...and how it leads to environmental degradation

Several social groups are trying to restore the link between Hinduism and the environment

How the environment sacred to Hindus is bearing the brunt of pollution in the name of religion

Simply put it is an amazing gap between theory and practice. Yet it is one of the main reasons why India's environment is as degraded as it is today. Followers of the Hindu way of life have forgotten the emphasis that is laid on nature, the environment an

Mining and metal processing areas are the most hazardous sites

Concentrations of butyltin compounds (mono-, di-, and tri-butyltin) were determined in dolphin (Platanista gangetica), fish, invertebrates and sediment collected from the River Ganges, India, in order to understand the contamination levels, sources, and potential for biomagnification in freshwater food chains.

Clearing the Ganga, is their mission even if it means fishing out scores of bodies from the river