India

 The French connection

The French manner of dealing with an apathetic government needs to be replicated in the Indian context

Publication Date: 
27/02/1997
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River Pollution, Yamuna, Drinking Water, Health Effects, Pesticide Residues, Delhi, Agra (D)
India

 Draining Delhi

The capital s drains are the biggest contributors to the pollution

Publication Date: 
27/02/1997
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River Pollution, Yamuna, Drinking Water, Health Effects, Pesticide Residues, Delhi, Agra (D)
India

 Yamuna s DDT overload

A study carried out by H C Agarwal, P K Mittal, K B Menon and M K K Pillai of the department of zoology, University of Delhi, published in August 1985, traced DDT residues in water, bottom sediments

Publication Date: 
27/02/1997
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River Pollution, Yamuna, Drinking Water, Health Effects, Pesticide Residues, Delhi, Agra (D)
India

 Delhi, The biggest culprit

“Round-the-clock monitoring by a

Publication Date: 
27/02/1997
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River Pollution, Yamuna, Drinking Water, Health Effects, Pesticide Residues, Delhi, Agra (D)

 Indian rivers are getting polluted

The answer to the whole issue of murky rivers lies in preventing their pollution, rather than polluting them first and then treating the raw river water for drinking purposes

Publication Date: 
27/02/1997
Anil Agarwal
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River Pollution, Yamuna, Drinking Water, India
Energy

 Cost: Three rupees...

..per villager per year. And the benefit of an ultraviolet disinfectant is potable water for a community of 1,000 people for 15 years

Publication Date: 
14/02/1997
David Taylor
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Water Technology, Drinking Water, Rural Water Supply
India

 In Focus

Parched and thirsty. A more gloo

Publication Date: 
14/01/1997
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Water Management, Drinking Water
Water Resources

 Checking the damage

MANTHAN se Pravah (strength from struggle) is a film on a number of largely women-based initiatives for revitalising drinking water resources in different parts of Gujarat. Remarkable in concept, the

Publication Date: 
14/12/1996
Himanshu Thakkar
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Water Resources, Drinking Water, Gujarat
Environment

 Clean and pure

water in the us will now flow with a guarantee. President Bill Clinton recently signed a bill designed to upgrade municipal water systems in view of the deteriorating water standards. The new law

Publication Date: 
14/09/1996
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Drinking Water, Legislation, United States Of America (US)
Mining

 IN MURKY WATERS

Irked by Britain's failure to enforce Euro

Publication Date: 
30/07/1996
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Tags:
Drinking Water, Legislation, European Union (EU)

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