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Fighting fluoride in potable water, Telangana shows the way
Through Mission Bhagiratha, 100% houses are getting safe drinking water through pipes Telangana is showing the way to fight fluoride in drinking water with the state managing to connect cent per cent households with potable water. The Union Jal Shakti Ministry has also taken note of the 100 per cent coverage by Telangana in terms […]
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Fluorosis-affected youths struggle to find brides in Dhanbad hamlet
Dhanbad: The 70-odd families of Brahmin Tola at Gharbar village are facing a unique problem as the eligible bachelors are unable to find a bride for themselves. The area is located 30km from Dhanbad town. Abhishek Ganguly (name changed on request), who is in his mid thirties, said, “There are close to 40 males, who […]
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Nizamabad: People trek miles for drinking water as Mission Bhagiratha fails
Highlights: The irate residents of Mecca village in Kamareddy district stage protest to solve their drinking water problem Inset under photo: Villagers staging a protest on Setlur-Bichkunda main road for water; Young people walk tens of miles in the Gandhari mandal for drinking water. Nizamabad: While the temperatures are rising with every passing day, the […]
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‘High fluoride’ levels in Malwa groundwater
Fresh evidence of the presence of alarming levels of chemicals, especially flouride, in groundwater in the southern Malwa region has emerged in a study. The study revealed fluoride levels in 745 groundwater samples from the Malwa belt. Nearly 49 per cent of the samples exceeded the WHO guideline value of 1.5 mg L-1. High fluoride […]
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Fluoride, arsenic concentration found in 73 Jharkhand hamlets
Note from Fluoride Action Network: One lakh is one hundred thousand (100,000). (EC) Ranchi, Apr 22 (PTI) The Jharkhand government has identified 73 hamlets affected by fluoride and arsenic concentration in groundwater, which causes several health complications, officials said. According to the Central Ground Water Board website, fluoride concentration was found above 1.5mg/l in parts […]
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How Villagers Living Near Coal Power Plants Lost Health, Water Security
Fly ash from two thermal power plants in Nagpur has left people gasping for breath and created a host of other health problems, along with water insecurity Smoke billows out of Koradi thermal power plant in Nagpur district. The plant’s fly ash pipeline runs into Khasala ash pond, pictured here on February 18, 2020. The […]
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Renal health camp at Supebeda every week
The Chhattisgarh Health Department has decided to conduct special health camp to treat renal ailments from which people of Supebeda are suffering. To combat the disease, a health camp was organized on Wednesday in which Ayurvedic doctors from Raipur and Gariaband provided treatment after necessary tests. Immediate treatment and distribution of medicines was done by […]
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Sick, Barely Able to Walk –Contaminants in Drinking Water Maiming Villagers of Sonbhadr
Stalked by diseases such as fluorosis, silicosis, cancer, TB etc., villagers allege a dangerous cocktail of chemicals from thermal plants in Sonbhadra and Singrauli are seeping into groundwater and soil. Sonbhadra (Uttar Pradesh): Sonbhadra contributes over Rs 21,000 crore to Uttar Pradesh’s coffers annually from mining. It is a major stakeholder in the country’s growth story. […]
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Anupam Rasayan completes Tanfac Industries acquisition of 24.96%
Anupam Rasayan India Ltd.(“ARIL”), one of India’s leading custom synthesis and specialty chemical player, announced the consummation of recently announced acquisition. The Company has completed the acquisition of 24.96% of the total equity shareholding of and joint control of Tanfac Industries Limited (“TIL”) from Birla Group Holdings Private Limited (“BGH”), (a promoter company which is […]
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A Konduru: Save us from death, kidney victims appeal
Highlights Patients of kidney diseases request the State government to provide at least free medicines A Konduru (Krishna): The victims of kidney ailments of various villages in A Konduru mandal staged a protest before the mandal revenue office here on Monday, appealing to the authorities to save them from death and help them to improve […]
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