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The calm waters of Khushal Sar perfectly mirror the houses and distant mountains, symbolizing the lake's rebirth.

Rivers and Lakes

Reviving Khushal Sar lake: Can it survive urban pressure in Kashmir’s shrinking wetlands?

28 Mar 2026

9 min read

Reclaiming used water: The case for prioritizing agriculture in water policy

Flowing back - Stories of claiming used water documentary, reframes wastewater as farmers’ lifeline

05 Mar 2026

5 min read

Water circularity: Transforming wastewater into a resource

FAQ: Water circularity in India

20 Feb 2026

13 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

Dr Priyanka Jamwal and her colleagues at the lake

Rivers and Lakes

Lake Revive: Nature-based solutions tool to restore and sustain urban lakes

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

30 Sep 2025

6 min read

How small towns are achieving water security (Image: Suyash Dwivedi, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Small towns, big water wins: Community centred innovations

20 Jul 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

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

21 Jan 2025

5 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

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

18 Nov 2024

5 min read

Navigating India's tougher liquid waste management rules (Image: Lance Cheung)

India's stricter water reuse regulations: Will they achieve 50% wastewater reuse by 2031?

26 Oct 2024

5 min read

A working STP (Image: IWP Flickr)

Bengaluru’s STP monitoring challenge

ActionAid India

16 Oct 2024

5 min read

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