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PHOTOS: Toxic foam covers sacred Yamuna river near New Delhi
The toxic foam issue in the Yamuna River in Delhi, especially visible around the Chhath Puja festiv…
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RTI exposes nearly 50 tonnes of untreated waste in Kedarnath, could pose massive threat to fragile ecosystem
The volume of untreated waste has been steadily rising, with 13.2 tonnes generated in 2022, increas…
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Delhi's air pollution worsens, people say "feels suffocating"
The air quality deteriorated in the national capital on Saturday, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) …
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Delhi’s ‘lit’ skyline on Diwali goes viral; netizens bring attention to the smog-covered skies
Delhi's skyline on Diwali night was breathtaking — quite literally.
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Paris' River Seine is so polluted that Olympic athletes weren't allowed to swim in it
Paris' Seine River's water levels are below the required standards for the men's triathlon to take …
Thibault Spirlet
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Smog engulfs parts of Delhi as air quality continues to deteriorate
Delhi was engulfed in a thin layer of smog on Thursday as the air quality continued to deteriorate …
ANI
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Seine River in Paris still too polluted for Olympic events as opening ceremony looms
The Seine was poised to be a centerpiece of the Paris Olympics, featuring prominently in both the o…
Rebecca Rommen
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Tamil Nadu to deploy innovative 'trash interceptors' to rid rivers of plastic pollution in 14 districts
As part of the ambitious Rs 1,675 crore Tamil Nadu Coastal Restoration Mission, the state environme…
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Kerala landslide adds to tally of over 180 rain-related deaths since June
India has faced a devastating monsoon season, with states like Kerala, Gujarat, and Himachal Prades…
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World No-Tobacco Day: As the menace of cigarette butt pollution continues, Lee Cooper weaves jeans out of them
Each pair of these eco-jeans cleans up approximately 600 cigarette butts! The jeans have passed all…
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This UK company is selling chips in a fully biodegradable “paper” bag; is this the future of single-use packaging?
The plastic alternative can be recycled, re-pulped, composted, and even breaks down in anaerobic en…
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OPINION: Planet vs Plastics — A multi-stakeholder approach to clean up the Earth
Life cycle assessment of plastic reveals that petroleum-based plastics can be recycled three to fou…
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Smog towers, cloud seeding not solution to India's air pollution problem: US scientist
Improving air quality in India requires long-term effort, a senior US scientist has said and noted …
PTI
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The Mississippi River's flow is the weakest it's been in 35 years. Seawater overtaking the river could make New Orleans' drinking water too salty for months.
The Mississippi River hit its lowest flow rate since 1988, allowing a saltwater wedge to surge in f…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Katie H…
People are bathing in the heavily polluted Yamuna River in India
As clouds of toxic foam float on India's Yamuna River, Hindu devotees bathe in it to mark the relig…
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An Indian politician ended up in the hospital after drinking water from a polluted holy river to show it was safe
Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann was hospitalized after drinking from a revered Punjab rivulet, but his…
Mia Jankowicz
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55 tons of ocean plastic collected from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch to be recycled into Kia’s electric vehicles!
Kia has already begun upcycling plastic in many car parts, such as the EV9 model which incorporates…
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About 150 tourists are reportedly being held hostage in Peru. Locals are demanding a response to oil spills that have polluted their river.
The people being held include citizens of the United States, the United Kingdom, Spain, France, and…
Paola Rosa-Aquino,Natalie Mus…
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Travelers ranked the best small cruises you've never heard of from expedition ships to river cruises
In a survey, Condé Nast Traveler readers ranked their favorite small cruises, river cruises, and ex…
Hannah Towey
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Researchers explored pitch-black pits in Yucatán's labyrinthine underwater caves to unlock the secrets of the rivers that provide drinking water to millions
Researchers sampled locations in Yucatán's underwater caves to map the microbes that live there and…