19 min read

Landslides can destroy property and lives. A landslide in Himachal Pradesh (Image Source: Sridhar Rao via Wikimedia Commons)

Understanding landslides

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

10 Jun 2023

13 min read

There is a need to encourage the development of sustainable alternatives to single-use plastics (Image: Peakpx)

FAQs - Plastics and their environmental impacts

31 May 2023

12 min read

Poisoned waters of the Yamuna (Image Source: India Water Portal)

Water contamination and pollution - A growing challenge for health and biodiversity

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

17 Oct 2021

10 min read

Deepor Beel is a freshwater lake in Assam (Source: IWP Flickr links)

Frequently asked questions (FAQs) on Ramsar sites in India

07 May 2021

7 min read

Healthy soil for agricultural production (Image Source: India Water Portal)

Healthy soil, crucial for agriculture in India

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

07 May 2021

8 min read

Safe drinking water, avaluable resource (Image Source: India Water Portal)

Everything you want to know about drinking water

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

09 Jan 2021

10 min read

Shorts

AI is changing the world but it is thirsty!

AI is changing the world but it is thirsty!

14 Nov 2024

The disappearing trees from India's farmlands

The disappearing trees from India's farmlands

13 Nov 2024

It’s 2024, and half the world’s population doesn’t have access to safe drinking water

It’s 2024, and half the world’s population doesn’t have access to safe drinking water

13 Nov 2024

Unbottling the issues with the Indian bottled water industry

Unbottling the issues with the Indian bottled water industry

13 Nov 2024

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