Water levels at 17 river stations monitored by Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) have marked rise while 95 stations recorded fall. Among the 116 monitored river stations, water levels at ...

In rural parts of the country, plastic waste infiltrates rivers, irrigation channels, and croplands, disrupting daily life and livelihoods. Yet, this reality rarely garners attention.

Central Asia, a landlocked region dominated by arid and semi-arid climates, is home to several major internal drainage basins ...

The Halda River, the country's only natural breeding ground for carp, is facing a severe environmental crisis after large amounts of unsold raw hides and sacrificial animal waste were dumped into the ...

As the population grows and urbanization and agro-industrial activity increase, the demand for freshwater is expected to rise ...

Over 2.2 billion people lack safe drinking water, and 3.5 billion lack proper sanitation—key risks for child mortality and stunting. The World Bank helps countries improve water and sanitation ...

Plastic pollution chokes our rivers, contaminates our food, and imperils our health. It’s a crisis demanding urgent action, ...

The report "Point-of-use Water Treatment Systems Market by Device (Countertop Units, Free Standing Water Purifier), Technology (Reverse ...

In 2002, when Bangladesh declared a complete ban on the production, import, marketing, and use of polythene bags—a type of ...

Bank Asia also expresses its full solidarity with this year’s theme: #BeatPlasticPollution. On this special day, let us take ...

Since 2000, the steady decline in the number of deaths from the ancient scourges of household air pollution, unsafe drinking water, and inadequate sanitation are offset by increasing deaths ...

The longstanding public health practice of adding fluoride to public drinking water systems in the United States is facing new challenges and bans in some places, and experts have warned that the ...