Contamination, Pollution and Quality

Background

Wetlands in India, under threat!

Sustainable management of surplus paddy residue in the Indo-Gangetic plain is a back-breaking task for farmers due to lack of viable options. Eventually, farmers prefer to incinerate it mindlessly.

According to the Global Water Quality Index, India ranks 120th out of 122 countries in water quality, its ability and commitment to improving it.

Healing traditions in India have withstood the test of time. Not many of us need to be taught to mix a pinch of haldi in a glass of milk to cope with sore throat, now famously known as turmeric latte, or to add a pinch of dry ginger to our tea when we catch a cold.

Radiation not a pollutant: Pollution Control Committee

Microplastic contamination has appeared as pollution of global concern in the aquatic as well as the terrestrial environment.

Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) is an aspirational programme aiming to provide functional tap water connections to every household in rural India, ensuring access to adequate safe water.

A forwarded message on whatsapp: a mythological character in a critical scene: the warrior lying on a bed of arrows, thirsty, and the Hero using his magical arrow brings the river Ganga right there, with the Parjanyastra , a magical arrow that brings rain. In this version though, the water did not come out from the ground — the earth was dry and the missile couldn’t work!

Rivers worldover are choking on plastic and transferring more than two million tonnes per year of microplastics (MPs) into the marine environment informs this paper titled 'Assessment of pollution and risks associated with microplastics in the riverine sediments of the Western Ghats: a heritage site in southern I