A solar water purifier, with a difference
Scientists at the Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute at Phaltan in Maharashtra developed a solar water purifier, that does not require …
Mercury pollution: Parties to Minamata Convention discuss non-binding declaration but can it help
United Nations, Indonesia call for support from parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury
Fresh water is turning saltier, flags study
Freshwater salinization can poison drinking water and increase chloride concentrations in it over time, the study underlines
What is soil erosion and how to combat it
It's estimated that one billion tons of valuable nutrients in topsoil are lost to erosion every year.
Illegal stone quarrying causing kidney disease in Odisha's Jajpur district
Locals allege that illegal stone quarrying in Dharmshala block of Odisha is contaminating the nearby source of water, leading to kidney diseases
Your food might be growing in contaminated soil
Soil pollution poses a major risk to human health by impairing plant metabolism and making crops unsafe for consumption
Floods in polluted rivers can pollute groundwater too
Floods have the potential to impact the microbial quality of groundwater in affected areas, say researchers from Anna University
One-third power plants follow new, strict mercury emission standards in US
The court is yet to give a final verdict on the new standards, after state governments and industries contested them
US overhauls law on chemical safety; India should follow suit
As the US focuses on more stringent safety tests for chemicals, India needs to replicate a similar model to curb indiscriminate use of pesticides
Sewage treatment plant failure leads to jaundice outbreak in Shimla
More than 1,000 people get jaundice as city’s sewage mixes with the drinking water supply
24 die of jaundice in Maharashtra's textile city
Ichalkaranji does not have the facilities to care for the 3,500 persons taken ill by Hepatitis E
The study
CSE’s Pollution Monitoring Laboratory tested 12 branded honey samples for 6 antibiotics. These antibiotics are reportedly used for disease …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 4, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
We created a new material from orange peel that can clean up mercury pollution: researchers
When researchers combined two industrial waste products, they created a material that could clean up mercury
NGT panel flags environmental violations by ONGC, GAIL in Krishna-Godavari basin
Three units under them asked to pay Rs 17 crore in penalty to Central Pollution Control Board
E-toxic trail
Moradabad's e-waste dismantling and recycling industry has severely polluted the Ramganga river, finds a new CSE study
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 31, 2020)
Cough syrup can harm children: Experts warn of contamination risks
Toxicologists Winston Morgan and Shazma Bashir unpack the dangers of glycol poisoning
Not just groundwater, flouride has poisoned agricultural soil, crops in Bengal
Farmers in Bankura and Purulia rely on groundwater, heavily contaminated with flouride, to cultivate crops
Several trade-offs impede Zero Hunger goal. A UN report explains why, and how
Achieving SDG2 will require new investments, smoothly functioning trade and changes in consumption patterns, flags UN
As told to Parliament (April 3, 2023): Over Rs 7,400 crore disbursed in 2022-23 for natural gas infrastructure
All that was discussed in the House through the day
Beer, wine contaminated with glyphosate: US study
Report flags widespread contamination of farms leading to significant glyphosate levels in beer and wine
A fishy business
The fish you eat possibly contains a cocktail of antibiotics, fed to it for reasons other than disease treatment, shows an investigation by …
Molting seals add mercury to seawater, reveals study
Mercury, the most toxic metal, is easily absorbed and accumulated in marine organisms
Clay the solution for safe disposal of biomedical waste, say IIT-G scientists
A 99.6% reduction of viral contamination & very low diffusion rates were observed using compacted clays like bentonite and kaolin