Water of Ganga, 21 other rivers in Bihar unfit to even bathe in, finds state pollution control board

Six sewage treatment plants in Patna not fully functional, direct discharge of effluents in Ganga

Simply Put: In the water

Carbon dots: A futuristic solution for sustainably managing aquatic environment?

The inexpensive nanomaterial is becoming more popular in applications like sensing and bioimaging

60% European water bodies highly polluted: study

European Environmental Agency, in its study, finds English rivers, lakes and estuaries to be among the worst

Simply put: Giant Viruses found in water samples from Mumbai

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 14, 2023)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

Poisoned Punjab: DTE reports from state’s villages wracked by water pollution

Cancer and a host of other diseases afflict people living in the Fazilka, Ferozepur, Ludhiana and Muktsar districts of the state, DTE finds

The ‘forgotten’ water ecosystems of Mumbai

City’s water systems need urgent attention to build resilience against climate-related uncertainties 

Bleeding blue: Fast fashion is now poisoning African rivers

Untreated or partially treated effluent from textile factories, usually blue / indigo in colour, is killing African rivers

Simply Put: The black river

Radioactive pollution in water: A global concern for human health

Radioactive contamination is more prevalent in groundwater than surface water

Simply Put: Wilting Arctic, wallowing Yamuna

Tackling marine plastic pollution

According to a 2017 study, the Odisha coast has the lowest quantity, and Goa coast has the highest quantity of beach debris

Antibiotic resistant bacteria found in river water

Banaras Hindu University researchers collected samples at 5 ghats on the Ganga in Varanasi

Scientists find new system to detect paraben level in water bodies

The research is meant to help develop measures to correct the harmful effects of the organic compounds on the environment

Lake Victoria: CSE lays out strategy to manage water quality in Tanzania

Startegy for Mwanza city suggests greater focus on Nyashishi river needed, connecting households to sewer lines and waste segregation

We looked for South Africa’s ‘missing’ plastic litter. This is what we found

South Africa is ranked as the 11th worst offender in terms of land-based sources of litter entering the sea

Water pollution in rivers: A long pathway to a better tomorrow

The Ganga, perhaps the most revered river globally, is also unfortunately one of the most polluted today

New method for efficient removal of heavy metals from water

Heavy metal pollution of water is a serious concern for India

Where does plastic pollution go when it enters the ocean?

It’s estimated that one in three fish eaten by humans contains microplasts

New membrane to help remove oil, dyes from industrial waste water

The membrane, developed by team from IIT-G, using graphene oxide, cotton fibre and dopamine removed around 98 per cent of oil from the water

Kabul river’s famous Sher Mahi fish in peril

Between the impact of climate change, pollution, and overfishing, the Sher Mahi is dwindling away

Pollution in news on May 1

Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and developments on pollution

Is ethanol blending in petrol really green?

Aggressive sugarcane farming contaminates land, water

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 19, 2023)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal