NGT bans open defecation on Yamuna floodplains

A fine of Rs 5,000 will be imposed on those who violate the order, the court said.

Scroll Staff

· May 19, 2017 · 01:27 pm

Fluoride-contaminated water has crippled over a thousand children in one Assam district

A survey found fluoride levels in water in 11 districts above the permissible limit, putting 356,000 people at risk.

Azera Parveen Rahman

· May 12, 2017 · 07:30 pm

'Not a drop of Ganga cleaned': National Green Tribunal criticises agencies for wasting public money

The bench asked industrial bodies on the river banks why they should not be shut down for polluting the water body.

Scroll Staff

· Feb 07, 2017 · 01:57 pm

An unholy mess at Kanpur: How all plans to clean up the Ganga have totally failed so far

Toxic effluents and untreated sewage continue to make their way into the river at the industrial hub.

Juhi Chaudhary

· Feb 05, 2017 · 08:30 pm

Real estate development has killed Kolkata’s wetlands (almost)

On World Wetlands Day, here’s a look at the state of the east Kolkata wetlands, a unique ecosystem that serves as the city’s waste disposal.

Soumya Sarkar

· Feb 02, 2017 · 08:30 pm

Bengaluru: Residents demand action as toxic froth rises in Varthur, Bellandur lakes again

A local group has written to civic authorities, saying the matter needed more attention, especially as the city is expecting a dry summer.

Scroll Staff

· Dec 18, 2016 · 03:20 pm

Garbage and sewage are choking rivers in Asia, Africa and Latin America

Half of all rivers in Asia are affected by pathogen pollution due to untreated sewage, warns a new UN report.

The Third Pole

· Nov 05, 2016 · 08:30 pm

The forgotten water bearers of Guwahati

The ponds in the city need to be preserved, not just as heritage sites, but also as drinking water providers and collectors of surface runoff.

Usha Dewani Das

· Sep 22, 2016 · 08:30 pm

The right to clean water: Karachi must heed the mistakes of this city in Michigan

Lead poisoning stalks both cities, but the health crisis in Flint was largely man-made and can be avoided.

F.H. Mughal

· Sep 11, 2016 · 08:30 pm

India's holiest river is only getting dirtier – and our colonial legacy may be partly to blame

The river is toxic in West Bengal, where it collects almost half its total waste from towns and factories along its banks.

Beth Walker

· Aug 25, 2016 · 11:30 pm

In Pakistan's Sindh province, most residents don't have access to clean drinking water

Though there is no authoritative data on this, all available records indicate that the water in the region is contaminated and unsafe, posing a health hazard.

F.H. Mughal

· Aug 16, 2016 · 10:30 pm

Photos: Climate change has worsened arsenic poisoning in West Bengal

As climate change reduces the rate at which rainwater seeps underground, the arsenic concentration in groundwater is getting worse.

Dilip Banerjee

· Jul 23, 2016 · 08:30 pm