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• Gateway of India will be under water by 2100'
07/04/2008; Source: TNN

The Gateway of India will be wiped off the Mumbai skyline. Bhelpuri at Chowpatty will become the stuff of grandmother's talesNinety-two years from now, all these landmarks of Mumbai will be underwater. That's the apocalypse scenario drawn up in a report titled 'Climate Migrants in South Asia: Estimates and Solutions' that has been commissioned by Greenpeace, a non-government organization.

• Vanishing central African glaciers threaten water supplies of millions
18/03/2008; Source: www.enn.com

After Kilimanjaro,it is the African glaciers at the risk of melting.The latest data show that the glacier which supply water to Nile river has shrunk by 50 percent in the last 50 years and more than 75 percent in the last century. The melting glacier will dry Nile and pose threat to the water supply to millions

• Private hospitals 'dump' medical waste rules
By Mayura Janwalkar; 28/01/2008; Source: DNA

A report on bio-medical waste (BMW) management submitted to the Bombay High Court last week said there was 'insufficient compliance' of the Bio-medical Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 1998.

• River dump of tech trash-- E-Waste poisons water
By Soumen Bhattacharjee; 02/01/2008; Source: Telegraph

The Hooghly is being used as a dumping ground for electronic waste. The culprits are unaware of the risks posed to the river. The authorities are not even bothered.

• Electronic garbage mounts in India as consumers snap up goods
15/12/2007; Source: AFP

India is piling up mountains of electronic rubbish as consumers snap up the latest gizmos and firms upgrade computer systems, raising fears the nation is headed for a toxic-waste crisis.

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