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Malwa Belt: 80% groundwater ‘unfit’ for drinking
High concentration of heavy metals affecting health of residents: Experts Children drink water from a handpump in Bathinda. – File photo Bathinda, March 4 Eighty per cent of groundwater in the Malwa region is unfit for drinking and irrigation. Although, there is no exact figure in any recent study, but all experts are unanimous that […]
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Continued fluoride contamination of groundwater is a glaring public health issue in central India
Across villages in central India, people are developing discoloration of teeth, a main symptom of dental fluorosis caused by excessive ingestion of fluoride. People in their 30s and 40s are experiencing bone deformities that is claimed to be due to long exposure to contaminated water. In many of the tribal villages in Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and […]
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UP polls: Remote hamlets in Sonbhadra district battling fluoride water menace for decades
Fluorosis is the top concern in the rough and rocky terrain of Duddhi, Uttar Pradesh’s most remote assembly constituency Villagers fetching water from tankers that are provided by some companies under corporate social responsibility. (SOURCED IMAGE ) The campaign for the UP polls is in full swing, but like in every election, no politician raises […]
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Consumer protection regulator orders discontinuation of Sensodyne ads in India
CCPA took suo moto cognisance of the matter and passed an order against GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Consumer Healthcare on January 27 The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has also passed an order against Naaptol Online Shopping Ltd for misleading advertisements Consumer protection regulator CCPA has passed an order against GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Consumer Healthcare Ltd directing it […]
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Groundwater depletes to dangerous levels in Karnataka; fluoride, nitrate contamination pose health hazards
People in Karnataka are facing a potential health crisis. They have been consuming groundwater with toxic substances. Karnataka is one of the three worst-affected states in the country. Editor’s Note: Series on groundwater contamination focuses on India’s struggle for potable water and how it has been a health risk in several states including Bihar, Karnataka, […]
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How a state mission brought clean water to every household in villages with supply crisis
The project exemplifies how methodical intervention can end supply problems even in hydro-geologically complex areas Water treatment plant at Raghavapura in Vikarabad district, Telangana that supplies clean water to 740 habitations Photo: Faraz Ahmad Every summer, the borewells in Doralpally village in Vikarabad district of Telengana run dry. Each of the around 200 families in […]
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Distribution, prevalence and health risk assessment of fluoride and arsenic in groundwater from lower Gangetic plain in West Bengal, India.
Abstract Distribution pattern of fluoride and arsenic in groundwater (n = 984) from 35 wards of Rajpur-Sonarpur Municipality and its associated health risk have been evaluated. Presence of fluoride >1.5 mg/L (mean = 1.9 mg/L, range: 1.51–2.9 mg/L) and <1.5 mg/L (mean = 0.6 mg/L, range: 0.01–1.49 mg/L), whereas, for arsenic >10 ug/L (mean = […]
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Srikakulam: Villagers suffer from kidney ailments, high fluoride content in water suspected
Srikakulam: Kottamaradikota village in Meliapatti mandal which hosts a total of 125 families, is facing rampant increase in kidney disease. In the last five years, as many as 14 people, most of them were below 50 years of age, succumbed to chronic kidney disease and around 20 people were diagnosed with the early stages of […]
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Ex-BJP MLA forces engineer to drink fluoride water in Rajasthan
KOTA: Former BJP MLA Bhawani Singh Rajawat, irked over supply of fluoride contaminated water in some localities and villages near Kota city, on Monday forced a PHED official to drink this water. Rajawat reached the office and when official Mahesh Jangid hesitated to taste it, the former BJP MLA stepped forward with water bottle in […]
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Domestic aluminium industry seeks reduction in basic custom duty on critical raw materials
Association of India has also requested an increase in tariff rate of basic custom duty for aluminium and articles from 10 to 15%. The domestic aluminium industry has sought reduction in basic custom duty and correction in inverted duty structure on critical raw materials, including pet coke, caustic soda, aluminium fluoride and alumina, to encourage […]
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