The dark side of colourful textiles

These bright, colourful clothes have a dark side as their colours cause severe negative impacts on the surrounding environment

Why using microbes to clean contamination is good for us and nature

Microbes are increasingly being used to clean contaminated sites

Chennai’s soil, Delhi’s air most contaminated due to high PCB concentration: study       

Informal recycling of e-waste, open burning of solid waste, combustion of coal and ship-breaking activities cause PCB contamination

E-waste contaminating Delhi’s groundwater and soil

Researchers have discovered an alarming amount of toxic heavy metals leaching into soil and groundwater in East Delhi's Krishna Vihar industrial area

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.