Back in 2015, the Member of Parliament (MP) from Balasore, Odisha got to know about a strange problem in his constituency. There were reports of a number of bone deformities and crippled people in areas surrounding Patripal village of Remuna block. They seemed to be related to fluoride in water, causing a disease called Skeletal Fluorosis.

The list of environmental problems that the world faces may be huge, but some strategies for solving them are remarkably small.

Despite ban, immersion of Ganpati idols made of PoP continue in Bengaluru lakes

Committee rejects UP's plan for a religious hi-tech smart city 

Bihar floods: Fear of epidemic looms large

Govt says out of 445 river stretches, 275 are polluted

When Satya Devi was a child, the open well near her house in the village of Malku Majra was the water source for the household. She reminisces, “The water was clean and soft. The well would never go dry.

Take a walk through the maze of lanes at Seelampur in north-east Delhi, you could see small children rummaging through electronic waste that has made its way here from all over north India. They segregate end-of-life electrical and electronic products, prise them apart, put them through acid wash and also burn circuit boards in the hope of extracting precious metals.

Illegal slums on Maharashtra mudflats cause loss to state

Vasant Baburao Parkale, a 52-year-old farmer, has become a role model for many farmers in the drought-prone Marathwada region. His determination and the will to excel in life have helped him to transform his dreams into reality.