Blue and Green Drop Project Report 2024
The 2024 blue drop results show an alarming increase in unsafe municipal drinking water, with 13% of blue drop tests across the country that point to unsafe drinking water. The drinking water of 28 towns
Water Quality
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Reply on behalf of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on water quality status of river Markanda, Amblala, Haryana, 07/11/2024
<p>Reply on behalf of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in compliance to the National Green Tribunal order in O.A No. 515 of 2022.</p> <p>The matter related to pollution of holy river Markanda
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Enabling circular economy in used water management in India: a municipal index for assessing urban local bodies’ performance
This study develops and computes a first-of-its-kind municipal index for evaluating the performance of Indian urban local bodies (ULBs) in used water management. ULBs, being the main authorities responsible
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Report on ground water quality in shallow aquifers of NCT of Delhi
The NCT of Delhi, being a densely populated region with a burgeoning urban landscape, faces unique challenges in maintaining the quality of its water resources. Recognizing the significance of the shallow
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Review of upper Yamuna river cleaning projects up to Delhi and river bed management in Delhi
Delhi’s vital water source, the Yamuna river, is facing a severe pollution crisis due to untreated effluents, biomedical waste and illegal dumping of construction debris (malba), posing an imminent threat,
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Status report by the Chandigarh Pollution Control Committee on N-Choe, 16/01/2024
<p>Status report by the Chandigarh Pollution Control Committee in the matter of "How garbage is choking N-Choe in Chandigarh" dated 16/01/2024.</p> <p>An application was filed before the NGT
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Ground water quality in shallow aquifers of India
India is a vast country with varied hydrogeological situations resulting from diversified geological, climatological and topographic settings. Water-bearing rock formations (aquifers), range in age
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Digital innovation in citizen science to enhance water quality monitoring in developing countries
This paper briefly synthesizes recent research illustrating how smartphones, sometimes in conjunction with other sensors, present a nexus point method for citizen scientists to engage with and use sophisticated
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Sanitation and wastewater treatment scenarios and effects on global water quality and SDG 6
Sanitation and wastewater treatment are key elements for global human health and aquatic biodiversity. Scenarios showed an improvement of sanitation but unimproved sanitation will not disappear before
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Water Purification System (Regulation of Use) Rules, 2023
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has published the Water Purification System (Regulation of Use) Rules, 2023. The rules outline guidelines for the proper management, storage,