Arsenic now in wheat, potato — and more than that in drinking water — in rural Bihar

Groundwater contaminated with arsenic is extensively used for irrigation and finds its way into the food chain 

Against arsenic

Killing me softly

Homoeopathing in

Alternative medicine can reduce arsenic toxicity, claims study

Dark zone endures

The Ballia administration isn't combatting local arsenic menace

South Asia

Groundwater in 12 Indian states found to be contaminated with uranium

Nearly 29%, or about 3 in every 10 wells tested in Punjab, is contaminated with uranium

High levels of arsenic found in groundwater in UP

40 districts exposed to high concentration of arsenic in groundwater

Sixty per cent of Indus-Ganga basin groundwater unfit for drinking, irrigation

Up to a depth of 200 metres, 37 per cent of groundwater has high levels of arsenic, finds study

Safety measure

Groundwater in 10 Bihar districts contaminated by uranium: Study

Researchers yet to find the source of uranium in groundwater

Antidote

Bangladesh okays plan to tackle arsenic menace

Simply put: Arsenic in UP

Arsenator

Will the world's only digital arsenic tester prove handy in India?

A scourge called arsenic

Arsenic-affected habitations in India up 145% in last 5 yrs

The country had 1,800 arsenic-affected habitations in 2015. This increased to 4,421 as on September 17

DEEP TUBEWELLS

Arsenic: Lurking in the shadows across Ganga, Brahmaputra basins

As the geography of arsenic contamination spreads, there is an urgent need for governments to reorient mitigation measures. That’s because …

Toxic trapper

Iron combats arsenic menace

Update

Widespread poisoning

Researchers develop transgenic rice with reduced arsenic accumulation

Lucknow-based CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute researchers developed transgenic rice by inserting a novel fungal gene, which results in …

Arsenic may help kill liver cancer cells

Arsenic Trioxide - a naturally occurring metalloid – may be helpful in inducing cell death and also halt growth of liver cancer cells

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 31, 2020)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

Indo-Pak study reveals extensive arsenic problem in Punjab groundwater

The study found that 23 per cent of the 30,567 wells they covered had arsenic content higher than the prescribed limit