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Antibiotic-resistant bacteria found in Roorkee’s urban drainage networks at Uttarakhand

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

24 Dec 2025

4 min read

Farooq Ahmad Dar sits in his boat on Anchar Lake, where he once fished for his family. The lake's pollution has now taken away his livelihood.

How toxic landfill waste is affecting livelihoods around Kashmir’s Anchar lake

17 Dec 2025

9 min read

A rag picker works inside the Achan landfill, digging through piles of waste to find recyclables while facing serious health risks

Life near Achan landfill: How Srinagar’s waste crisis is endangering homes and people’s health

11 Dec 2025

10 min read

Efforts to provide safe drinking water rely on improving access through community participation.

How India Is Working to Ensure Safe Drinking Water for Every Household

07 Dec 2025

8 min read

Plastic waste on the riverbanks

Water pollution in India: A comprehensive overview

08 Nov 2025

8 min read

The drugged and poisoned Sabarmati

The drugged river: How antibiotic waste is choking the Sabarmati

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

29 Oct 2025

5 min read

Mangroves, Mumbai’s first line of defense against floods and cyclones

Plastic in the mud: Mumbai’s choking mangroves

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

15 Oct 2025

5 min read

Manzoor Wangnoo looks over papers in his office. He started as a businessman and now works with the community to protect Kashmir’s environment.

Rivers and Lakes

Himmat-e-marda, madade khuda: How one man’s faith and action revives dying water bodies in Kashmir

17 Aug 2025

12 min read

Small villages on Kashmir's hillsides rely on natural springs, many of which are now drying up fast

Once a lifeline, now a memory: What happened to Kashmir’s water springs?

10 Jul 2025

6 min read

Punjab, part of India's breadbasket is losing water fast, as water-guzzling crops like wheat and paddy continue to suck water at rapid rates.

From India to the USA: The growing water crisis in the breadbaskets of the world

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

09 Apr 2025

8 min read

Harmful algal blooms in a pond

Toxic blooms invade India’s waters

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

15 Mar 2025

7 min read

Tractor spraying pesticides in the field (Image: Aqua Mechanical)

The toxic trail: Pesticide pollution and its impact on India

Urvashi Kashyap

19 Feb 2025

5 min read

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