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 …
This document aims to provide a general framework to partners under UNEP's project on "Vulnerability Assessment of Freshwater Resources to Environmental Change". The framework is developed on the basis of available knowledge of the field, with full consideration of data availability and other constraints, and is intended to be a …
The Sambhar Salt Lake hydrological system, including river waters, groundwaters, evaporating pans and sub-surface brines, has been analyzed for the salt content (TDS) and naturally occurring radionuclides (210Po, 210Pb and 226,228Ra). The abundance of these radionuclides and their activity ratios show a wide variation in different hydrological regimes, which helps …
The Accelerated rural water supply programme (ARWSP) has been renamed as the National rural water supply programme (NRWSP). This document details revised guidelines and the policy framework for implementation of the NRWSP. To provide every rural person with adequate water for drinking, cooking and other domestic basic needs on a …
The purpose of the new edition is to introduce the basic concepts of water quality and how it is related to ecosystem and human health; and to present an overview and assessments of current and upcoming global water quality issues with examples from around the world. It also includes a …
Written by Chantal van Ham, Thomas Greiber, Gerben Janse and Marta Gaworska, this study explores the state of development of forest-groundwater related payments for environmental services (PES) schemes in the European Union. It shows that PES structures already exist in a number of EU member states, which fund afforestation and …
In Bangladesh, millions of people are exposed to arsenic in drinking water ; arsenic is associated with increased risk of cancer. Once ingested, arsenic is metabolized via methylation and excreted in urine. Knowledge about nutritional factors affecting individual variation in methylation is limited. The purpose of this study was to …
Jerash refugee camp is one of the ten official Palestinian refugee camps located in Jordan. It is inhabited by about 28,000 people who originally fled from Gaza, Palestine, in 1968, as a result of the 1967 Arab-Israeli war. Wastewater has been used for irrigation in Jordan for several decades. Some …
This study focuses on examining the relationship between water quality degradation and income at a global level using cross-country panel data sets. Water resource degradation is influenced by changes in the economic processes through scale, compositional and technology effects. The efforts on conservation of water resources are not on par …
River Kosi is subjected to severe domestic and industrial pollution and this recent study on the Kosi river concludes that due to high alkalinity it is not suitable for agriculture. Also indicates that most of the pollution is due to the Industrial discharge and agricultural run-off and cattle dropping are …
Most religious beliefs involve some ceremonial use of 'holy' water and in India the water of the river Ganga is treated with such reverence. Scientists studied that the water of Ganga at its origin is in a pure state and even after being kept for several years, does not get …
The aim of this capacity building programme is to improve the efficiency and positive impact of urban, community-managed water and sanitation schemes. The manual was originally developed in collaboration with the Dar es Salaam Water and Sewerage Authority
The most effective means of consistently ensuring the safety of a drinking-water supply is through the use of a comprehensive risk assessment and risk management approach that encompasses all steps in water supply from catchment to consumer. In these guidelines, such approaches are called water safety plans (WSPs).
The supply of Palar drinking water, allegedly contaminated by mixing of sewage, has affected several dozen families in East Tambaram. Residents living in a few streets of Rajeswari Nagar and Rajeswari Nagar (Extension) in Selaiyur coming under Tambaram Municipality told The Hindu that the water they had stored in huge …
New Delhi: DJB on Thursday shut down its two water treatment plants as officials said level of ammonia had been rising beyond permissible levels since the past couple of days. On Thursday, it shot up so much that the plants had to be shut down and the water released back …
Howrah General Hospital is facing acute scarcity of filtered water with all its water purifiers currently out of order. All the 29 water filters, installed in January 2003, stopped functioning due to lack of maintenance. Most of them are found covered with cobweb and washbasins have almost turned into dustbins. …
High fluoride level in drinking water causes different kinds of toxicosis in humans and animals. The present investigation was undertaken to observe different forms of enamal mottling in mature and immature domestic animals consuming water containing fluoride below the maximum permissible level.
Lead present in large drainage systems near residential areas in the City do not permeate water sources and contaminate them. This is the conclusion of a six-month study conducted by students of Christ University. The project was sanctioned by the National Referral Centre for Lead Poisoning. The novel study was …
K.Lakshmi and Kannal Achuthan A project to strengthen weak points identified in sewer network across the city under discussion HEALTH HAZARD : Sewage overflows in Kanniappa Colony near Tondiarpet market. CHENNAI: The problem of sewage overflow and contamination of drinking water poses health hazards in a few localities in the …
Depleting water resources, industrialisation and the rampant use of pesticides has led to the pollution of water bodies in Punjab, which has resulted in an acute and chronic morbidity among people. This is the conclusion of a study conducted by the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) …
It is bad news for the residents of Bhanpur that they are under the grip of death. Hundreds of truck garbage dumped by the Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) spreading various diseases in the area, compelling them to die slowly. On the left side of Bhanpur bridge on vacant place the …
