Not any drop to drink

Heavy metals in water

Ground hero

US scientists develop a quick and accurate method to detect radioactive waste

No alternative

Curbing MTBE leak is best way to stop groundwater pollution

75% of Kolkata’s groundwater is now brackish due to over-extraction: Study

Impact more in south Kolkata as innumerable new multi-storied buildings there run on groundwater

Treating contaminated water

The problem of natural contamination of groundwater with highly toxic poisons like arsenic and fluoride is here to stay. The million-dollar …

Simply put: Pollution during elections

Anti-Sterlite protest in Tamil Nadu turns violent, at least 11 killed in police firing

At least 30 others were injured when police opened fire to quell the protest

INDIA

A drink too much

No more drinkable, Delhi's groundwater is poison

Groundwater pollution

THAILAND

Uranium contamination in Punjab could be due to geological processes: study

The latest study argues that uranium leaching from the Himalayan granite rocks has possibly contaminated Punjab's groundwater

The taste of arsenic

Fertiliser use is. increasing fit developing world

Groundwater sullied

Contaminated cocktail

Why invite arsenic?

Abjure groundwater, prudent surface water use can solve drinking water and irrigation problems

Rage over waste

A village asks Bengaluru civic body to shut illegal landfill

How to win the climate wars – talk about local 'pollution' not global warming

Unlike the more abstract idea of global climate change, pollution is tangible and its effects are obvious

The reality of water security in Asia and Pacific regions

A recent report says that water security has improved, but long-term access to freshwater is still a concern

Scientists find energy source of bacteria responsible for arsenic contamination

Till now, it was known that some bacteria were breaking down compounds in the soil, causing arsenic to be released in the process. But no one …

Groundwater and health of residents at risk due to waste dumping in Aravallis

Villages of Faridabad and Gurgaon are protesting against a landfill site proposed by the Haryana government in the region

POISONOUS GROUNDWATER

CHEMICALS ALERT

Despite protests, a tainted company tries to set up a fungicide unit