Drinking Water Quality

High level of toxins in water at 300 Uttar Pradesh schools, finds survey

AGRA: In over 300 schools spread across nine districts of western Uttar Pradesh, the quality of water was found to be very poor, with high levels of very toxic chemicals.

Publication Date:

10/08/2017

Source: Times Of India (Agra)

Tags:

Uttar Pradesh, Water Pollution, Drinking Water Quality, Right To Information (RTI), Environmentalists, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Health Effects

Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution caused by an industry in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, 21/07/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ashwini Kumar & Others Vs. Central Pollution Control Board & Others dated 21/07/2017 regarding pollution caused by an industry in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh.

Judgement Date:

21/07/2017

Tags:

Industrial Pollution, Muzaffarnagar (D), Uttar Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Groundwater Pollution, Drinking Water Quality, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Compensation

Water Pollution

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Fluoride in Drinking Water, 20/07/2017

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Fluoride in Drinking Water, 20/07/2017. State-wise number of habitations affected by fluoride, arsenic and other heavy metals as reported by the States into integrated management information system (IMIS) of the Ministry as on 14th July, 2017 is at Annexure-I. Under National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP), Up to 67% fund allocated to the states can be utilized for coverage & tackling water quality problems.

Publication Date:

Thursday, July 20, 2017

Source: Lok Sabha

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Tags:

Drinking Water, Drinking Water Quality, Fluoride, Arsenic, Heavy Metals, India, Statistics, Parliament

Environment

Environmental factors contribute to the rise of TB: Study

NAVI MUMBAI: Studies have shown that environmental factors have been a major cause in the rise of Tuberculosis (TB) cases. Better health can be achieved with healthier living.

Publication Date:

19/07/2017

Source: Times of India (Navi Mumbai)

Tags:

Maharashtra, Tuberculosis (TB), Respiratory Diseases, Drinking Water Quality, Environmental Health, Global Warming, Lung Disease, Health Effects, Environment

Water Pollution

National water quality sub-mission guidelines to provide safe drinking water in remaining arsenic and fluoride affected habitations in rural India on mission mode

About 76 percent of rural habitations in India have achieved a fully covered (FC) status, under the National Rural Drinking Water Program, with basic minimum service level of 40 liters per capita daily (lpcd), but this coverage is primarily through hand-pumps and does not necessarily translate into sustainable and good quality service delivery.

Publication Date:

11/07/2017

Source: Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation

Tags:

Water Quality, Drinking Water, Arsenic, Fluoride, India, Drinking Water Quality, National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP)

Health

Developing sustainable models of arsenic-mitigation technologies in the Middle-Ganga Plain in India

This study seeks to understand factors that guide the decision-making process to adopt and implement the available arsenic-mitigation technologies in rural areas in the middle-Ganga Plain in India. A total of 340 households comprising 2500 people were surveyed.

Publication Date:

10/07/2017

Author(s): Sushant K. Singh, Robert W. Taylor, Haiyan Su

Source: Current Science

Vol:

113

Issue:

1

pp:

80-93

Tags:

Arsenic, Patna (D), Bihar, Groundwater, Drinking Water Quality, Health Effects, Water Treatment Technology, Rural Water Supply

Energy

Haryana to install ROs, solar panels in all government schools

CHANDIGARH: The Haryana government has decided to install reverse osmosis (RO) water purification systems in all the government schools across the state from next year.

Publication Date:

06/07/2017

Source: Times of India (Chandigarh)

Tags:

Haryana, Solar Energy, Drinking Water, Renewable Energy, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Drinking Water Quality, Energy

Water Pollution

ZP launches special drive to check water contamination

Nashik: The sanitation department of the Nashik zilla parishad has launched campaign to check the quality of water sources across the district to ensure that people in rural areas get clean drinkin

Publication Date:

11/05/2017

Source: Times Of India (Nashik)

Tags:

Maharashtra, Water Pollution, Drinking Water, Drinking Water Quality, Groundwater

Water Pollution

Court concerned over railway water quality

The Delhi High Court on Monday asked the authorities about the steps they have taken to improve the quality of drinking water at the Northern Railway stations and at their platforms.

Publication Date:

09/05/2017

Source: Hindu (New Delhi)

Tags:

Drinking Water, Drinking Water Quality, Rail Transport, High Court, Delhi, Water Pollution

Water Supply