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Water Quality and Pollution

Cleanliness rankings frequently neglect a critical safety factor: the condition of the buried pipelines that deliver drinking water

The science of safe water is clear. Why did Indore still get it wrong, and how can citizens stay safe?

09 Jan 2026

9 min read

Open drains, harbingers of ill health. Image for representation only.

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria found in Roorkee’s urban drainage networks at Uttarakhand

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

24 Dec 2025

4 min read

Farooq Ahmad Dar sits in his boat on Anchar Lake, where he once fished for his family. The lake's pollution has now taken away his livelihood.

How toxic landfill waste is affecting livelihoods around Kashmir’s Anchar lake

17 Dec 2025

9 min read

A rag picker works inside the Achan landfill, digging through piles of waste to find recyclables while facing serious health risks

Life near Achan landfill: How Srinagar’s waste crisis is endangering homes and people’s health

11 Dec 2025

10 min read

Efforts to provide safe drinking water rely on improving access through community participation.

How India Is Working to Ensure Safe Drinking Water for Every Household

07 Dec 2025

8 min read

A pond in Haldia

Water Quality and Pollution

Heavy metals in West Bengal’s water: How pollution is threatening aquatic life and human health

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

14 Nov 2025

3 min read

A labourer closes a tube well on government order. The government closed all the 14 arsenic affected hand pumps in the village after villagers protested. (Image: India Water Portal)

FAQ on arsenic contamination in India: Causes, impacts, and mitigation options

13 Nov 2025

13 min read

Plastic waste on the riverbanks

Water pollution in India: A comprehensive overview

08 Nov 2025

8 min read

The drugged and poisoned Sabarmati

The drugged river: How antibiotic waste is choking the Sabarmati

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

29 Oct 2025

5 min read

In cities like Hyderabad, some people work quietly at the city’s edge to keep the water flowing to all households when systems falter.

Urban Sanitation

Holding a leaking Hyderabad together: Inside the life of the city’s plumber

26 Oct 2025

8 min read

Durga puja immersion (bisarjan) at the River Hooghly in Kolkata. (Image: Biswarup Ganguly, Wikimedia Commons)

FAQ on idol immersion in India: What the law says and where it falls short

24 Oct 2025

10 min read

Mangroves, Mumbai’s first line of defense against floods and cyclones

Plastic in the mud: Mumbai’s choking mangroves

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

15 Oct 2025

5 min read

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