There has been a decline in the water levels in eight districts of Delhi, according to findings of a pre-monsoon monitoring carried out by the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB).

Cabinet, on Tuesday, approved establishing International Centre for Drinking Water Quality in Kolkata focusing on research and development on drinking water quality related problems.

Excess arsenic found in borewell water samples in four taluks of Raichur, Yadgir.

A programme will be launched to provide treated water for villagers in kidney disease prone areas in the North Central Province. The water supply will be confined to drinking and cooking.

London: The DNA of an average Kolkatan could be facing serious damage, thanks to the high levels of arsenic being consumed through the rice they eat.

Rice tainted with high levels of arsenic has been linked to genetic damage that heightens the risk of cancer, a study published on Monday said.

Despite strict checking by the authorities, a large number of companies continue to sell highly contaminated bottled water, according to a study.

The government has taken a move to conduct a study to determine the presence of toxic heavy metals including cadmium and arsenic in rice, officials said.

জল দূষণ নিয়ে একাধিক বার নির্দেশের পরেও তাতে আমল দেয়নি কলকাতা পুরসভা। এ বার সেই দূষণের ব্যাখ্যা দিতে পুর-অফিসারদের আদালতে হাজিরা দিতে নির্দেশ দিল কলকাতা হাইকোর্ট।

Burning coal also costs companies and governments billions of pounds in disease treatment and lost working days