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CONTAMINATION OF RIVER WATER
China unveils 350-kmph Xi'an-Shiyan bullet train, cuts travel time from over six hours to one- Water supply problems continue in Delhi; Yamuna's level at Wazirabad lower than required normal
- Anand Mahindra fascinated by this Indian city where people can drink water straight from tap; explains why they don't need RO purifiers or bottled water
- Eleven confirmed dead in Washington state chemical accident, all bodies recoveredA chemical tank rupture in Washington state has claimed 11 lives. Crews recovered the bodies of nine missing people on Saturday. The tank c...31 May, 2026, 10.49 AM IST
- From river to muddy trail: Yamuna in Delhi is now just a shallow brown stream, Villagers walk across the dry river bedThe Yamuna River in Delhi has shrunk to a shallow, brown stream, with locals now walking across its dry bed. This yearly phenomenon is attr...28 May, 2026, 04.39 PM IST
- Australia sues consumer goods giant 3M over 'forever chemicals'Australia is suing US company 3M for AU$2 billion. The lawsuit concerns contamination from firefighting foam containing 'forever chemicals'...28 May, 2026, 09.03 AM IST
- NGT seeks CPCB report on whether pouring milk into rivers during rituals causes pollutionThe National Green Tribunal is investigating if pouring milk into rivers constitutes water pollution. A petition highlighted a religious ev...20 May, 2026, 04.46 PM IST
- Scientists just found a smelly algae that eats microplastics, and it could save your drinking waterScientists are developing algae to tackle microplastic pollution in drinking water. This orange-scented algae repels water, causing micropl...13 May, 2026, 09.00 PM IST
- Cocaine pollution in rivers may be affecting salmon behaviour more than scientists expectedResearch reveals cocaine and its metabolite, benzoylecgonine, significantly alter salmon behavior, causing increased travel distances and p...08 May, 2026, 04.05 PM IST
- As Yamuna chokes, political heat rises in Mathura ahead of 2027 UP electionsThe deteriorating condition of the Yamuna river in Mathura is becoming a significant political issue ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh assemb...03 May, 2026, 11.09 AM IST
- Trump gives go-ahead to major new Canada-US oil pipelinePresident Trump has approved the Bridger Pipeline Expansion, a major oil pipeline project that will transport oil from Canada into the U.S....01 May, 2026, 09.36 AM IST
- Rare earth mining is poisoning Mekong River tributaries, threatening 'the world's kitchen'Toxic runoff from unregulated rare earth mines in Myanmar and Laos is contaminating the Mekong River and its tributaries, threatening the l...29 Apr, 2026, 09.58 AM IST
- Scientists have discovered that cocaine-powered super salmon live longer and swim faster than normal salmonScientists found Atlantic salmon exposed to cocaine swam further and lived longer. This study highlights how drugs in waterways change aqua...25 Apr, 2026, 01.33 PM IST
- Heavy fuel leakage sparks security concerns in Manipur, investigation launchedThe Manipur State Power Distribution Company Limited (MSPDCL) filed a written complaint about theft and burglary incidents following a heav...13 Jan, 2024, 07.35 PM IST
- Six Coal India arms did not formulate policy as mandated by environment ministry: CAG"Six out seven coal producing subsidiaries of CIL did not formulate a policy as mandated by MoEF&CC (Ministry of Environment, Forest and Cl...11 Dec, 2019, 06.05 PM IST
- Dolomite contaminated water inundation puts tea in Himalayan foothills under crisisFlow of water, highly contaminated with dolomite from illegal mines in Bhutan, through rivers in Dooars region had always remained a concer...18 Aug, 2017, 07.05 AM IST
- Ganga water has heavy metal, pesticide traces: CPCB15 Sep, 2016, 08.46 PM IST
- Yamuna pollution can't be reversed: Central Water CommissionBOD is the amount of dissolved oxygen needed by aerobic biological organisms to break down orga nic material, in a given time and at a cert...08 Feb, 2015, 11.29 AM IST
- Polluted rivers in Western Uttar Pradesh: NGT seeks Centre's responseThe bench asked UP government to look into the issue and file a status report on the issue of contamination of water.12 Nov, 2014, 10.28 PM IST
- Hungary toxic sludge spill reaches DanubeThe industrial accident triggered by the collapse of walls at the factory reservoir killed four people and reached the Danube river today.07 Oct, 2010, 03.51 PM IST
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