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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Status of trace and toxic metals in Indian rivers
Metal contamination in river water is increasingly becoming common in India. Presence of metals in river water in excesses may cause a significant threat to human health and ecological systems. The present
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Report on water quality hot-spots in rivers of India
This third edition of report on "water quality hotspots in rivers of India” is based on the data of 10 nos. of water quality parameters observed during 2010-2020 at 588 water quality monitoring stations
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Drinking water quality monitoring & surveillance framework
The Ministry of Jal Shakti released the ‘Drinking water quality monitoring & surveillance framework’ for proper functioning of water quality testing laboratories, timely detection of any water quality
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Progress on ambient water quality 2021: global indicator 6.3.2 updates and acceleration needs
Target 6.3 is: “By 2030, improve water quality by reducing pollution, eliminating dumping and minimizing release of hazardous chemicals and materials, halving the proportion of untreated wastewater and
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Progress on freshwater ecosystems 2021: global indicator 6.6.1 updates and acceleration needs
Target 6.6 is: “By 2020, protect and restore water-related ecosystems, including mountains, forests, wetlands, rivers, aquifers and lakes.” Indicator 6.6.1 tracks changes over time in water-related ecosystems.
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Safe and sustainable business models for water reuse in aquaculture in developing countries
Wastewater-fed aquaculture has a long history, especially in Asia. This report examines three empirical cases of integrated wastewater treatment and aquaculture production. From an aquaculture entrepreneur’s
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Guidelines on safe recreational water quality: Volume 1- coastal and fresh waters
Use of coastal, estuarine and freshwater recreational environments has significant benefits for health and well-being, including rest, relaxation, exercise, cultural and religious practices, and aesthetic
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Water quality assessments for urban water environment
Worldwide demand for freshwater resources is continuously increasing to satisfy the need for increasing population and growing economies. Further, both biophysical and social patterns and processes are
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Rural community water supply: sustainable services for all
Approximately two-thirds of a billion rural people, mostly in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia, collect their domestic water from unprotected sources or from engineered but nonetheless distant water points.
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Order of the Madras High Court regarding pollution of river Amaravati, Tamil Nadu, 20/04/2021
<p>Order of the Madras High Court regarding water pollution at Amaravati river, Tamil Nadu.</p> <p>The petition filed in public interest suggests that the wanton permission accorded by the Tamil Nadu