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Use of RO filters for 'safe' drinking water is becoming common in urban areas of India

When water becomes a number: The hidden politics of TDS and the rise of RO markets in Bhuj

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

25 Apr 2025

6 min read

Water quality testing under Jal Jeevan Mission (Image: MoJS)

Ensuring safe drinking water: A comprehensive guide to monitoring water quality in rural India

10 Apr 2025

5 min read

Punjab, part of India's breadbasket is losing water fast, as water-guzzling crops like wheat and paddy continue to suck water at rapid rates.

From India to the USA: The growing water crisis in the breadbaskets of the world

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

09 Apr 2025

8 min read

Harmful algal blooms in a pond

Toxic blooms invade India’s waters

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

15 Mar 2025

7 min read

Tractor spraying pesticides in the field (Image: Aqua Mechanical)

The toxic trail: Pesticide pollution and its impact on India

Urvashi Kashyap

19 Feb 2025

5 min read

Treatment of wastewater in a constructed wetland. Photo by: Heike Hoffmann, Susana Secretariat; CC BY 2.0)

Biochar-enhanced wastewater treatment

26 Jan 2025

5 min read

Wastewater disposal in india

Wastewater management policies: A roadmap for India

21 Jan 2025

5 min read

Why do mass fish deaths happen? Image for representation purposes only

Water Quality and Pollution

Water can kill

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

08 Jan 2025

11 min read

Surface water resources in Bengaluru , Ulsoor lake

Emerging organic contaminants and antimicrobial resistance in Bengaluru waters

Bentje Brauns et al

06 Jan 2025

4 min read

Water and wastewater treatment, opportunities and challenges

Water – Wastewater treatment funding: Opportunities and challenges

24 Dec 2024

4 min read

Wastewater discharged into rivers. Image for representation purposes only

Effectiveness of Common Effluent Treatment Plants (CETPs) in Ahmedabad city

Dhruvin Sojitra

18 Nov 2024

5 min read

A woman stands in the Bagmati River, offering her prayers to the rising sun on the second day of Chhath Puja. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Chhath Puja - A celebration of sun, rivers, and community in changing times

Sharat Chandra prasad

04 Nov 2024

4 min read

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