Water Pollution

 Fishy deaths

The mystery of large scale fish fatalities in the Yamuna near Agra and the conflicting official theories
A report by Prabhanjan Verma

Publication Date: 
14/07/2002
Prabhanjan Verma
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Pollution Control, Water Pollution, Industrial Dispersal, Yamuna, Fish, Water Quality, Drinking Water, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Fish Poisoning, Governance, Agra (D)
Mining

 Undiluted empowerment

US Supreme Court allows Sokaogon tribe to set its own water quality standards

Publication Date: 
14/07/2002
Down to Earth
Tags:
Water Pollution, Mining, Water Quality, Tribals, Legislation, Supreme Court, United States Of America (US)
Water Pollution

 Unclean barter

Trading in water pollution proposed

Publication Date: 
29/06/2002
Down to Earth
Tags:
Water Pollution, Water Pollution Control, Acid Rain, Industrial Dispersal, Water Treatment Technology, Water Quality
Forests

 Deep cleansing

Rainwater harvesting can purge pollutants too

Publication Date: 
14/06/2002
Down to Earth
Tags:
Groundwater Pollution, Water Treatment Technology, Water Harvesting, Water Quality, Irrigation, Polio, Research, Australia
Fisheries

 Arsenicosis Alarm

Arsenicosis in drinking water is growing alarmingly and posing a health hazard to the people of Bangladesh while causing socio-economnic problems also. This was stated by the speakers at a

Publication Date: 
14/04/2002
Down to Earth
Tags:
Water Quality, Arsenic, Health Effects, Research, Bangladesh
Water Pollution

 Thinking afresh

Freshwater is the most fundamental natural resource. But its sources are fast dwindling or becoming contaminated throughout the world. At the start of the 21st century, nine countries with around 35

Publication Date: 
Sunday, April 14, 2002
Down to Earth
Tags:
Water Pollution, Freshwater Ecosystems, Water Quality, Kenya, Nigeria, China, India
Water Resources

National water policy 2002

This policy emphasises planning, development and management of water resources in a national perspective through a well-developed information system and river basin organisations for the integrated and multidisciplinary management of entire drainage basins. It has prioritised water allocation

Publication Date: 
08/04/2002
Ministry of Water Resources (India)
Tags:
Water Resources, Groundwater, Water Policy, Water Conservation, Water Quality, Drinking Water, Irrigation, India
India

 Contaminated cocktail

it's official now. The Howrah Municipal Corporation (hmc) authorities have admitted that the tap water being supplied to the inhabitants of this town in West Bengal is acidic and unfit for

Publication Date: 
14/03/2002
Down to Earth
Tags:
Water Quality, India, West Bengal
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
Down to Earth
Tags:
Water Pollution, Water Pollution Control, River Pollution, Ganga, Water Quality, India
India

 Polluted Yangtze

The Yangtze River of China is becoming increasingly polluted, according to a report of the Yangtze River Water Resources Authority. In 2001, sewage and industrial waste dumping increased by 11 per

Publication Date: 
27/02/2002
Down to Earth
Tags:
River Pollution, Industrial Dispersal, Water Quality, Waste Disposal, China

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