a month-and-a-half after a pipeline carrying radioactive waste burst in Jharkhand's East Singhbhum district, the government is yet to investigate into its cause and impact. On December 24, 2006, a

Excess waste discharge and land reclamation are worsening pollution in China's shallow coastal waters, the China Daily said. Four-fifths of waste discharge stations overseen by the State Oceanic

Environmental group Toxics Link has accused the Union Government of dragging its feet over the issue of phasing out mercury and bringing in legislation to regulate its use. Pointing out that India

The city-based Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), an institution dedicated to scientific research, now finds itself under the scanner for "unscientific' activities. Experts fear the institute's

The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to release 5,000 cusec of water into the Ganga following the threat issued by the sadhus and saints attending the Ardh Kumbh Mela that they would take

Water in 161 borewells and open wells in the villages around Vrushabhavati, Koramangala, Challaghatta and Hebbal valley is highly contaminated and unfit for drinking. A study conducted by the

One of the largest mysteries of the Universe is about to be unravelled with the first detailed, three-dimensional map of Dark Matter - the invisible material that makes up most of the cosmos.

Thousands of sadhus on Monday threatened to boycott ceremonies at a weeks-long pilgrimage to wash away their sins in the river Ganga, saying the divine river was too polluted. The saffron-clad,