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
Delhi to get mirror-like roads: New road plan promises AI-style monitoring, green belts and scientific maintenanceDelhi is set for a major road upgrade. A new scientific system will manage road construction and maintenance. This initiative focuses on im...
09 Jun, 2026, 02.56 PM 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
Iran war energy shock drives India's interest in ethanol and other biofuelsIndia and Southeast Asian nations are boosting biofuel use amid global fuel disruptions. This move aims to reduce reliance on imported oil ...
15 May, 2026, 07.54 AM IST
Old coal mines are hiding a clean energy secret, and this one town just figured it outThe former coal-mining town of Cumberland is becoming a powerful example of how abandoned fossil-fuel infrastructure can be repurposed for ...
11 May, 2026, 07.14 PM IST
Deep beneath Utah’s Great Salt Lake, scientists discovered a giant freshwater system no one expectedScientists have discovered a vast underground freshwater lake extending kilometers beneath the hypersaline Great Salt Lake. This surprising...
11 May, 2026, 05.17 PM 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
Punjab Pollution Control Board fines beverage factory Rs 99.71 lakh for illegal groundwater extractionDuring the raid, the team found several discrepancies, including illegal extraction of groundwater and non-compliance with pollution contro...
18 Mar, 2023, 11.44 AM IST
High arsenic concentration in groundwater in 18 districts of Bihar: StudyHigh arsenic concentration has been found in groundwater in 18 districts of Bihar, as well as its correlation with incidences of gallbladde...
14 Jan, 2023, 03.36 PM IST
Developer fined Rs 100 crore for violating environmental laws in Gurugram residential projectAccording to the report of a panel set up by the National Green Tribunal, the firm had not obtained environmental clearance for the project...
21 Jun, 2022, 10.29 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
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
NGT orders 'intensive survey' of rivers in western UPThe order by the green tribunal comes after a petition filed by an NGO alleged that 50 villagers have died of cancer in western UP.
21 Jan, 2018, 05.40 PM IST
NGT junks plea seeking demolition of 12 check dams in Uttar PradeshThe green panel said there was no co-relation between construction of check dams and the alleged pollution in ground water.
14 Jan, 2016, 04.14 PM IST
Bengaluru may have to be evacuated in a decade if water crisis continuesMost of the apartment complexes that have come up recently in Bengaluru, especially on Sarjapur Road, Bannerghatta Road, Whitefield, and Ma...
28 Dec, 2015, 11.22 AM IST
- Protest against Coca Cola unit in Ahmedabad
Accusing beverage giant Coca Cola of polluting groundwater, activists on Wednesday held a protest near the company's manufacturing unit on ...
22 Nov, 2006, 06.10 PM IST