Double whammy

Increasing pollution, depleting water table make groundwater in Kathmandu unfit for drinking

Deadly Dimensions

Diesel may be the most commercially viable fuel at present, but one that raises serious doubts on the future of urban health. Sundeep Salvi of …

What goes down must come up

It is a crime. Numerous factories deliberately inject untreated effluents directly into the ground, contaminating underground aquifers. Down …

Science & Technology - Briefs

How did it go wrong?

The corrupt and inefficient among pollution control authorities have surrendered India's groundwater to unscrupulous industrial units

Disasters in the making?

Groundwater contamination in India is verging on disastrous proportions, especially with regard to mercury

News 360° - Briefs

The new obesity

A growing number of people are unable to shed those extra pounds despite strict diet regimes and long hours of workout. Evidence shows that the …

Budget 2013: a missed opportunity

Finance minister's mool mantra—inclusive and sustainable development—may end up being empty words

What goes down must come up

It is a crime. Numerous factories deliberately inject untreated effluents directly into the ground, contaminating underground aquifers. Down To …

POISONOUS WATERS

As told to Parliament (December 13, 2022): 130 sq km of forest land set to be diverted in Great Nicobar Island

Mitigation measures have been proposed for the ‘sustainable development’ projects

Cow dung smoke could cause arsenic poisoning

Wahtech

But what has the state done?

Wah India

Arsenic

The dark zone

When Down To Earth correspondents nidhi jamwal and d b manisha started filing their reports on the problem of fluoride and arsenic in groundwater,…

More cities critically polluted

Tighter norms make air we breathe more poisonous

Renal emergency

Sri Lanka’s north-central region has been facing a health crisis for two decades. A large number of people in the region suffer from …

Post-Katrina, arsenic contamination haunts New Orleans

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