The Latest Breaking News on Pollution

People across the country may have to pay more for the water that comes out of their taps

Drones will be deployed at 100 hotspots in and around Bengaluru to identify the relative share of different sources of pollution.

Eco-tourism, nature trails, jungle safaris and wildlife tourism have not only brought tourists in droves to the Nallamala Reserve Forests, but also the menace of plastic pollution. And the local ‘green warriors’, who call themselves Swatch Sevaks, have taken it upon themselves to make the Nallamala Range, a part of…

The two most active sewer discharges in England and Wales are in one Welsh river

In Merseyside alone there were 5,526 spills last year for a combined total of 31,500 hours

Use this map tool to see the hotspots for sewage spillages around Greater Manchester and the rest of the UK

BySiva Gorripati

BySiva Gorripati

Plastic pollution has become such major problem that it’s threatening our human rights. That’s the view of two UN special rapporteurs (human rights advisers) who recently issued a joint statement, warning against the “overwhelming toxic tidal wave” of plastic endangering us and the environment “in a myriad of ways over…

How clean is the air you breathe indoors? Before the pandemic, it was a question few people spending time inside offices, gyms, schools and homes asked themselves. But indoor air quality could be the next “frontier” in improving public health.

They said they "will take appropriate enforcement action for any non-compliance"