Drinking water in some parts of northern Vietnam is contaminated with arsenic levels 50 times higher than the set standards, according to a recent study. Due to this, more than 11 million people are

The Supreme Court of Nepal has issued a mandamus to the government for controlling the quality of the water resources and setting standards for curbing pollution. The court's decision comes a year

Groundwater levels below the Karnak temple complex situated in the town of Luxor have risen alarmingly. Experts say that this could result in the crumbling or sinking of the complex, which was

Steps must be taken immediately to prevent mass poisoning caused by arsenic contaminated well water in Bangladesh, warns a new report. Arsenic Crisis Today, Strategy for Tomorrow , the report by

A major US environmental group has filed a lawsuit in the Washington DC-based US courts of appeal against a government's decision to not introduce stringent limits for arsenic in drinking water. The

The Gujarat government turns a blind eye to the quake ravaged water storage facilities. More bad news for a state facing its second drought

the quality of Delhi's drinking water has become a controversial issue with officials of different government agencies making varied claims. The Delhi government, the Municipal Corporation of

Ground water levels in Kathmandu , Nepal's capital , are falling because of increasing industrialisation and urbanisation.This was stated in the State of Environment Nepal 2001report , which has been

River Swat of Pakistan has been contaminated to such an extent that its waters are now unfit for drinking or for irrigation purposes. The North West Frontier Province government had formed a River

George W Bush does it again. This time by diluting drinking water regulations