water pollution

"The idea was to develop a machine, which could remove garbage on the surface level at a very low cost."

The burning Bellandur lake in Bengaluru is yet another reminder that scientific restoration of lakes needs to be among India's top priorities. Here are 5 innovative ideas that may provide sustainable solutions to urban water pollution.

Tarun Sebastian Nanda, a British Dutch Indian ecological engineer, will be conducting workshops in Delhi to train people in building floating wetlands: an eco-friendly, chemical free and low-maintenance method to make the water bodies pollutant-free.

Yasjraj and Yuvraj Bhardwaj are the co-founder of Zenith Vipers, an organisation meant to encourage school students to take up research projects and help them in the process. Together, the duo has come up with the prototype of a purifier that uses bajra to extract heavy metals from water.

Concerned about water pollution, five school kids from Kalkeri village in the Gadag district of Karnataka, convinced village residents to use idols made of eco-friendly materials only. This is how.

While the entire nation is struggling because of water shortage, there are many across the country who are going out of their way to do their best and conserve water. Meet five water warriors of India who are inspiring the country to quit wasting water.

With the view of protecting Ganga from pollution, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued a complete ban on the use of plastic from Gomukh to Haridwar, along the river.

Some lucky fish in Mumbai are in for a treat this Ganesh Chaturthi. They will receive corn and spinach meals, packed into special Ganesha idols, home-delivered for free. The gods indeed must be crazy!

Did you know waste like human hair, sawdust and bird feathers can clean oil spills from water? Nikhilesh Das came up with this idea when he was just 13. Read more to know how three incidents in his life made him come up with three solutions to eliminate water pollution.