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Nalgonda rose to the top in paddy production: Jagadish Reddy
Nalgonda district, which rose to the top in paddy production was branded as the district of farmer suicides and hunger deaths of weavers, said Minister Jagadish Reddy Nalgonda: Energy Minister G Jagadish Reddy on Monday said Nalgonda district, which remained as a backward district for decades in united Andhra Pradesh, rose to the top in […]
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Pani for Puri: Indian city becomes first to get 24/7 piped clean drinking water
‘Puri has now joined the elite group of international cities like London, New York and Singapore in supplying quality potable water’ Puri, a coastal city in eastern India’s Odisha, has become the first Indian city to get 24/7 clean drinking water (Getty Images) Puri has become the first Indian city to get clean drinking water […]
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Strike by water scheme staff leaves 900 Andhra villages without protected water
The staff of Sathya Sai Drinking Water Scheme have gone on strike to demand the release of their held up salaries of the last 15 months. ANANTAPUR: Nearly 900 villages in the district are being deprived of drinking water supply for the past nine days as the staff of a protected water scheme have been on […]
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Patiala: Treated water supply project expected to be completed by 2023
The construction of water treatment plants and laying of pipeline under the canal-based water supply project coming up at Mandoli, Pabra and Nanowal is expected to complete within the stipulated time as per officials of the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation (Public Health) Department. The project will supply 6.9 crore litres of safe drinking water […]
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‘It is poison, not water, that comes out of the handpumps’ – Unnao, Uttar Pradesh
Unnao, Uttar Pradesh Shiv Kumar, along with his family of seven, is leaving behind his ancestral home at Dakari village in Unnao district, 70 kilometres from the state capital, Lucknow. “I am the third generation that has lived in this house,” said the 54-year-old, resignation and sadness in his voice as he prepared to depart […]
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Water in 20% wells of Raj unsuitable for drinking
Excerpts: Jaipur: Groundwater table in every fifth well (20%) in the statemhas gone below the alarming level of 40 metres, making it largely unfit for drinking. The water below 40 metres contains sulphur, chlorine and fluoride more than the permissible limit, posing health hazards when consumed constantly. … Calling for the immediate action on wells […]
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Three UP districts have high groundwater contamination
Lucknow, Jun 4 (IANS): Sonbhadra, the second-largest district in Uttar Pradesh, has been found to have an ‘alarmingly high’ fluoride contamination in groundwater. High arsenic toxicity has also been found in groundwater in Gonda and Basti districts. A study conducted by the Geological Survey of India (GSI), northern region, Lucknow has found that the volume […]
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India’s infertility war: Exposure to chemicals lowers sperm count, egg quality
Until about a decade ago, weekdays at the Agatsya Sperm Bank in Rajkot saw men, aged between 20 to 30 years, queue up outside the facility. A quick screening, and the young, athletic, qualified, English-speaking men among them would be picked out. For, it would be certain that they would have sufficient volumes of “healthy […]
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Arsenic and fluoride contamination in groundwater: A review of global scenarios with special reference to India
The groundwater contamination with arsenic and fluoride has threatened the well-being of a vast number of people worldwide. Countries of South-East Asia, including Bangladesh, China, and India, are severely affected. In India, people residing in the middle and lower Gangetic planes and some Central and South-India areas characterized by hard rock terrain are worse affected […]
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Alufluoride commences commercial production of aluminium fluoride plant at Visakhapatnam
Commercial production of the new expanded Aluminium Fluoride plant at Visakhapatnam will be commenced with effect from 1st May 2021. Alufluoride Limited has informed the exchange regarding the commencement of its business operations. The Company confirms, commercial production of the new expanded Aluminium Fluoride plant at Visakhapatnam* will be commenced with effect from 1st May 2021. […]
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