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water pollution
[Video] From UP to Delhi, the toxic Hindon river is making people sick
Hridayesh Joshi
· Apr 14, 2019 · 01:30 pm
Eco India, Episode 13: Can a silent brigade of informal waste pickers clean up the Yamuna?
Scroll Staff
· Jan 24, 2019 · 04:05 pm
Eco India: Meet the unsung heroes who help in cleaning the Yamuna everyday
Scroll Staff
· Jan 24, 2019 · 03:37 pm
A new tech allows citizens to test water quality without expert help. Can it save Bengaluru’s lakes?
Garima Prashar
· Jan 05, 2019 · 08:30 pm
Iron ore mining is devouring Jharkhand’s sal-rich Saranda forest, hurting its Adivasi residents
Gurvinder Singh
· Dec 06, 2018 · 09:30 pm
Quest for black diamond: Pollution from mines, power plants is choking Chhattisgarh’s coal hub
Mayank Aggarwal
· Nov 09, 2018 · 09:30 pm
As Ganesh comes to Mumbai, the environmental debate over clay versus plaster of Paris continues
Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com
· Sep 15, 2018 · 01:30 pm
In the rains, plastic bags are worsening the flooding in Bangladesh’s cities
Masum Molla
· Jun 22, 2018 · 09:30 pm
Off course: Why the mighty Ganga is moving away from its banks in Patna
Mohd Imran Khan
· May 13, 2018 · 08:30 pm
US rivers are becoming saltier – and that’s a big cause for concern
Sujay Kaushal, The Conversation Gene E Likens, The Conversation Michael Pace, The Conversation Ryan Utz, The Conversation
· Apr 21, 2018 · 11:30 pm
To manage the plastic crisis, developed world should divert aid to dumpsites in poor countries
Christine Cole, The Conversation
· Apr 10, 2018 · 10:30 pm
In pictures: Plastic has blighted Kathmandu’s famed scenic beauty and choked its rivers
Nabin Baral
· Apr 08, 2018 · 08:30 pm
As India struggles to clean up its polluted urban rivers, ecological and economic costs are mounting
Vaishnavi Chandrashekar
· Mar 29, 2018 · 12:30 pm
India’s seas are gasping for oxygen – causing marine life to shrink
Neha Jain
· Mar 19, 2018 · 01:30 pm
In Bengaluru, water in 42 of 53 lakes unfit for drinking or bathing
Scroll Staff
· Jan 22, 2018 · 12:10 pm
How Silicon Valley’ high-tech electronics industry wrecked California’s sylvan life
Jason A. Heppler, The Conversation
· Nov 19, 2017 · 11:30 pm
Government dilutes norms to allow thermal power plants to use more water
Kumar Sambhav Shrivastava
· Oct 30, 2017 · 09:00 am
History shows that it was nature that helped Bangalore grow – and now the city is destroying it
Harini Nagendra, The Conversation
· Oct 29, 2017 · 08:30 pm
The reason why Kashmir’s stunning Wular Lake is shrinking: Willow trees
Athar Parvaiz
· Sep 30, 2017 · 09:30 pm
Resident experts: Organisations are roping in locals to collect data on water contamination
Chhavi Sachdev
· Nov 28, 2016 · 10:30 pm
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