Shit, it's profitable
Bengaluru farmers have revived the practice of using human excreta as manure. This has created an informal economy that is benefiting many
Healing festering wounds
An action plan is ready to decontaminate UCILÔÇÖs plant site in Bhopal. It just needs to be implemented
Pepsi plant indicted for polluting groundwater in Kerala
How e-waste crisis continues to plague informal sector
Over 90% of electronic waste management is done by informal sector workers, most of whom are unaware of their rights
Double whammy
Increasing pollution, depleting water table make groundwater in Kathmandu unfit for drinking
Shale gas: hype and reality
As the world rushes for the gas, scientists gather evidence of its environmental risks
30 years of Bhopal gas tragedy: a continuing disaster
An appraisal by Sunita Narain and Chandra Bhushan, exclusively extracted from the recently released book, Bhopal Gas Tragedy, After 30 Years
Heavy metals polluting Kolkata's groundwater
What goes down must come up
It is a crime. Numerous factories deliberately inject untreated effluents directly into the ground, contaminating underground aquifers. Down …
Lessons from two cities
Pune aims to become a zero-landfill city by 2015. With a range of solid waste management options, the target does not seem too ambitious. …
Bullets for water
During a chance visit to Weliweriya, Sugandh Juneja wonders what took the Sri Lankan government so long to heed people’s complaints against …
Protests at Bihar asbestos unit
Deaths, diseases, skin ailments are common, complain residents
The MTBE joke
The way to clean up the air is to pollute groundwater, according to the Indian government
14 km from Pune, its footprint
Cost of marble
Mining in Rajasthan's Rishab Dev tehsil, the only place in the country that produces green marble, registered 6,681 times growth in 14 years. But …
How did it go wrong?
The corrupt and inefficient among pollution control authorities have surrendered India's groundwater to unscrupulous industrial units
Disasters in the making?
Groundwater contamination in India is verging on disastrous proportions, especially with regard to mercury
Science and Technology - Briefs
Ground reality
Official report confirms presence of toxins in groundwater near Bhopal’s Union Carbide
The right blend
Ethanol, a safer alternative to MTBE, will now be mixed with petrol to curb emissions. Lopamudra Banerjee analyses the impact of this environment-…
Not learning from Bhopal
Ankleshwar's groundwater high on heavy metals
Beyond Bhopal: incentive for unsafe industries
A judgement by a Bhopal court has brought the worst gas tragedy into spotlight. It has galvanized the media and the government into action. A …
Bhopal’s toxic waste raises stink
Bombay High Court stays transfer of Union Carbide waste to Maharashtra
DANGER zone
If no action is taken soon, a major ecological disaster is waiting to strike Panipat