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Cheap 'RO' with no electricity: How twin sisters created Rs 100 water filter using bhindi, methi & chawal to remove 'forever chemicals' and microplasticsTwin sisters Naina and Nayantara Singh have developed Aqua Sattva, an award-winning, low-cost, plant-based water filtration system. This in...10 Jun, 2026, 11.48 AM IST- Why battery recycling units across India are harmful for children and pregnant womenA new study by Toxics Link reveals alarming lead contamination in soil surrounding battery recycling units across India, with levels signif...09 Apr, 2026, 02.18 PM IST
- 'Time to reiterate our resolve to conserve water': PM Modi hails conservation efforts across the nationPrime Minister Narendra Modi urged renewed focus on water conservation as summer begins. He praised past campaigns for improving water harv...29 Mar, 2026, 12.16 PM IST
- View: Data centres may drain us dryIndia faces a critical challenge as its burgeoning data center sector, especially AI facilities, intensifies its already dire water scarcit...27 Feb, 2026, 11.49 PM IST
- Groundwater policies behind added air pollution in northwest India: StudyThe study, published in the journal Nature Sustainability, reveals how water-use policies require farmers to transplant rice later in the y...31 Jul, 2019, 01.52 PM IST
- Little water left, but Tamil Nadu has most bottling units in countryAmid drought, water guzzling plants in the state draw at least 21 million litres of water everyday, which is leading to an increase in sali...24 Jul, 2019, 11.17 AM IST
- Across India, high levels of toxins in groundwaterApart from nitrate contamination, the presence of fluoride, iron, arsenic and heavy metals has also touched worrying levels.31 Jul, 2018, 10.24 AM IST
- India's groundwater widely contaminated with uranium, say researchersNew York, June 8 (IANS) Researchers have found widespread uranium contamination in groundwater from aquifers in 16 Indian states.08 Jun, 2018, 05.22 PM IST
- India stares at water crisis, urgent steps needed: ExpertsThe indiscriminate use of rivers and other surface-water bodies in many areas for disposal of sewage and industrial waste has rendered them...19 Apr, 2018, 02.04 PM IST
- Incited locals obstructed damage control in Kathiramangalam oil leak: ONGC"False propaganda by vested interest groups, that oil and gas exploration activities will devastate the entire Cauvery Delta is ridiculous ...19 Jul, 2017, 05.10 PM IST
- 80% of India’s surface water may be polluted, report by international body saysEven as India is making headlines with its rising air pollution levels, the water in the country may not be any better.28 Jun, 2015, 06.19 AM IST
- 80% of India’s surface water may be polluted, report by international body saysEven as India is making headlines with its rising air pollution levels, the water in the country may not be any better.28 Jun, 2015, 04.42 AM IST
- Sea of trash pollutes water, air in DelhiPeople living close to some of Delhi’s landfills are routinely exposed to extremely polluted air and those drinking groundwater from the ar...24 May, 2015, 06.43 AM IST
- Wetlands of Madhavaram going dryOnce fragile and beautiful, the diminishing freshwater habitat of Madhavaram poses a threat to the groundwater needs of the city while rais...12 Mar, 2015, 07.12 AM IST
- Pleas at National Green Tribunal link pollution to cancerA Greater Noida-based environmentalist on Friday filed a petition in the National Green Tribunal (NGT) against large scale pollution and co...08 Nov, 2014, 04.18 AM IST
- Poison in India’s groundwater posing national health crisisDepletion of groundwater and its pollution may be leading to a silent public health crisis as aquifers in many stretches across India are b...02 May, 2012, 07.14 AM IST
- Ramesh launches green tech for leather unitsTo protect the Ganga from pollution, Union minister of state for environment and forests Jairam Ramesh on Sunday launched a green technolog...20 Jun, 2011, 02.14 AM IST
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