Drinking Water Quality

Bottled water market growing faster than carbonated drinks in India, mirroring global trend

Bottled water is growing much faster than carbonated drinks in India, mirroring a global trend as consumers go off sugary beverages, said researcher Euromonitor.

Publication Date:

16/08/2016

Source: Economic Times (New Delhi)

Tags:

Bottled Water Industry, Drinking Water, PepsiCo, Health Care, Drinking Water Quality

Water Pollution

Krishna river water may not be safe

Water Pollution from Narla Tata Rao Thermal Power Station is going to be harmful for the pilgrims.

Publication Date:

12/08/2016

Source: Deccan Chronicle (Hyderabad)

Tags:

Andhra Pradesh, Krishna, River Pollution, Drinking Water Quality, Industrial Pollution, Thermal Power Plants, Ecology, Water Pollution

Water Pollution

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Safe Drinking Water, 11/08/2016

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Safe Drinking Water, 11/08/2016. As per information provided by States / UTs on online portal Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of the Ministry, there are total 17,14,528 rural habitations in the country. Out of them; 13,09,567 rural habitations are fully covered (getting 40 litres per capita per day (lpcd) or more potable drinking water);

Publication Date:

Thursday, August 11, 2016

Source: Lok Sabha

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Tags:

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

Water Pollution

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Contaminated Drinking Water, 11/08/2016

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Contaminated Drinking Water, 11/08/2016. As per the National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) guidelines, 10% of the total budget is allocated to North Eastern States.

Publication Date:

11/08/2016

Source: Lok Sabha

Tags:

Drinking Water, Drinking Water Quality, Arsenic, Fluoride, North East, India, Statistics, Parliament

Water Pollution

Bacteriological quality of drinking water in the Atebubu-Amantin District of the Brong-Ahafo Region of Ghana

The study was carried out to determine the bacteriological safety of water in hand-dug wells in the Atebubu-Amantin District of the Brong-Ahafo Region in Ghana. A total of 60 samples were collected from ten hand dug wells and analysed for total coliform (TC), faecal coliform (FC), E. coli (EC), Salmonella spp. (SP) and Enterococcus spp. (ES). Data was collected in both the rainy and the dry seasons.

Publication Date:

08/08/2016

Author(s): M. Tekpor, M. O. Akrong, M. H. Asmah & et al

Source: Applied Water Science

pp:

1-6

Tags:

Drinking Water Quality, Ghana, Africa, Health Effects, Waterborne diseases

Water Pollution

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Quality of Drinking Water, 28/07/2016

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Quality of Drinking Water, 28/07/2016. In order to streamline the mechanism of testing quality of drinking water, the Ministry has published the Uniform Drinking Water Quality Monitoring Protocol and widely distributed to all the States upto the district level.

Publication Date:

28/07/2016

Source: Lok Sabha

Tags:

Drinking Water Quality, Drinking Water, India, Parliament

Health

Early postnatal manganese exposure causes lasting impairment of selective and focused attention and arousal regulation in adult rats

Studies in children and adolescents have associated early developmental manganese (Mn) exposure with inattention, impulsivity, hyperactivity, and oppositional behaviors, but causal inferences are precluded by the correlational nature of the data and generally limited control for potential confounders.

Original Source

Publication Date:

06/07/2016

Author(s): Stephane A. Beaudin, Barbara J. Strupp, Myla Strawderman & et al

Source: Environmental Health Perspectives

pp:

1-36

Tags:

Drinking Water Quality, Health Effects, Neurology, United States Of America (US), Mental Health

Water Pollution

Impact of different irrigation systems on water quality in peri-urban areas of Gujarat, India

The ever-growing population of India, along with the increasing competition for water for productive uses in different sectors – especially irrigated agriculture and related local water systems and drainage – poses a challenge in an effort to improve water quality and sanitation.

Publication Date:

01/07/2016

Author(s): Ruchi Vangani, Deepak Saxena, Nicolas Gerber, Dileep Mavalankar, Joachim von Braun

Source: Center for Development Research

Tags:

Water Quality, Irrigation, Gujarat, India, Drinking Water, Drinking Water Quality, Sanitation, Health Effects, Agriculture, Water Treatment Technology

Health