Environment

In Bihar battle, who cares about environment?

For an election that can make or break the main contenders for power in Bihar, no one seems bothered about environmental issues.

Publication Date: 
27/10/2015
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Bihar, Political Parties, Environment, Arsenic, Fluoride, Water Pollution, Climate Change, Health Effects, Droughts
Industry

Report of Core Committee Constituted by NGT for “Monitoring of Potential Hazards of Industrial Development in Singrauli Area”

The Tribunal had constituted a core committee to monitor the potential hazards of industrial development in Singrauli area and five sub-committees for quantification of industrial pollution and impact assessment of water, air, soil and health in and around Singrauli.

Publication Date: 
30/09/2015
Central Pollution Control Board
Tags:
Industrial Pollution, Industry, Water Pollution, Land Pollution, Air Pollution, Health Effects, Singrauli (D), Madhya Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Groundwater Pollution, Mercury, Fluoride
Water Supply

Fluoride-affected Nuapada gets 543 crore for water project

The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned Rs.543.63 crore assistance for mega drinking water supply project in fluoride-contaminated blocks of Odisha’s Nuapada

Publication Date: 
22/09/2015
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Orissa (Odisha), Nuapada (D), Drinking Water, Fluoride, National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development (NABARD), Rural Water Supply
Water Resources

How villages in Jaipur have become water-sufficient by using the simplest water conservation methods

Prahlad Singh and his friends look at each other, amused as they point to the handpump situated at the centre of their village.

Publication Date: 
14/09/2015
KP Narayana Kumar
Economic Times (New Delhi)
Tags:
Rajasthan, Water Conservation, Fluoride, Water Harvesting, Renewable Energy, Water Management, Water Resources
Water Pollution

Fluorosis crippling Chhattisgarh village

BAIKUNTHPUR: A large number of villagers, including children, around Korea district headquarters in North Chhattisgarh are suffering from fluorosis- that cause deformities in children and elderly d

Publication Date: 
09/09/2015
Arjun Chouhan
Times Of India (Raipur)
Tags:
Chhattisgarh, Fluoride, Groundwater, Water Pollution, Fluorosis, Health Effects, Drinking Water
Water Supply

Rs2,600 cr mega water project in offing

The State Government has made a plan to implement a Mega Flow Water Scheme at a cost of Rs2,600 crore through which 70 litre of safe water per head would be provided to all households in the State.

Publication Date: 
26/08/2015
Pioneer (Bhubaneswar)
Tags:
Orissa (Odisha), Water Supply, Drinking Water, Rural Water Supply, Fluoride, Drinking Water Quality
Water Pollution

Raj worst-hit by water contamination: Minister

Union minister for drinking water and sanitation Birendra Singh said that Rajasthan is worst affected by water contamination in the country and 22,254 habitations in the state are yet to be provide

Publication Date: 
06/08/2015
Saurabh Sharma
Times Of India (Jaipur)
Tags:
Rajasthan, Water Pollution, Drinking Water, Fluoride, Heavy Metals, Arsenic, Health Effects
Water Pollution

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on contamination of drinking water, 03/08/2015

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on contamination of drinking water, 03/08/2015. Rajasthan is the worst State affected with 22,254 water quality affected habitations which are yet to be provided safe drinking water as on 1/4/2015.

Publication Date: 
03/08/2015
Rajya Sabha
Tags:
Drinking Water, Drinking Water Quality, Arsenic, Fluoride, Salinity, India, Parliament, Rajasthan
Water Pollution

Schoolkids forced to drink unsafe water in Mansa dist

50% of the samples taken from govt schools fail lab test

Publication Date: 
28/07/2015
Bharat Khanna
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Punjab, Mansa, Water Pollution, Fluoride, Health Effects, Drinking Water
Health

Question raised in Lok Sabha on health problems due to contaminated drinking water, 24/07/2015

Question raised in Lok Sabha on health problems due to contaminated drinking water, 24/07/2015. Intake of Arsenic contaminated drinking water leads to various clinical complications at times causing death. These clinical complications may also arise because of other reasons as well. There are, therefore, obvious difficulties and data on morbidity and mortality due to Arsenic contamination is not maintained Centrally. As per information provided by Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, 1800 habitations are affected by contamination due to Arsenic. The details are at Annexure I.

Publication Date: 
Friday, July 24, 2015
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Drinking Water, Arsenic, Health Effects, India, Statistics, Parliament, Diseases, Fluoride, Fluorosis

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