Judgment of the National Green Tribunal, May 27, 2025 in the matter of Sumit Saini Vs Shree Ram Steel Industries & Others. Sumit Saini, resident of village Damla, District Yamuna Nagar, Haryana had sent a letter petition dated May 14, 2022 to the NGT. The application said that around 25 …
Reports of trace concentrations of pharmaceuticals in the water cycle have raised concerns over potential human health risks from exposure to very low levels of pharmaceuticals in drinking-water. This technical report aims to provide practical guidance and recommendations in managing concerns over pharmaceuticals in drinking-water, taking into consideration the available …
Bathinda: Low to very high traces of uranium were detected in water samples taken from tubewells in 43 villages in Bhagta Bhai Ke, Mour, Nathana, Phul and Rampura blocks of the district. The samples, taken by a government lab, were analysed by the Bhaba Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai. High …
Muktsar: In the absence of RO (reverse osmosis) water treatment plants in their area, residents of around 33 villages in the district are forced to drink contaminated water. Underground water has already been declared unfit for human consumption in the area due to its high TDS level. Of the total …
To be equipped with GPS to keep tabs on the service Complaints of errant tanker drivers asking for money, delay in service and several other aberrations have prompted the Delhi Jal Board to outsource the water tankers and equip them with a global positioning system to keep tabs on the …
To overcome the shortage of drinking water in the Capital, the Delhi Government is keen on commissioning the Munak Canal as this would result in saving of 80 million gallons per day of raw water and thus enable functioning of three water treatment plants which are lying idle for lack …
The pollution control committee lays down 23 conditions to be followed The Puducherry Pollution Control Committee has given green signal for the Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) to be constructed near Kanaganeri at Kadirgamam. After studying the Rapid Environment Impact Assessment report prepared by two private firms appointed by Public Health …
A group of global businesses with operations in India have worked with the Government of Gujarat and the four largest cities in the state (Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Surat and Vadodara) to identify inclusive and sustainable solutions to key urban development challenges faced by these cities. The companies are part of a …
Taking the Delhi Government to task, North Delhi Municipal Corporation’s Leader of the House Mahender Nagpal on Thursday said that the agreement signed between the Delhi Jal Board and a Singapore-based company to purify water confirms that the water supplied is contaminated. Mr. Nagpal said under this agreement there is …
The Delhi Jal Board on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Singapore Cooperation Enterprise (SCE) with an aim to recycle and reuse waste water in a major way to help meet the growing demand of the city. DJB officials said the Singapore agency would set up a facility …
Amidst reports of the neighbouring state cutting water supply to Delhi, Haryana claimed Sunday that it was releasing double of its legitimate share of water to the national capital. Stating this here, chief engineer of Yamuna Water Services, Haryana irrigation department in Delhi, Anand Kumar said Delhi’s legitimate share of …
An unprecedented water crisis looms large over the city with neighbouring Haryana drastically cutting supply on Thursday, leaving various treatment plants short of raw water and areas across the city parched. Areas across the city have already been grappling with acute shortage of water and the situation may worsen further …
The water crisis in the city is likely to continue as Delhi government’s efforts to get more water from neighbouring Haryana did not fructify. At a meeting here, Delhi chief secretary P.K. Tripathi asked his Haryana counterpart P.K. Chaudhery to release more water to Delhi but the latter turned down …
SPACE TECH FINDS MASS USE: Eureka Forbes partners with Water Security Corp & launches low-cost water-purifier as part of its efforts to provide clean water on a large scale. Bringing space technology to the masses is a grand ambition that very few can live up to. But last month, one …
For the first time in three years, Delhi government’s budget for the health sector shifted its focus from Public Private Partnership (PPP) to primary and allied medical services. The budget allocation for health was increased to 14.16 percent of the total outlay. From the current financial year, Delhi will roll …
BHUBANESWAR: The Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) has not been able to solve the drinking water problem in slums and areas, which are not covered under piped water supply, in the City. Last year the State Government decided to install at least five standposts in each ward of the Bhubaneswar …
The Department of Rural Development & Panchayats, Government of Punjab has recently implemented waste water treatment systems, applying Waste Stabilization Ponds (WSP) technology in some of the villages in the districts of Ludhiana and Muktasar, in order to rejuvenate/renovate existing unused ponds. The state government desired to have techno-economic evaluation …
Epidemiological studies have used various measures to characterize trihalomethane (THM) exposures, but the relationship of these indicators to exposure biomarkers remains unclear. The authors examined temporal and spatial variability in baseline blood THM concentrations and assessed the relationship between these concentrations and several exposure indicators (tap water concentration, water-use activities, …
The Department of Rural Development & Panchayats, Government of Punjab has recently implemented waste water treatment systems, applying Waste Stabilization Ponds (WSP) technology in some of the villages in the districts of Ludhiana and Muktasar, in order to rejuvenate/renovate existing unused ponds. The state government desired to have techno-economic evaluation …
This summer, the capital city and its suburbs are in the grip of acute water shortage. In a multi-part series The Hindu<\i> examines the diverse ways the problem has impacted the people. Water taps that can do little more than drip, wells that give no more water, water …
Guwahati, April 19: The city has just acquired two reasons to be more confident about its glass of water. The state public health engineering minister, Gautam Roy, today inaugurated a laboratory of the department of public health engineering to test water-carrying pipes and a few mobile water treatment plants. The …
