Kerala is facing a growing environmental crisis as the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) reports a sharp decline in river water quality across the state. According to the latest assessment, Kerala has 32 polluted river stretches, the second-highest number in India, highlighting the increasing impact of rapid urbanization and untreated sewage on the state's freshwater ecosystems.

The report, based on water quality data collected between 2020 and 2023, found that untreated sewage discharge and inadequate sanitation infrastructure have significantly degraded river health. Nearly half of the water samples tested were found to be contaminated with harmful bacteria, raising serious concerns about public health and environmental sustainability.

Kerala's Rivers Among India's Most Polluted, CPCB Report Raises Alarm

As the world looks for cleaner ways to cut emissions, innovation is now hitting the water. On lake Mead in the US, an all-electric boat is offering a glimpse of how climate-friendly technology could reshape the marine industry. 


Climate innovation floats on lake Mead: Electric boats take on water pollution

The Mediterranean Sea is facing a growing environmental crisis as more plastic waste continues to accumulate in its waters. Experts warn that this pollution threatens marine life and ecosystems, calling for urgent action to reduce plastic waste and protect the region's delicate environment.

Mediterranean sea deepest point now a plastic dump, plastic waste reaches sea's depths

Japan unveils a $140 billion plan aimed at combating inflation and stimulating growth in key sectors of its economy.

Japanese Worried About Water Pollution Caused By US Bases

Japanese citizens express concern over water pollution linked to U.S. military bases, fearing environmental and health impacts.

Japanese Citizens Worried About Water Pollution Caused By U.S. Bases

Thousands of people marched through central London demanding action on cleaning up Britain's rivers and seas. Environmental activist and singer Feargal Sharkey and fast show comedian Paul Whitehouse were among those Joining the march for clean water.

Tackling Water Pollution in UK

Britain will set out new legislation to stop water companies leaking sewage into rivers and seas by bringing in tougher penalties including imprisonment for bosses, and giving the regulator new powers.

UK aims to stop water pollution with tougher penalties, stronger regulation

More than half the world does not trust its drinking water, and expects to be harmed by it in the next two years, a new global survey has found. The study was done using nationally representative data from 148,585 adults in 141 countries from the 2019 Lloyd’s Register Foundation World Risk Poll, according to a release.

More than half of the world does not trust its drinking water and expects to be harmed by it: Study

A Guatemalan river known for its high percentage of contamination has become a health risk. A recent revelation has brought to light the dire conditions of a river overwhelmed by the city's waste.

Guatemalan 'waste river' causes environmental and health hazards

Peer-reviewed research from the University of Florida in the United States found that all the toilet paper from most regions across the world contains toxic “forever chemicals” and might be a significant source of water pollution.

Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ found in toilet paper is a significant source of water pollution: Study

A new study has revealed that plastic pollution in the world's oceans has reached "unprecedented levels" since 2005, urging for a legally binding international treaty to stop the harmful waste.

Ocean plastic pollution reaches 'unprecedented levels' since 2005

More than 130 endangered seals have been found dead on Kazakh beaches of the Caspian Sea, officials said Wednesday. "Carcasses of dead seals have been found," a spokesman for Kazakhstan's ecology ministry told AFP.

More than 130 endangered seals found dead on Kazakh beaches of the Caspian Sea

According to a newly released study, chemical pollution has crossed a “planetary boundary”, the point at which human-made changes to the Earth push it outside the stable environment of the last 10,000 years.

Chemical pollution has surpassed the planetary boundary, says scientists

Water is an extremely valuable natural resource that is essential to life on earth. In spite of the fact that nearly 70 per cent of the Earth's surface is covered by water, only 2.

'Water is life': Global water crisis threatens life on planet

A thick layer of toxic foam has covered Sao Paolo's longest river. Aquatic animals are dying and environmentalists are blaming nearby industries for the hazard.

Brazil: Tiete river becomes a dumping ground for industrial waste

Tonnes of dead fish have washed up on the banks of a lake on Lebanon's Litani river, engulfing a nearby village in a pungent smell, in a disaster blamed on polluted waters.

Tonnes of dead fish wash up on shore of polluted Lebanese lake

It’s raining plastic - literally! 1,100 tonnes of micro plastics float in the skies of United States at any moment. Microplastics are increasingly being found across species and were recently spotted in a human placenta.

It's raining plastic and we can't even see it!

Powerful winds and unusually high waves pummelled Israel's entire Mediterranean coastline, with tonnes of tar staining beaches from Rosh Hanikra, just south of Lebanon, to Ashkelon just north of Gaza.

Israel's Mediterranean shoreline drenched with tar after offshore oil spill

Around 3.2 billion people across the world live in agricultural areas with high or very high water shortages or scarcity, of whom 1.2 billion people live in areas with very high water constraints, according to data from a report.

More than 3 billion people affected by water shortages: Report

The river Thames has one of the highest recorded levels of microplastics for any river in the world according to a new piece of research. Watch report.

River Thames impacted by pollution again | World News

A nationally recognized marine life area in the French Mediterranean got covered with an orange-brown chemical sheet that spread over 15 acres of following a leak at a petrochemical plant in southern France, the local fire service said Friday.

Toxic chemical paints French Mediterranean region orange-brown

The mining giant which was responsible for the enormous Arctic fuel spill has now admitted wasting violation at its arctic plant. Watch report.

Metal giant pumps waste into Arctic: Major violation a month after oil spill

The ocean now has the highest level of microplastics ever recorded on the seabed. A group of scientists, part of the analysis by the University of Manchester recently discovered up to 1.

Ocean bed now has more microplastics than ever before

Each year around 12 million tons of plastic waste is dumped into the world's oceans, polluting the water, killing wildlife and creating microplastics that enter the food chain.

The Battle Against Ocean Plastic

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