103 contaminated sites or thousands? India’s toxic data gap

India faces a significant threat from contaminated soil and groundwater, the main problem being, no-one really knows where it is. According to government records, the country has just 103 officially recognised contaminated sites as of March 2025. To put that in perspective, Switzerland, a country roughly 80 times smaller than India, has identified around 4,000 … Continue reading 103 contaminated sites or thousands? India’s toxic data gap