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Level of toxic substances going up in rivers, chemical fertilisers contaminating groundwater: Centre
Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) had cautioned that the levels of fluoride, arsenic, nitrate and iron ore were beyond the acceptable limits in various states. In a written response to a question in the Rajya Sabha, the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) also admitted that the problem of groundwater contamination was […]
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Disposal of SPL from aluminium industries
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ashok Kumar Patjoshi Vs Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change & Others dated 11/07/2019 regarding scientific disposal of Spent Pot Lining (SPL) which is produced by the smelting plants operated by the aluminum industries which contains high level of Cyanide and Fluoride which are […]
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Mega cash splash for water schemes before rural polls
JAIPUR: Keeping in mind panchayat and urban bodies’ elections which are just a few months away, chief minister Ashok Gehlot has allocated Rs 8,445-crore for water supply in villages and small towns. According to government’s plans, 390 villages having a population of above 4,000 will get piped water. Rs 950 crore will be allocated for […]
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Drinking THIS water during pregnancy is said to affect your child’s IQ
Pregnancy is no cake walk. Apart from all the excitement and good things, there are so many emotional and physical obstacles a mother goes through during the nine months. Throughout these nine months, what can make your baby and your pregnancy even healthier are healthy habits. Apart from taking the multivitamins, folic acid and regular […]
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With Groundwater on the Decline, Marathwada Villages Turn to RO Plants
While villagers are happy they have access to affordable and safe drinking water, experts argue this could make the water shortage worse if not regulated. Nanded (Maharashtra): The river Manjra skirts Sagroli, a village 75 km from Nanded, on its southeast edge. It is mid-June and the sandy riverbed, almost 2 km wide, is completely […]
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Kotkapura gets contaminated water, residents fume
Kotkapura, June 28 – Already facing problem of inadequate and irregular water supply, nearly one lakh population of Kotkapura town is now getting supply of impure, brackish and sewage mixed water for the purpose of drinking. While well-to-do families are making overtime use of the reverse osmosis (RO) units installed at their houses, the poor […]
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Climate change gaining ground as poll issue
Excerpt: In 2018, the Central Pollution Control Board identified a total of 351 polluted river stretches. Of the 640 districts in the country, the groundwater in 276 is polluted due to fluoride, in 387 due to nitrate, in 113 due to heavy metals, and in 61 districts, it’s due to uranium. *Read the full article […]
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Rajasthan’s Canal Project is the Test Centre Must Pass to Show its Commitment Towards Water Crisis
New Delhi: The fifth Governing Council meeting of NITI Aayog held in New Delhi on June 15 gave a new visible thrust on water. On one hand, Prime Minister Narendra Modi listed water only second to “the goal of making India a 5 trillion-dollar economy by 2014”, and on the other, Rajasthan chief minister Ashok […]
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‘Hindon polluted, 40% living near it infected’
Excerpts: GHAZIABAD: A National Green Tribunal-appointed committee on solid waste management has said that “35-40%” people residing around the Hindon may be inflicted with various water-borne diseases as untreated waste is being allowed to flow into the river. The committee, which recently surveyed Ghaziabad, Noida and Greater Nodia, has dubbed the Hindon a “dead river” […]
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Nalgonda: Geological Survey of India scientists study fluoride-affected areas
Nalgonda: A group of 35 scientists from Geological Survey of India Hyderabad visited the fluoride-affected areas in Narketpally and Munugodu areas of Nalgonda district. The two-day tour ended on Friday. The scientists during their visit found that abnormal high values of fluoride in the borewells and dug wells, and came to the conclusion that micro-level […]
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