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 …
Exposure to arsenic-contaminated drinking water during pregnancy is associated with low birth weight and fetal loss, and there is concern that the infants' development may be affected. The researchers conducted a large population-based study of nutritional supplementation with 4,436 pregnant women in Matlab, Bangladesh, an area of high-arsenic
This report outlines the wide-ranging risks investors and companies face from water scarcity and how global climate change will heighten those risks in many parts of the world. The report makes clear that companies that treat pressing water risks as a key strategic challenge will be far better positioned in …
The existing legislation though covers adequate provision empowering the State Boards to prescribe stringent emission/ discharge standards while issuing the consent under the Water Act/Air Act, the judgments presently made by the SPCBs appear to be based on their respective experiences in qualitative terms for specifying stringent standards on a …
The current study uses contingent valuation technique to estimate the value of clean water in river Musi in Hyderabad, India. The main source of pollution of the river is untreated domestic and industrial wastewater from the urban area of Hyderabad. Therefore, people
Environment ministry admits bacteria is major river pollutant MAJOR rivers in India have high bacterial contamination, the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (moef) said in a press release dated December 24, 2008. Yamuna and Ganga top the list of most polluted rivers (see graph below). Bacterial contamination in water …
Around 460 Apartments Affected As DJB Blames DDA For Damaging Pipes TIMES NEWS NETWORK New Delhi: For the past few days, the sight of water flowing from taps has been making residents of three blocks in the upmarket Vasant Kunj locality of south Delhi feel like vomiting. In two of …
PNS | New Delhi Access to safe drinking water would be made a citizen's fundamental right if the BJP was voted to power. NDA's prime ministerial candidate LK Advani, who held consultations with leading environmentalists, public health engineers, doctors and senior technocrats here on Monday, also proposed the establishment of …
Smriti Kak Ramachandran NEW DELHI: Inestimable efforts and huge sums of money have gone into resuscitation of the Yamuna, but the river within the limits of the city remains the
Undoing the damage done by human beings to nature is not a novel idea any more, not in the face of climate change. But actual actions in this regard are rare. So, when one hears of a project that actually aims at restoring the health of a river and bringing …
BY RASHME SEHGAL NEW DELHI Jan. 13: Yamuna enjoys the distinction of being the most polluted river in the country. The latest status of water quality in India 2007 released by the Central Pollution Control Board, ministry of environment and forests, observes that the total coliform and faecal coliform numbers …
Even as 48 fresh cases of diarrhoea were reported in Chinna Kanch-eepuram on Sunday, the threat of the epidemic spre-ading to other villages, and even Chennai, looms large. While the regional district municipality officer confirmed drinking water contaminated with sewage as the cause for the outbreak on Thursday, and promises …
SALEM: Various drinking water supply works such as sustaining ground water levels, providing water supply to added areas, construction of overhead tanks, water supply improvement schemes etc have been undertaken both in rural and urban areas in Salem district during the past 30 months at an estimated outlay of Rs …
New Delhi, Jan. 4: Packaged drinking water and mineral water plants in the country use up to 7.03 million cubic metres of water per annum with Andhra Pradesh leading the tally having the maximum number of licences to manufacture packaged drinking water. According to figures available, a total of 1,940 …
A survey of households in six villages in Birbhum district of West Bengal provides evidence that decentralisation in delivery of water supply leads to better quality of services. The participation of the local government in distribution of water supply, and household contribution to operation and maintenance appear to have a …
Chandigarh: Poor quality of drinking water, heavy presence of metals and pesticides are the main reasons for the large number of cancer cases in Talwandi Sabo in Bathinda district. According to a study conducted by the Department of Community Medicine, PGI, 'Age Adjusted Prevalence' of confirmed cancer cases has been …
There are some bacteria in all waters. In general they carry out beneficial processes but some bacteria or other microorganisms may cause disease in humans. New water-related diseases, periodically emerge either because they are newly recognized or because their importance increases.
This Multi-District Assessment of Water Safety (M-DAWS) study conducted between March 2007 and December 2008 by WASMO has found chemical and bacterial contamination in drinking water samples in eight districts of Gujarat including Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Gandhinagar, Kutch, Mehsana, Dangs, Surat and Valsad. Drinking water has been accorded the highest priority …
Prevalence of kidney stone disease is common in Trichy city and even in adjacent areas. Middle-aged people are more vulnerable. Male are more vulnerable than the female. According to Saturation Index, all the groundwater sources in Trichy Town have the Crystallization (stone forming) tendency.
