Water Resources

Report to the NGT on groundwater withdrawal by Noida Golf Course, Uttar Pradesh, 25/02/2020

Action taken report in the matter of Vikrant Tongad Vs Union of India & Others in Original Application No. 25 of 2020 dated February 25, 2020. A team of assigned officers of CPCB, UPPCB, CGWA, Noida Authority, UP Jal Nigam authorized by District Magistrate inspected Noida Golf Course (NGC), Sector-43 in Noida to assess the situation of groundwater.

Judgement Date: 
25/02/2020
Tags:
Groundwater Quality, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Central Groundwater Authority (CGWA)
Health

Field experience of Fluoride Nilogon: a method of fluoride removal from groundwater

Field trial of a patented fluoride removal method, based on precipitation–adsorption, has been carried out in some villages of Assam, North East India, with groundwater sources containing 1.8–20 mg/l initial [F– ] at small community (220 l) and household (15 l) levels.

Publication Date: 
25/01/2020
Rajkamal Mohan, Sweety Gogoi, Anup J. Bora & et al
Current Science
118
2
255-263
Tags:
Fluoride, Groundwater, Karbi Anglong, Assam, North East, Groundwater Quality
Water Resources

Country to improve its groundwater

China aims to improve its overall groundwater quality and restore ecosystem functions at a basic level by 2035, according to an official plan issued on Monday.

Publication Date: 
03/04/2019
China Daily
Tags:
Water Resources, Groundwater, China, Groundwater Quality, Water Management, Water Pollution, Asia
Water Pollution

Ground water quality in shallow aquifers in India 2018

The report entitled "Report on Ground water quality in shallow aquifers in India" summarizes various aspects of ground water quality in the shallow aquifers in the country with special reference to six parameters viz. salinity, chloride, arsenic, fluoride, iron and nitrate.

Publication Date: 
01/12/2018
Central Ground Water Board
Tags:
Groundwater Quality, Groundwater, Salinity, Chloride, Fluoride, Iron, Arsenic, India
Water Resources

Panel to study feedback on groundwater rules in Maharashtra

Nearly two months after the draft Maharashtra Groundwater (Development and Management) Rules, 2018, was made public for suggestions and objections, a committee of experts had been constituted to st

Publication Date: 
22/11/2018
Financial Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Groundwater, Wells, Groundwater Quality, Water Resources
Water Pollution

Ganga river basin planning assessment report

The World Bank has assigned Deltares and its partners AECOM India and FutureWater to carry out the project “Analytical Work and Technical Assistance to support Strategic Basin Planning for Ganga River Basin in India” in cooperation with the Government of India.

Publication Date: 
01/11/2018
Central Water Commission (CWC)
Tags:
Ganga, River Basin, Groundwater Quality, Surface Water, India, Ecosystem Services, Groundwater Recharge, Water Management
Water Resources

The North West dolomite aquifers, South Africa: a stalled opportunity for water security and development

The karst dolomite aquifers of the North West Province in South Africa are among the most important in the nation. They serve as key water sources for municipal water supply and irrigation, and are also ecologically important in supplying springs that feed important rivers.

Publication Date: 
01/11/2018
International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
Tags:
Groundwater, Water Management, Water Resources, South Africa, Groundwater Quality, Water Supply, Governance
Water Resources

Groundwater quality along coast deteriorating: study

Team finds sea level rising and more than 80% of Ernakulam’s coast eroding

Publication Date: 
31/10/2018
Hindu (Thiruvananthapuram)
Tags:
Kerala, Groundwater Quality, Total Dissolved Solids, Groundwater Pollution
Water Pollution

Watermelon Rind Cheaply Filters Arsenic in Groundwater

Watermelon rind, usually discarded as waste, has been shown by researchers in Pakistan to be capable of cheaply and efficiently removing arsenic from groundwater.

Publication Date: 
17/08/2018
Environment News Network
Tags:
Water Pollution, Water Pollution Control, Arsenic, Groundwater, Pakistan, Groundwater Quality, South Asia
Water Pollution

Analysis showed presence of contaminated ground water around Sterlite plant in TN : Govt

NEW DELHI: Noting groundwater contamination in an around the Sterlite Copper plant at Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu, the government on Monday told the Rajya Sabha that the analysis of samples from the un

Publication Date: 
24/07/2018
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Groundwater Pollution, Industrial Pollution, Copper Industry, Central Groundwater Authority (CGWA), Groundwater Quality, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)

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