River pollution

Top 5: Polluted rivers in India

The pollution in a river by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) is measured through the level of pollutants in…

1 year ago

SC Ruling Against Coal Mining ‘Historic Win’ for Indigenous People of Meghalaya

Indigenous people of Meghalaya must be protected from illegal mining and the pollution it causes, the Supreme Court ruled, providing…

5 years ago

Bangladesh’s Polluted Waters: Rivers Dying Due to Dyeing

In Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka, the government has declared three rivers as "biologically dead" due to the effluent from surrounding garment…

5 years ago

River SOS: Uttar Pradesh’s Gomti River in Grave Danger

The Gomti river in India's most populous and political heartland state of Uttar Pradesh is dying. A survey carried out…

5 years ago

Cleaning Delhi’s Underbelly: The Gotakhors of Yamuna

India is the second most populous country in the world, with more than 1.2 billion citizens. Roughly half of India’s…

6 years ago