Water Pollution Control

Excessive heat and little light is how I would describe discussions on privatisation of water. Protagonists say this is the magic bullet that will deliver safe water for all. Antagonists insist the

Publication Date:

14/04/2003

Author(s): Sunita Narain

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

11

Issue:

20030415

pp:

22

Tags:

Water Pollution Control, Water Resources, Ganga, Water Management, Water Treatment Technology, Finance, Private Sector, France, India, Delhi, Developing Countries

India

Water cess bill gets Lok Sabha nod

the Lok Sabha passed the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Cess (Amendment) Bill 2000 on February 18, 2003, during the ongoing budget session of parliament. The bill proposes a three-fold

Publication Date:

14/03/2003

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

11

Issue:

20030315

pp:

0

Tags:

Water Pollution, Water Pollution Control, Legislation, Parliament, India

Water Pollution

Unclean barter

Trading in water pollution proposed

Publication Date:

29/06/2002

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Water Pollution, Water Pollution Control, Acid Rain, Industrial Dispersal, Water Treatment Technology, Water Quality

Water Resources

Controlling water

People in Andhra Pradesh now need official consent to sink new wells

Publication Date:

14/05/2002

Author(s): Nitin Sethi

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Water Pollution Control, Land Resources, Water Resources, Water Conservation, Water Harvesting, Drinking Water, Trees, Compensation, Legislation, Public Participation, India, Andhra Pradesh

India

Monitoring Ganga on Net

a website www.cleanganga.com has been launched, which could go a long way in improving the water quality of the river. The site is hosted by Sankat Mochan Foundation (smf) members and clean-up

Publication Date:

14/03/2002

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Water Pollution, Water Pollution Control, River Pollution, Ganga, Water Quality, India

Water Pollution

Tourist revulsion

Steeped in pollution, Ranchi lake is no more a crowd puller

Publication Date:

14/02/2002

Author(s): Arun Srivastava

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Pollution, Water Pollution, Water Pollution Control, Lake Pollution, Waste Disposal, Tourism, Legislation, India, Ranchi (D)

Economy

ARSENIC POLLUTION

A recent Nepal Red Cross Society and Environment and Public Health Organisation survey have revealed that the underground water of Rautahat district was contaminated with arsenic. Consequently, the

Publication Date:

14/01/2002

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Water Pollution Control, Groundwater Pollution, Arsenic Poisoning, Governance, Nepal

Water Pollution

SOUTH KOREA

A controversy has erupted over recent research revealing that more than 35 per cent of Seoul's water could be contamina

Publication Date:

14/12/2001

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Water Pollution, Water Pollution Control, South Korea

Water Pollution

Small-scale industries drive India's economy but pollute heavily

Since independence, India has had strong policies to promote the small-scale industrial sector: it is labor intensive and thus creates more jobs, it contributes to decentralized industrial development and the units are flexible and able to quickly reorient themselves to emerging demands.

Publication Date:

01/07/2001

Author(s): Anil Agarwal

Source: Stockholm Water Front

Vol:

0

Issue:

3

pp:

10

Tags:

Pollution, Water Pollution, Water Pollution Control, Textile Industry, Small Scale Industry, India