BIS standards for drinking water
The BIS drinking water specification (IS 10500:1991), which is a voluntary standard, was drawn up in 1983. It was last revised 17 years ago. A revision initiated in 2003, is still in its draft stage. <br>
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution caused by Panipat refinery, Haryana, 01/03/2019
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Satpal Singh, Sarpanch, Gram Panchayat Singhpura Sithna, Panipat Vs Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. Panipat Refinery dated 01/03/2019 regarding air
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Who will take water scamsters to task?
Ahmedabad : Who is responsible and accountable to the unsuspecting consumers being fooled by racketeers who are peddling illegally ISI marked packaged drinking water'?
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Task force formed to seal illegal water bottling plants
NEW DELHI: The Delhi Government has constituted a seven-member task force to take stringent action against illegal water bottling plants operating in the city. Coordination
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Close illegal bottled water units, says HC
New Delhi: To prevent the spread of water-borne diseases in summer, the Delhi high court has directed the government to tighten the noose around illegal units manufacturing and selling bottled drinking water.
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding contamination of groundwater due to arsenic in India, 11/09/2019
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sunita Pandey & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 11/09/2019 regarding contamination of groundwater due to Arsenic and availability
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Water that we supply is safe
We are maintaining the quality as prescribed by BIS: Jal Board The Delhi Jal Board on Thursday asserted that the water it supplies for drinking in the city is safe.
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HC to govt: Act against illegal units
Coming down heavily on illegal units manufacturing and selling bottled drinking water, the Delhi high court directed the government to tighten the noose around them.
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There is no superbug, no cause for worry
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
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3 water samples fail purity test
AHMEDABAD: Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) served closure notices to at least three major companies selling bottled water in residential and commercial neighbourhoods in the city after they failed tests for purity.
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That's What Raids By BIS Have Revealed
Rahul Mangaonkar & Paul John | TNN Ahmedabad: So you don't feel a threat from the needles which are causing a hepatitis epidemic? Listen, that 'trusted' ISI mark on your 20-litre jar of so-called "ozonised mineral drinking water" could be fake!
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Water firms fail old BIS
The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), which recently adopted stricter norms for packaged drinking water, is now conducting tests to see if bottling tests to see if bottling companies are meeting the
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BIS cracks down on 8 bottled water units
The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has suspended the licences of eight packaged drinking water bottling plants run by some of the top companies. The ISI marked granted by BIS was withdrawn after it
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Fluorosis scare in Balasore village
Panic gripped the villagers of Jayrampur under Bhograi block following detection of high fluoride content in drinking water. The amount of fluoride in the water samples collected from the tube-wells
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BIS for making bottled water norms must for soft drinks
The country's apex body on quality norms, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has favoured comprehensive revision of standards for soft drinks, including those for the water used in these carbonated
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Alarming presence of E-Coli a cause of concern
KOCHI: One of the major reasons for the contamination of potable drinking water is the presence of E-Coli, a bacterium found in human and animal waste. Dr Aisha S, a doctor in the Health Department said:
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Eco scientists moot measures to improve quality of river water
Urbanisation, influx of pilgrims, fertilizer-intensive farming, and indiscriminate sand-mining have impacted on the water quality of Manimala river, a major source of drinking water in Kottayam and Pathanamthitta districts. A report published in Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, an international journal devoted to progress in the use of monitoring data in assessing environmental risks to man and environment, highlights the deterioration in water quality caused by human intervention, especially in the upper reaches of the Manimala river.
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Mineral water sold in Delhi has faecal matter, chemicals
Till now, the big villains in Delhi
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Civic body’s dumpyard pollutes city groundwater
Ground water in areas up to three km radius around garbage disposal sites of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation is highly alkaline and unfit for human use. According to a joint research study
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3 wafer samples fail purity test
AMC serves losure noticesto' major companies Ahmedabad: Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) served closure notices to at least three major companies selling bottled water in residential and commercial neighbourhoods in the city after they failed tests for purity.