Understanding water demand Have you ever wondered how much water you use? Would you be able to estimate how much water do you actually need?...
Our planet’s water circulates continuously from the atmosphere to land and oceans, and back again in a process known as the hydrological cycle. The hydrological...
The word “groundwater” might conjure the image of a wide, subterranean sea or lake beneath our feet but this important water source is actually extracted...
The borewell is now perhaps the most common source of water in urban India. These are wells dug deep into the ground to tap into...
Recharge Wells Building water resilience and sustainable water management. Biome Environmental Trust, Bengaluru. This document has been made to be used as a community resource...
In most Indian cities wastewater is a common feature – we see it overflowing our drains and lying stagnant in puddles. Despite the problems it...
An open well is simply a hole in the ground that allows access to water underground. Open wells are used to extract water found at...
When we think about preventing water contamination, the first thing that comes to mind is boiling water to destroy microbes. Avoiding microbial contamination is the...
We complain about the muck that our cities are mired in, often forgetting that it is us who generate it – untreated sewage from households...
Lakes are large water bodies surrounded by land. They are found in all kinds of environments including plains, mountains and deserts and can also vary...
