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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

In Bihar, BJP is courting upper castes—a clear shift from its 2020 strategy

With two parties led by Dalit leaders now part of NDA, the BJP is hopeful of winning a large number of reserved constituencies.

US sanctions Rosneft & Lukoil: What we know of 2 oil giants that produce half of Russia’s crude

Rosneft, the Russian state-owned oil behemoth, has large interests in India. Reliance has a contract to purchase 500,000 barrels of crude per day from the firm.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.