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India HFC-23 emissions may rise if CDM boon ends – former official
Reuters Point Carbon) – Moves to curb offsets issued to emission reduction projects that destroy HFC-23 could result in a steep rise in emissions of the highly potent greenhouse gas as governments are unlikely to force or pay companies to destroy it instead, former Indian climate negotiator Prodipto Ghosh said Tuesday. Currently 19 plants that […]
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Jaipur: Health department to conduct survey for water related diseases
JAIPUR: After identifying ten more districts with poor water quality in the state, the medical health and family welfare department has decided to conduct a survey to find out the health related problems people are facing due to the presence of fluoride in water. Jaipur is one of the 10 districts where the department under […]
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Decaying lives in a flow of unfit water
KV Nagaraju, a PUC student from Kothanur village in Bagepally taluk, has no luxury even to smile while chatting with his classmates at the college. The reason: Nagaraju doesn’t want his friends to notice his teeth damaged due to fluoride that is rampant in drinking water. … With most of the irrigation tanks dried up, […]
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Fluoride treatment plant stands defunct in Kolar taluk
Over 40 villages deprived of potable water A lack of maintenance by authorities has rendered a fluoride treatment plant in the Donimadugu Gram Panchayat area, defunct. The plant was set up with the assistance of the Central government funds to treat fluroide water and supply potable water to the villages. Rampant sinking of borewells in […]
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Deadly uranium traces found in Chittoor water
In what is being seen as a disturbing trend, studies have revealed that the drinking and groundwater in Chittoor district is polluted with high concentrations of uranium, 135 times more than the safe limit fixed by the World Health Organisation. Research studies in Vagalla and nearby villages in the district revealed that drinking and well […]
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71,842 students test positive for fluorosis
After inaugurating an awareness campaign against fluorosis for fluoride-affected villages here on Thursday, Dharmapuri collector R. Lily said that 71,842 among 1,86,907 students had tested positive for fluorosis in the two districts of Krishnagiri and Dharmapuri. The campaign was organised by the Tamil Nadu Water Board and Sewerage Department (TWAD) following an increase in number […]
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Fluoride Mitigation Centre in Gujrat will be set up within the 12th Five year Plan
The Government today informed that a Fluoride Mitigation Centre in Gujrat will be set up within the 12th Five year Plan. Rural Development Minister and the Minister for Drinking Water and Sanitation Shri Jairam Ramesh said in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha that the Centre has already approved the proposal […]
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In a Factory’s Shadow, Fears About Health
NATHKUVA, India — By issuing carbon credits to companies for reducing emissions in the developing world, the United Nations aimed to inject cash into poor communities supporting the growth of sustainable industry. But in this remote village adjacent to Gujarat Fluorochemicals Limited’s coolant gas plant, environmental groups and residents have been at loggerheads with the […]
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Fluoride mitigation centre at Nalgonda
HYDERABAD: A Regional Fluoride Mitigation Centre (RFCC) that will benefit nearly 10 states is likely to be set up in Nalgonda district. A 53-acre land has been identified by the state government for the purpose. On Tuesday, D Rajasekhar, deputy advisor, ministry ofdrinking water and sanitation, is slated to meet the panchayati raj department officials […]
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How Investments Play Into the Story of an Indian Aluminum Park
A Bahrain-based company, Midal Cables, announced its move to set up an aluminum conductor-and-rod manufacturing unit in the Indian state of Odisha. The total project will bring in about US $53 million in investment. The more important part of that story is the location of this new unit. Midal is keen on setting up this […]
India Aluminum Industry