Water crisis in South Africa: Damning report finds 46% contamination, 67% of treatment works near to breaking down

Monitoring and compliance were severely deficient, report shows

Simply Put: Unsafe drinking water

High levels of uranium in groundwater of eastern Karnataka’s 57 villages: Study

Uranium concentration in groundwater exceeded 30 μg/l, more than the WHO-prescribed limit, in 57 out of 73 villages 

Poor despite Rs 5,800 crore

Plan and plan well is the message from the first independent evaluation of India's ambitious resource-sharing plan for mining districts

Seafood ban

Pakistan exporters suffer

Toxic contamination in Russia's Neva river

Today's breakfast: DDT

A significant proportion of food products in India, especially infant food products, has been found to be contaminated by poisonous substances

"Governments should try for 100 per cent pure water"

HANS JEURING is the chairperson of Codex Committee on Pesticides Residue (CCPR). It is responsible for establishing maximum limits for pesticide …

Red alert on Indian spices

Spice Board challenges US food department’s claims over salmonella contamination

Villagers take on polluting plant

Uranium in food, water in Bathinda

Pesticides linked to neuro-disorder

Chemicals in food may trigger attention deficit hyperactivity   

Why we need national standards for using fine-soil-like material recovered from legacy waste dumpsites in India

Fine soil-like materials recovered from legacy dumpsites may contain contaminants and should thus be tested before used in any application

High levels of arsenic found in groundwater in UP

40 districts exposed to high concentration of arsenic in groundwater

Winds of change

Organic farm in California gets compensation for pesticide drift

Just what is a ‘healthy diet’? A UN paper explains

New United Nations paper released ahead of Food Systems Summit makes critical points about food nutrition and safety

Piscivores could have more mercury in their system: study

Conducted by IIT-Hyderabad, the research found that frequent fish eaters, those living in the vicinity of coal-fired power plants and gold …

A vicious nexus

To ensure that inconvenient research is besmirched and killed, industries are invariably attacking the science and researchers

#FitnessChallenge: A life cycle of challenges I throw at PM Modi

Being conceived is like being punished to a slow death owing to environmental pollution that needs a reality check

Mercury from the northern hemisphere is ending up in Australia

The amount of mercury jumps up sharply at the start of dry season when winds shift from blowing over the ocean to blowing over the land

Even bottled water can have microplastics

Tap water from around the world was contaminated with microplastics, showed a recent study. India came third on the list

New method developed to remove harmful drugs from wastewater

The presence of crucial drugs in wastewater not only pollutes environment but can also harms human health

In Karnataka, 258 cows may be culled to prevent spread of disease

Brucellosis, also known as ‘contagious abortion', is an infection transmitted from animals to humans

Toxic metals in snails

Battle for beef