The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has called a high-level technical meeting on February 6 to discuss safety standards of bottled water sold in the city. The move followed a research paper by Bhabha
Many licensed units are allegedly extracting groundwater There are nearly 64 water packaging units operating in Delhi, many of them allegedly extracting groundwater, even as the Delhi Pollution Control
Disinfection by-products (DBPs) are formed during treatment of water for drinking purposes. Among these oxyhalide DBPs, viz. bromate, chlorate and chlorite are potentially harmful to humans. In the present
GURGAON: Forget tap water, if you thought packaged drinking water was safe in the city, think twice. Though only four samples of packaged drinking water were collected by the food safety department from
ISLAMABAD: A report compiled by the Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR) has found eight mineral water brands unsafe for human consumption as they contain chemicals and germs. The
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Raj Hans Bansal & Others Vs Ministry of Water Resources & Others regarding illegal borewells extracting underground
Groundwater pollution due to anthropogenic activities may impact overall groundwater quality. Organic and inorganic pollutants have been routinely detected at unsafe levels in groundwater rendering this
Over 10,000 illegal packaged water bottling units are operating in the NCR, often using labels of the 64 licensed manufacturers, putting the health of millions of people at risk, say industry officials.But
KATHMANDU: The Department of Food Technology and Quality Control (DFTQC) today disposed 50 jars of Ava branded bottled water that were unsafe for drinking. The water was confiscated from Bhakti Food Industries,
Revenue-earning scheme conceived in 2008 After several failed attempts to establish a water bottling unit at Aruvikkara, the Kerala Water Authority (KWA) has initiated the process yet again. The Comptroller
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