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Due to antibiotic pollution, the bacteria have developed resistance to several life-saving medicines. As a result, the antibiotics are slowly becoming ineffective against deadly diseases in the human body. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Water body contamination reaches dangerous levels

Global study reveals dangerous levels of antibiotic contamination in the world's water bodies.

28 May 2019 6:35 PM IST

Delhi will be free of air, water pollution in 3 years: Nitin Gadkari

The government, he said had taken up projects worth Rs 50,000 crore to decongest Delhi.

9 May 2019 6:22 PM IST

Not only are plastics polluting our oceans and waterways and killing marine life, its in all of us. (Photo: AFP)

Do you know that humans are consuming plastic very week?

Humans are unknowingly consuming polymers every week through various sources.

12 Jun 2019 10:20 AM IST

This water is saturated with heavy metals and harmful substances. (Photo: AP)

Siberian Maldives becomes selfie sensation for tourist

Toxic lake in Russia's Siberia becomes selfie sensation.

14 July 2019 12:51 PM IST

The South African Marine Safety Authority (Samsa) has launched aerial surveillance to determine the extent of the oil spill, which is drifting out to sea rather than onshore. (Photo: AFP)

Oil spill hits largest breeding population of African penguin

Refuelling under scrutiny as South African penguins hit by oil spill.

11 July 2019 11:10 AM IST

When UV irradiation was used as a treatment step, the levels of some DBPs increased because the UV light elevated the reactivity of organic matter toward chlorine. (Photo: Representational/Pexels)

Effective water treatment processes required to remove byproducts from...

New strategies needed to remove byproducts from swimming pools.

1 July 2019 12:02 PM IST

The campaign uses an innovative approach to fight pollution. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Adult film website starts environmental campaign

Pornhub launches 'Dirtiest Porn Ever' campaign to fight marine plastic pollution.

30 Aug 2019 11:48 AM IST

Lack of action may double the human impacts in the future. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Oceans might see twice the human impacts in future

Human impacts on oceans nearly doubled in recent decade: Study.

18 Aug 2019 12:02 PM IST

Regardless of which specific pollutants may be responsible for stopping silver carp if that hypothesis is later proven the results could have interesting implications for management. (Photo: ANI)

Water pollution affecting the movement of silver carp fish

Water pollution may be keeping silver carp out of Great Lakes.

14 Aug 2019 9:41 AM IST

Compared to a baseline of plastic debris on beaches, the plastic we found in these turtles suggests they favour threads and sheets that are black, clear or green. (Photo: ANI)

Green turtles now surviving on plastic that resembles their natural...

Studies reveal that green turtles eat plastic that looks like their food.

13 Aug 2019 9:30 AM IST

Many of those lakes in Bengaluru that remain are heavily polluted. (Photo: AFP)

India's Silicon Valley faces man-made water crisis

Many lakes have now been concreted over to build apartment blocks.

17 March 2018 9:53 AM IST

Constant discharge of untreated sewage has turned the lake, located in the suburb of Bellandur to the southeast of Bengaluru, into one of the most polluted waterbodies around. (Photo: Twitter @ANI)

Heavy rain triggers Bengaluru's Bellandur Lake to spill 10-ft high...

The foam, triggered by heavy rains reached height of 10 ft in places. Pieces of odoriferous foam carried in the air also...

25 Sept 2018 3:01 PM IST