Water Pollution

The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the plea filed by one of the four convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case, seeking review of its 2017 judgement upholding his death penalty. A three-judge bench was headed by Justice R Banumathi, and compri…

A wildfire's path of destruction is not limited to things that burnwater is at risk too. When fires jump from forests and grasslands to urban areas, they incinerate household and industrial items such as computers and cars, leaving behind a stew of chemicals …

Her enthusiasm, intelligence  and  energy  could  leave  you  lost  in  admiration.  The  General  Manager,  Lagos  Sate  Environmental  Protection  Agency,  LASEPA,  Dr  Dolapo  Fasawe,  is  one  fascinating  woman  truly  fit  for  the  herculean  job  of  …

Peoria, Illinois is home to one of the nation's first stormwater farms, the Well Farm at Voris Field. It was designed "to capture water runoff from a 1.55-acre area, to prevent an estimated 1.3 million gallons of stormwater from entering the city's combined s…

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has started work on cleaning the insect faeces deposited on some sections of the iconic Taj Mahal, officials have said. The problem was first detected on the northern arch and marble pedestal wall of the monuments mai…

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has started work on cleaning the insect faeces deposited on some sections of the iconic Taj Mahal, officials have said. The problem was first detected on the northern arch and marble pedestal wall of the monument's mai…

A large portion of our clothing is created with synthetic material that sheds as it's laundered and contributes to water pollution, so this new microplastic filter technology is intended to help prevent this from occurring.The filter was developed by a team o…

Governor Biswa Bhusan Harichandan kick-started a massive plantation drive at Andhra Loyola College on Wednesday as part of an initiative taken up by the A.P. chapter of the Indian Red Cross Society. Over one thousand saplings were planted in a single day on …

The Minnesota Court of Appeals on Monday ordered state regulators to rework a long-awaited water pollution permit related to Minntac’s leaking 1960s-era tailings basin, saying it might need tougher standards to protect local waters. The decision kicks the co…

Water pollution situation is grim in the country, the National Green Tribunal said Friday and directed 100 per cent treatment of sewage entering the rivers across the country by March 31 next year. The NGT warned that if this is not done, the local bodies and…