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A recent report by the Central Ground Water Board highlights a major groundwater contamination issue in 440 districts across India. Approximately 20 percent of samples collected displayed nitrate levels surpassing permissible limits, raising serious environmental and health alarms. The ‘Annual Groundwater Quality Report – 2024’ uncovers significant nitrate contamination, particularly in agricultural regions reliant on […]

Hyderabad: In an alarming development, fresh cases of dental fluorosis were reported from Marriguda mandal of Nalgonda district, just three years after the union Government patted Telangana for getting rid of the flourosis problem largely through supply of potable water through taps under the ambitious Mission Bhagiratha scheme, the brainchild of former Chief Minister K […]

HYDERABAD: Amshula Satyanarayana, a prominent fluoride activist from Sivannagudem in Nalgonda district, passed away at the age of 75 after suffering from health issues for the past four years. Satyanarayana dedicated over three decades of his life to fighting against fluoride contamination, which has severely affected his village. His son, Swami, was born with fluoride-related […]

The Chhattisgarh High Court, in a significant suo motu public interest litigation (WPPIL No. 58 of 2024), addressed the State’s measures on providing safe drinking This case stemmed from the High Court’s concerns over the availability of safe drinking water in rural areas, particularly those impacted by water contamination issues such as fluoride and arsenic. […]

The Chhattisgarh High Court has initiated suo moto public interest litigation (WPPIL No. 58 of 2024) following a disturbing report published in the Times of India on August 3, 2024. The report highlights dangerously high fluoride levels in the drinking water of Gariaband District, with concentrations reaching eight times the safe limit. The case has […]

New Delhi: India had 316 arsenic and 265 fluoride-hit rural habitations, a significant decrease from the 14,020 arsenic-affected and 7,996 fluoride-affected areas in April 2019, the government informed the Rajya Sabha on Monday. In a written response to a question, minister of state for Jal Shakti V Somanna said the number of arsenic and fluoride […]

People in Punjab’s Malwa region should avoid drinking groundwater with high total dissolved solids (TDS) and water from shallow wells (less than 60 meters deep) because these water sources have been found to contain high levels of toxic contaminants, especially uranium and fluoride, a new study conducted by the Central University of Punjab (CU Punjab) […]

The government has earmarked observation wells in all districts to assess the fluoride contamination in groundwater. The wells have been fixed in 1-sq.-km grid by selecting one block in each district as the first phase in areas that had reported water quality issues. Of the 14 blocks, water quality assessment had been completed in one […]

The great fluoride debate! Well, fluoride concentration in water has been a contentious issue in the field of health for a long time. Fluoride is a mineral that can be found naturally in water and some foods. The ionic form of the element fluorine is namely fluoride, and it is believed to promote the growth of […]

New Delhi, Jul 17 (PTI) A story on harmful consequences of high fluoride in water by PTI correspondent Uzmi Athar has won the international price of the prestigious Ulrich Wickert Award for Children’s Rights. The story, published by PTI in January 2023, looked into the harmful consequences of excessive fluoride concentrations in water, particularly for […]