2024 water funding gap report
Action Against Hunger released the 2024 Water Funding Gap report, finding that globally, only 36% of appeals for water- and sanitation-related funding were met in 2023, leaving a 64% gap. Despite dwindling
Action Against Hunger released the 2024 Water Funding Gap report, finding that globally, only 36% of appeals for water- and sanitation-related funding were met in 2023, leaving a 64% gap. Despite dwindling
Members of the Sal Ghati Sangharsh Morcha have been on an indefinite protest in the Jadera area near Chamba against the 4.5-MW Hul stage-I micro hydel project for the past nine days. Their contention is that there will be no water left for the ongoing and future drinking water and irrigation schemes for Sillagharat, Jadera, Barour, Sungal, Kaila and Paloohin gram panchayats if this project is a
Report prepared by Baba Seechewal based on survey in four dozen villages set along the rivulet Member of Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) and environmentalist Baba Balbir Singh Seechewal has prepared a startling report about hundreds of cancer cases which have come to light after a survey in the villages located close to the highly polluted Chitti Bein (rivulet) in Doaba region. The rep
The Municipal Corporation (MC) has served notices to 800 residents for wasting water since the ban came into force. However, till now no challan has been issued. The ban on washing cars and courtyards as well as watering of lawns came into force on April 1. As many as 14 MC teams have conducted checks in various sectors.
Washington: Oil and gas companies injected hundreds of millions of gallons of hazardous or carcinogenic chemicals into wells in more than 13 states from 2005 to 2009, according to an investigation by Congressional Democrats. The chemicals were used by companies during a drilling process known as hydraulic fracturing, or hydrofracking, which involves the high-pressure injection of a mixture
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Senior BJP leader Vijay Kumar Malhotra has expressed grave concern over reports claiming the presence of superbug in drinking water samples of the city. He said the contaminated water supply had increased the risks of jaundice, diarrhoea and other water-borne diseases. Water-borne diseases In a statement on Friday, Prof.
Water pollutant levels are only set to rise with India facing increasing nitrate contamination in its water supply. Nitrate content in drinking water increases cancer risk as these compounds have been found to be highly carcinogenic. Their huge increase in water levels has been caused by nitrate fertilisers being used by farmers and because of the increasing industrial and domestic wastes be
COIMBATORE: With polling and the accompanying election rhetoric fading into background till the counting date, it is time for the city's water managers and the residents to settle down for the day-to-day affairs. And, focus is on the city's water situation. There are indications that the city may soon have a supply cut.
Paani-puri sellers, hair stylists using bottled water to leverage their brand The growing use of packaged mineral water for cooking and washing is set to boost sales in the branded water segment this summer. Bisleri, Tata's Himalayan, Pepsi's Aquafina and UB Group's Kingfisher are some of the brands vying for the top slot in the packaged drinking water space, where prices range from . 20 to .
Says Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit after a review meeting with health experts The Lancet study that had alleged presence of NDM-1 gene in cholera and dysentery bacteria in the samples of drinking water taken from Delhi was on Wednesday discussed at length by Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit at a high-level review meeting with experts from Maulana Azad Medical College, Directorate of Health Ser