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How pure are their claims?

Market for water purifiers booms, but consumers cannot be sure of quality in absence of regulations

Win against waste colonialism: US group pledges restorative action after taking back ‘harmful’ report

A 2015 report by US-based Ocean Conservancy blamed 5 Asian countries for plastic waste

Disinfectants pollute water

Emergency

Chennai, crippled by water crisis, is also a metaphor for what Indian cities are experiencing in sourcing and managing the most precious natural …

Pollution pays

Whenever the issue of how to end pollution is raised, it hits a block: technology. Take the case of air pollution: among other things, the issue …

Pee, poop and paani

Bharat Lal Seth recounts his experience of drinking water reclaimed from sewage

From water to water

Letters

Pure myth

When was the last time you drank water straight from the tap at your house to slake thirst on a hot summer day, without hesitation. Chances are …

High ammonia content in Yamuna

Pesticides in our food

There is never any end to learning. And so, surprises. We have learnt, over 20 years, that environmental governance in India is lackadaisical. …