NEW DELHI (AP) — One of India’s most sacred rivers, the Yamuna in New Delhi, is covered with white toxic foam, with vast sections frothing as a result of pollutants discharged from industries around ...

Sweeping aside thick toxic scum, thousands of Hindu devotees ignored court warnings Thursday against bathing in the sacred but sewage-filled Yamuna river, a grim display of environmental degradation ...

Every conversation about water safety must also be a conversation about who bears the burden when systems fail, write Urvashi ...

Bhubaneswar faces a significant drinking water deficit of 65.50 MLD, exacerbated by severe pollution in the Mahanadi and Brahmani rivers due to untreated sewage and industrial effluents. Residents are ...

The Sirsiya River, once central to daily life, agriculture and religious rituals in southern Nepal, is now heavily polluted with industrial waste and sewage, turning it into a public health hazard.

When taking off or landing at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai, India, it’s impossible to miss seeing the tight patchwork of hundreds, if not thousands, of flat roofs ...

Mangaluru: Activist Bhuvan Mangaluru brought to the attention of the senior environmental officer, Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB), an ongoing environmental and public health emergency ...

Ancient Indian civilizations once thrived along the banks of the country's many rivers, solidifying a connection between water and culture that endures to the present. Rivers have been integral to ...