ARSENIC POLLUTION

Too violent?

Was the attck on Chipri oxalic acid plant right?

Right treatment

Jhabua hostels get water relief

A Tale of Two Rivers

Extraordinary court rulings on two rivers in south India set the stage for a showdown between environmental agencies and the industry

In Parliament on March 10, 2017

The controversial crop insurance scheme, the impact of erratic weather on crops, chronic diseases, food fortification were among some of the …

Upholding the right to hygiene

The citizens of Ratlam in Madhya Pradesh continue to put up with a filthy, malodorous town despite a landmark Supreme Court ruling 13 years ago, …

Drugged drink

The water we drink may be contaminated with the drugs we excrete through our urine

Toxic trap

Village Chipri in Kolhapur, Maharashtra is fighting: diseases, a factory and lax authorities

Here are five ways to counter groundwater depletion in the Ganga basin

Managements of river catchments, surface waterbodies, wastewater and the agricultural sector, in addition to a water resources database can …

Never say dye

FOLLOW UP

Toxic trail

Groundwater protection is key, emphasises Paris Unesco meet

A highlight of the event was the formation of a coalition on transboundary water cooperation

FOLLOW UP

Deep cleansing

Rainwater harvesting can purge pollutants too

It stinks

Popular poisons

Toxic pesticides that contaminate the soil and enter the food chain need to be replaced with non-toxic ones. But research in this area is still …

Drink this

Bhopal tragedy victims to get water supply 20 years too late

Saurashtra Coast

Pushed out by salt

Deadly leakage

Over the edge

Is Cuddalore's industrial area a Bhopal in the making? Yes, say villagers

Subterranean subterfuge

Thousands of industrial units in parts of Haryana are clandestinely discarding untreated effluents into aquifers, irreversibly damaging groundwater.

Sooty water for parched throats

Pollution by public sector units has created a dearth water in Orissa's Anugul-Talcher industrial belt. However, little has been done to rectify …

Lead(ing) to disaster

Environmentally-hazardous backyard smelting units swell as multinationals fail to recycle used batteries

Bloody waters

The colour of water in more than 10 villages in Madhya Pradesh's Ratlam district is red. Despite severe strictures from the courts, the industry …