Improperly-handled electronic waste may be contaminating sections of the city's groundwater and soil, according to a study by researchers at Jamia Millia Islamia.

Indian farmers, who commonly overuse fertilizers in almost everything they grow, are being slowly nudged away from the dangerous practice, resulting in productivity gains; a study of the national soil-health-card scheme has shown. The soil health card programme, a high-priority scheme, aims to replenish seriously degraded soils from over-fertilized agriculture.

In an attempt to ensure that the construction debris finds a sustainable end, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is coming up with a project to process it and produce tiles and bricks.

Seeking to handle the issue of stubble burning in a comprehensive and coordinated manner, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has approved launching of a regional project to tackle the menace that adversely affects air quality and soil health.

A cross-sectional study of over 400 kitchen workers in Lucknow and Coimbatore showed that almost 50 per cent of them suffered from poor lung functions and microalbuminuria.

With scientists working on climate change predicting the possibility of Kerala being faced with 'above normal heat wave conditions' triggered by urban heat island (UHI), a major study on the microclimatic changes in the state is on the anvil.

Singapore has called on the tech industry to pitch for $22.6 million worth of grants aimed at enhancing the country's water treatment processes and operations.

Rivers in England are contaminated with powerful insecticides, new testing has revealed, increasing concerns over the impact of the toxic chemicals on fish and birds.

Rwanda's first National e-waste recycling facility, located in Bugesera District, was recently launched. The facility was funded by Rwanda Green Fund.

Over a quarter of the world's land could become significantly drier even if global warming is limited to the target of 2 degree C, according to scientists.

The Indonesian government has unveiled an ambitious plan to nearly halve the number of fire hotspots in the country by 2019, in part through the restoration of degraded peat forests. The fires are an annual occurrence, linked to the clearing of forests for logging and monoculture plantations.

The Green Building Council South Africa has announced Africa's first residential project that has met the EDGE resource-efficiency standard, which will be receiving EDGE final certification.