Eighty per cent of Ganga River would be cleaned by 2019 through the execution of numerous schemes under the Namami Gange programme.

The Kerala government has decided to try out a Goan model in water conservation to combat future droughts. In the first phase, 'Bandharas', a type of dams to enable better conservation, will be constructed on five rivers and their tributaries.

Climate change will severely affect Rajkot—and by extension central Saurashtra—by the end of the century, predicts a research paper by Gujarat-based officials of the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

Aquifers in as many as 16 states in the country are contaminated by uranium, whose presence in drinking water has been linked to chronic kidney disease by several studies, a recent study has shown. More importantly, uranium does not figure on the list of contaminants monitored under the Bureau of Indian Standards' drinking water specifications.

East Delhi Municipal Corporation has set up a first-of-its-kind waste-to-compost project on a PPP model at Trilokpuri for decentralization of household waste management.

Maharashtra generates the most e-waste in the country, but ranks very low on recycling it. According to the report jointly published by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) and Japan's NEC, India produces 2 million tonnes of electronic waste per annum and recycles 438,085 tonnes.

The melting of Antarctica is accelerating at an alarming rate, with about 3 trillion tonnes of ice disappearing since 1992, an international team of ice experts said in a new study by a team of scientists working with NASA and the European Space Agency.

Brazil's new mining code sets stricter environmental rules and enforces mine closures, while also aiming to boost funding for the sector's development.

Five of the G7 nations, without the US and Japan, have agreed to an ocean plastics charter. The leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, and the UK pledged to combat ocean pollution through a G7 Ocean Plastics Charter.

Michigan has adopted the strictest US rules to guard against lead in drinking water, a move sparked by the Flint water crisis that exposed thousands of city residents to the toxic chemical.

Bangladesh faces water scarcity due to unsustainable groundwater extraction practices that exceed recharge rates threatening its food security.

Traces of 29 pharmaceutical drugs have been found in rivers in York, UK. The compounds included antidepressants, antibiotics, and medicines to treat epilepsy and diabetes.