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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding contamination of groundwater due to arsenic in India, 11/09/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sunita Pandey & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 11/09/2019 regarding contamination of groundwater due to Arsenic and availability of clean drinking water in Bahraich, Ballia, Balrampur, Bareilly, Basti, Bijnor, Chandauli, Ghazipur, Gonda, Ghorakpur, Lakhimpur Kheri, Meerut, Mirzapur, Muradabad, Rai Bareilly, Santkabirnagar, Shajahanpur, Siddharthnagar, Sant Ravidas Nagar and Unnao and certain other districts in Uttar Pradesh and other similarly affected areas in the country including in Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Karnataka,

Judgement Date: 
11/09/2019
Tags:
Arsenic, Drinking Water Quality, India, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Government Of India (GOI), Uttar Pradesh, Health Effects
Water Supply

HC tells Railways to spell out steps taken to ensure clean drinking water

Publication Date: 
10/07/2019
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, High Court, Drinking Water, Rail Transport, Drinking Water Quality, Bureau Of Indian Standards (BIS)
Water Pollution

How about a purifier made of clay for safe water?

Jain has also developed a ‘clay coin’, which, he says, can disinfect the water and make it safe for drinking

Publication Date: 
29/05/2019
Business Line (New Delhi)
Tags:
Water Pollution, Drinking Water Quality, Diarrhoea, Health Effects
Water Pollution

A guide to equitable water safety planning: ensuring no one is left behind

The lack of access to safe drinking-water is felt disproportionately by those who are disadvantaged socially, economically, demographically or geographically, and explicit consideration of these groups is required to understand and address disparities.

Publication Date: 
22/04/2019
World Health Organization
Tags:
Drinking Water, Drinking Water Quality, Bangladesh, Nepal, Philippines
Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution of groundwater and remedial measures to be taken at Cuddalore industrial area, Tamil Nadu, 01/02/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of S. Pugazhendhi & Others Vs Tamil Nadu State Pollution Control Board & Others dated 01/02/2019 regarding pollution of groundwater and remedial measures to be taken at Cuddalore industrial area in the State of Tamil Nadu.

Judgement Date: 
01/02/2019
Tags:
Industrial Pollution, Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Groundwater Pollution, Drinking Water Quality, Industrial Waste Treatment, Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP)
Water Supply

Bottled water of 5 brands substandard: BSTI

The Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institutions (BSTI) on Monday informed the High Court that bottled drinking water of five brands were substandard.

Publication Date: 
21/01/2019
The Independent (Bangladesh)
Tags:
Bangladesh, Bottled Water Industry, Drinking Water, Drinking Water Quality, High Court
Water Supply

‘Providing Safe Drinking Water: Gov’t’s Priority’

Public Works Minister Signs MoU with The Last Well; 30,000 water purification bucket system arrives for distribution to 5 counties

Publication Date: 
15/01/2019
Liberian Observer (Liberia)
Tags:
Africa, Drinking Water, Water Supply, Liberia, NGO, Drinking Water Quality
Water Supply

37 camels die after drinking contaminated water in Marsabit

Residents of Maikona in Marsabit county are counting losses after 37 camels died after drinking contaminated water.

Publication Date: 
08/01/2019
Star (Kenya)
Tags:
Africa, Kenya, Drinkin Water, Camel, Drinking Water Quality, Water Pollution
Water Supply

Poor Quality of Drinking Water Due to Outdated Regulatory and Institutional Framework – Sinkamba

Green Party President Peter Sinkamba has attributed the provision of poor quality of water by water utilities countrywide to poor regulatory and institutional framework arising from Government’s fa

Publication Date: 
06/01/2019
Lusaka Times (Zambia)
Tags:
Africa, Drinking Water, Drinking Water Quality
Health

Fluorosis and iodine deficiency disorders in India

This review focuses on fluorosis and iodine deficiency disorders, two serious, highly prevalent metabolic disorders that are under-reported. These are caused by the two elements of the halogen family, fluorine and iodine. The former in excess and the latter in deficiency are the cause for concern.

Publication Date: 
10/09/2018
Andezhath K. Susheela
Current Science
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Tags:
Fluorosis, India, Nutritional Diseases, Drinking Water Quality, Food Security, Health Policy

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