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

Gold nano particles can detect lead in wastewater

Gold changes colour in the presence of metal particles such as lead because of their optical properties

Research finds toxins in fracking fluid and wastewater

Out of the 240 chemicals analysed, 157 were associated with either developmental or reproductive toxicity

Grasim draws flak

A public meeting held in Kerala criticised a Birla-owned factory for doing nothing to control the pollution it is causing

The fabric of disaster

About 30 per cent of all deaths in a Kerala village are caused by cancer. Residents say that pollution from a nearby rayon factory owned by the …

"Centralised wastewater treatment does not work"

The Centre For Scientific Research Trust (CSR), Auroville, Pondicherry has pioneered the decentralised wastewater treatment system in India. …

Deliberate poisoning

Will a study induce government to check contamination of waterbodies by arsenic from coalmines?

New deal

Is ethanol blending in petrol really green?

Aggressive sugarcane farming contaminates land, water

About 85 per cent of Bengaluru’s water bodies severely polluted: study

Water of none of the lakes in Bengaluru is safe for drinking or bathing

Is Ganga losing its resilience?

First bacterial diversity study shows high number of pathogens

Code of conduct

Parched future

The cup that kills

Effluents leaked from a brewery in Madhya Pradesh wrecks health havoc

Arab world faces eco-crisis

Paper caper

STERN INDICTMENT

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Dicey waters

Lax attitude

Polluting Proposal

IN TROUBLED WATERS

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