Groundwater

India's groundwater is flooded with fluoride

Fluoride is an acute toxin, with a rating slightly higher than lead. It is, in fact, one of the most bone seeking elements known to human beings. And groundwater in India shows the presence of unhealthy quantities of fluoride. A worrying scenario: daily i

Publication Date:

30/03/2003

Author(s): V K Joshi

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

11

Issue:

20030331

pp:

0

Tags:

Groundwater Pollution, Lead, Groundwater, Drinking Water, Health Effects, Fluorosis, India

India

Land subsides in groundwater guzzling UP districts

Central Uttar Pradesh is literally on shaky ground. Land subsidence has been reported from several districts of the region, including Fatehpur, Farrukhabad, Kannauj and Unnao. Alarmingly, the culprit is neither seismic nor mining activity, but excessive g

Publication Date:

30/03/2003

Author(s): Sutapa Ghosh

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Land Resources, Water Resources, Groundwater, Tubewells, Water Management, Groundwater Irrigation, India, Uttar Pradesh

Health

Guidance and awareness raising materials under new UNEP mercury programs (Indian scenario)

Mercury distribution in the environment has been a focus of scientific attention because of the potential health risks posed by mercury exposure.

Publication Date:

01/01/2003

Author(s): R.C.Srivastava

Source: UNEP

Tags:

Mercury, Health Effects, India, Pollution, Groundwater, Singrauli (D), Madhya Pradesh, Thermal Power Plants, Environment

India

Go to Rajkot

Learn the intricate art of mismanaging water

Publication Date:

30/12/2002

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Water Salinisation, Narmada, Tanks, Groundwater, Water Management, Water Demand, WHO, NGO, Gujarat, Rajkot

India

Water wars

Panchayat fights to retain what is left of Saligao s groundwater

Publication Date:

14/12/2002

Author(s): Frederick Noronha

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

11

Issue:

20021215

pp:

0

Tags:

Groundwater, Water Demand, Tourism, Private Sector, Legislation, Panchayats, Goa, European Union (EU)

Mining

Mine games

New Delhi, November 15

Publication Date:

14/11/2002

Author(s): Kushal P S Yadav

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

11

Issue:

20021115

pp:

0

Tags:

Environment, Aravalli Range, Mining, Water Resources, Groundwater, Central Groundwater Board (CGWB), Solid Waste, Legislation, Supreme Court, High Court, Political Parties, India, Haryana, Groundwater Pollution

Water Pollution

Lethal find

Scientists find high arsenic content in Haryana s groundwater

Publication Date:

14/10/2002

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Pollution, Water Pollution, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Lead, Groundwater, Arsenic, Health Effects, Research, Scientists, WHO, Haryana

Water Resources

Relocation pangs

Shifting of industries to Bawana will affect groundwater reserves

Publication Date:

29/09/2002

Author(s): Nidhi Jamwal

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Pollution, Water Resources, Groundwater, Groundwater Recharge, Water Management, Industry, Supreme Court, Governance, Delhi

Water Resources

Water proof

Finally, there's incontrovertible evidence to confirm what was always known to be behind the capital's water woes: illegal usage and leakage. Official supplier Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has calculated

Publication Date:

30/08/2002

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Water Resources, Groundwater, Water Distribution, Water Demand, India

Water Resources