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Tuesday, August 12, 2025
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Topic: sewage

Desperation made an Odisha woman turn to sanitation work. Now it’s her life’s mission

Salila Jena began her journey with phase 2 of the Swachh Bharat Mission as a waste segregator. Now she works with the municipality to treat sewage.

Singapore has a model for turning sewage into safe drinking water

The Changi Water Reclamation Plant forms the core of the system, with a capacity to treat up to 900 million litres daily – equal to water held by 350 Olympic swimming pools.

Opening schools, campuses and businesses? Keep checking sewage water for Covid

Studies have shown that testing wastewater offers an early warning signal that the SARS-CoV-2 virus is present in a community.

Urine from your toilet can be recycled in this simple way

Recycling urine collected from toilets can make a big difference to local food security and environment.

How virus hunters are sifting through sewage to detect Covid hotspots

With countries struggling to arrest fresh waves of the virus, scientists and public health officials are looking at additional tools, including sniffer dogs and drones, to hunt the virus.

Italy had coronavirus in sewage systems as early as December, study says

The study by ISS National Health Institute found traces of SARS-Cov-2 in samples of waste water taken in Milan and Turin on 18 December and in Bologna on 29 January this year.

With 1.2 lakh tonne faecal sludge everyday, India needs a market for human waste

India needs to move from a discussion that is focused on generation of sludge to one that acknowledges how containment, disposal and end-use are equally necessary.

Between Swachh Bharat & deaths – where is the sanitation policy for manual scavengers?

Deaths of sanitation workers are being reported even from new and high-end treatment infrastructures -- whether government-owned or hotels and malls.

Nagpur to become the first Indian city to treat and reuse 90% of its sewage

Nagpur Municipal Corporation's sewage treatment plants are on the cusp of being able to recycle 480 million litres of the total 525 million litres per day of sewage the city generates.

On Camera

With nuke lunacy, Asim Munir joins Pakistan’s Hall of Generals who swapped brains for bluster

Munir indicates that he’s willing to go for broke, even if it risks taking his country “and half the world” down with him. It’s important to understand where he is coming from.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

‘Next war may come sooner than expected, will require whole-of-nation approach’—Army chief

Gen Dwivedi framed Op Sindoor not just as retaliation to Pahalgam, but as demonstration of India’s capability to fight multi-domain conflicts with integration between services & agencies.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.