Grossly polluting industries more than doubled in 8 years: SOE in Figures

11% of these industries continue to flout pollution control standards in the country; nearly half of these are in Uttar Pradesh

Melting glaciers will cause water crisis for 700 million people in Asia by 2100: study

Scientists have computed global glacier run-off changes for glaciated drainage basins and analysed the glacial impact on stream flow

Over 1 million urban Indians are waiting for toilets

All states and UTs have applicants who are awaiting approval for over six months under the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban

Close to 90% projects under PM's flagship irrigation scheme remain incomplete

These 8,214 projects, launched between 2009-10 and 2014-15, should have been completed in 4-7 years

126 ‘land deals’ backfired; most of them in Africa: GRAIN report

The failed investments involved acquisition of agricultural lands ranging from 1,000 hectares to 1.5 million hectares.

Nordic nations call for a global treaty to reduce marine plastic pollution

This move may also help the world achieve a Sustainable Development Goal, the deadline of which is just six years away

Air, water pollution offences more than triple in 2020: NCRB

Only 8 of 36 states and Union territories register cases for violating air, water pollution laws in 2020

Climate change may worsen cholera crisis in Africa: WHO

Extreme weather events like major floods and even droughts may be driving the health crisis; Malawi facing the worst ever crisis

खतरनाक केमिकल्स के संपर्क में आने से हर रोज मारे जाते हैं 5,480 लोग

जहां 2016 में खतरनाक केमिकल्स के कारण 15.6 लाख लोगों की जान गई थी. वहीं 2019 में इससे मरने वालों का आंकड़ा बढ़कर 20 लाख पर पहुंच गया था

Sydney’s driest June in a decade is a wake-up call to initiate climate-smart actions

Australia's department of environment removes references to climate change from its official advice on extreme climate

These mobile weather stations can help cope with floods, landslides

Sri Lanka’s indigenously developed device could help other developing nations, too, deal with climate impacts

Rewind 2018: Was renewable energy in power?

Here are the major policies framed, studies conducted and steps taken in the last year to boost use of renewable energy in India

19% of world’s people without access to clean water live in India

Yet state governments are not serious enough

Groundwater in 12 Indian states found to be contaminated with uranium

Nearly 29%, or about 3 in every 10 wells tested in Punjab, is contaminated with uranium

Water in major reservoirs of 10 states below 2017 levels: CWC

Water levels 22% below the average of last decade

Major rivers in Africa ran drier than usual in 2021, finds WMO

Water storage levels in river basins up in Africa, decreased in other continents

India had a deficit monsoon in 13 of the last 18 years

The country had its last surplus monsoon in 2013

COVID-19 cases in Africa double in just four days

A host of factors could imperil millions of lives on the continent, warns WHO

Air, water pollution environment offences increased 841% in 2019: NCRB data

Overall, environment crimes dipped marginally 1.5% in 2019 compared to previous year

Increase in offences under 4 of 7 environment-related acts in 2022: NCRB 

Rajasthan, with the maximum number (30 per cent) of wildlife crime cases in the country, recorded a 50% increase in such offences

India lifted 271 mln people out of poverty in 10 yrs, claims govt report

The poverty estimates used to back the claims, however, are decade old

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Wars over water

Two-thirds of the world’s water-related conflicts since 1990 were witnessed in the past decade 

World Water Day 2024: Precious blue liquid is a thin red line between war and peace, says UN report

Sustainable and equitable water management can be a source of peace and prosperity; poverty and conflict can amplify water insecurity, says UN report