E-waste has become a serious threat to our environment as more and more gadgets are thrown out after usage into dustbins. This leads to toxic pollution, as electronics break down and release heavy metals, flame retardants, and other chemicals into soil and water.

Imphal, July 25, 2012: The Rural Health Organisation (RHO), Naoremthong organised a State level meeting for the stackholders from health care sectors of the State on the topic, Mercury free initiative in health care sectors in Manipur' at Hotel Tampha today.

When man searches for signs of life in outer space, what does he look for? He looks for the existence of water. The presence of water on a planet indicates that it is capable of supporting life. We recognise that life means water, and water means life.

Please find below the link of the episode of "Satyamev Jayate" telecast on 22nd July, 2012 on National Channel, Star TV. The theme of the episode was "Water: Every Drop Counts" hosted by

New Delhi, July 5, 2012: After HT exposed water mismanagement at the hands of the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) staff, the board is receiving brickbats from all quarters. The chief minister has asked the DJB CEO to be more vigilant. Experts too have condemned the board for wasting potable water. H

New Delhi, July 5, 2012: This summer, with historic highs in temperature, has been the cruelest in decades here in the capital. But it is the debilitating cuts in water supply that have made the heat particularly unbearable.

New Delhi, June 28, 2012: The recent dredging exercise at the Okhla barrage to deepen the Okhla pond was welcomed by environmentalists till they figured out that all the silt pulled out was being dumped along the banks and allowed to flow downstream with the river. "For one thing, it is a complete waste of money and time to desilt the river and then allow the silt to flow back into it. For another, the silt would have contained high levels of toxins considering how polluted the river is, so it was the government's responsibility to ensure that it was dumped at a safe location," said Manoj Mishra of Yamuna Jiye Abhiyaan.

A city is like a stage where a multitude of acts are played out every minute, every second and every fraction of that second. There are layers and layers that envelop it and an inquisitive artist likes to peel off these layers in his/ her quest to examine, explore and engage with it.

As Delhi and Haryana exchange heated words over water scarcity in the states, the solution to the crisis might lie in better water management by the states.

New Delhi, June 18, 2012: Rules on electronic waste management were notified in May this year, but several electronics and electric equipment manufacturers in Delhi have not set up e-waste collection centres yet, say environmentalists.