Water Pollution

In what could be termed a step forward towards better environment, the villagers of Mittapally in Siddipet rural mandal have decided to install a single Ganesha idol in the entire village for the festive season that commences on September 2. Ganesha pandal o…

Topics covered: Conservation and pollution related issues.World Bank report on water pollution What to study? For prelims: Water pollution- key contributors, impacts and About BoD. For mains: Effects, concerns over water pollution, chall…

The World Bank report warned of the ripple effects of water pollution on the health, economies, education and agriculture of rich and poor countries alike. "This study was a huge wake-up call to us about the quality of water worldwide," said Richard Damania,…

A key contributor to poor water quality is nitrogen, essential for agricultural production.Washington: Heavily polluted water is reducing economic growth by up to a third in some countries, a World Bank report said Tuesday, calling for action to address human…

Bengalureans are well aware of the formation of snowy froth in Varthur and Bellandur lakes. But only a few get cracking on such issues. Pavan, a third year student of Aeronautical Engineering, MVJ College, is one of them who was not only disturbed by the extr…

PHOTO: FILE MULTAN: The subsoil water of Dastiwala village, a neighbourhood of Muzaffargarh, is arsenic, brackish and unfit for human consumption. This village is part of a large segment of Pakistans population that lacks access to safe and clean water. Al…

Johor plans to be self-sufficient with water instead of purchasing treated water from Singapore, says Dato Osman Sapian, a Minister in Johors state legislative assembly and former Chief Minister of Johor. At a special session with the Malaysian Prime Minsiter…

MALIBU, United States — On a full moon at high tide each spring, schools of grunion fish flop out of California’s coastal waters to spawn in the sand. The beaches had a different set of attendees on one misty June evening: an army of spindly young men wearin…

* Corresponding authors a Ocean College, Zhejiang University, Zhoushan 316021, P. R. China E-mail:dsun@zju.edu.cn b Key Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, China Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100…

Paris: Seafood lovers who prize the mussel for its earthy taste and succulent flesh may be unaware of its growing potential in the fight against water pollution. The mussel is the hoover of the sea, taking in phytoplankton for nourishment along with micropla…