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 …
The paper deals with the determination of five heavy metals viz. Cu, Cd, Fe, Pb and Zn in surface water at different sites of upper basin of Bhoj wetland, Bhopal.
The availability and quality of clean water in many regions of the world is increasingly threatened by overuse, misuse and pollution. In this context, the relationship between forests and water is a critical issue that must be accorded high priority. This thematic study on forests and water was developed in …
In the present study different water quality parameters i.e. physico-chemical, heavy metals, haloalkanes, pesticides & most probable number of bacteria were analyzed in pre-monsoon, during monsoon & post monsoon season. The study area selected was Narayangiri Filtration Plant in Bhopal city. The study reveals that the quality of surface water …
The present study deals with statistical analysis of physico-chemical parameters of ground water quality in Nambiyar river basin. The quality of ground water has been assessed by using correlation coefficient (r) between all parameters. A systematic correlation and regression study showed linear relationship among different water quality parameters.
The goal of any water treatment plant is to supply safe drinking water to the consumers. This study was conducted to generate a scientific Water Quality (WQ) data at treatment plant, underground reservoirs (UGRs) and consumer's end at seven municipalities for a period of fifteen months.
Stream flow samples were collected with distances downstream over a river stretch of 6.5km. The rivers transcend different land use pattern and took it source from a large refuse dump in the central market (Ogbe market) Ile-Ife before flowing into a dam. Seven sampling points were carefully selected downstream the …
In the present study the pollution of a major North Bihar lake, the Kawar Wetland was studied with special reference to their effects on flora, fauna and local human population. The water of the lake is turbid, acidic and is having higher conductivity. The dissolved oxygen level was estimated as …
Studies indicate an urgent need to map areas that have selenium-rich soil because the element has been linked to aridity there. A study published in the September issue of Journal of Environmental Management revealed that food grains from some arid regions in Northern India had high selenium. For the study, …
AHMEDABAD: A stream of toxic and corrosive chemicals spewing into water supply and onto roads is making lives of thousands of residents of Nikol gam a living hell. While most of them have been forced to install water purification systems to safeguard health, toxic water flowing on roads, in residential …
In north Tamil Nadu, small water bodies in villages are called kulams or kuttais. In the south, they go by the name ooranies. Lots of them have already been encroached upon, while a few have been revived. Swahilya visits a oorani that was revived recently. Here is what she found …
DH News Service, Chikmagalur: Due to the drainage works that was taken up at Ward no 5, Shankarpura, the drainage pipeline carrying sewage from the homes was damaged and as a result the sewage water mixed with the drinking water polluting it. The same contaminated drinking water is being supplied …
KOLKATA, Sept. 10: A day after 173 people were suspected to have been affected with enteric in Rabindra Pally and Purba Phulbagan areas of Jadavpur, over 50 more people were detected with similar symptoms today. This took the toll of affected people to over 200. While the leakage in the …
UK Scientists Develop Technology That Can Provide Safe Water To Millions in India London: British scientists claim to have found a solution to the world
DH News Service, Kushalnagar: Zilla Panchayat President Deergakeshi Shivanna inspected the works on construction of a water purification tank being constructed at a cost of Rs 5.9 crore under Rural Drinking Water Project at Hebbale near here on Sunday. The project when completed would supply pure drinking water to 12 …
Manoj Anand IN WHAT MAY help the civil society in overcoming the water-related problems, the Defence Research Laboratory has created a unique water treatment plant that can bring down the excessive arsenic, floride and iron content of the ground water to an acceptable limit. The director of the laboratory Mr …
Groundwater contaminated with arsenic imposes a big challenge to human health worldwide. Using natural compounds to subvert the detrimental effects of arsenic represents an attractive strategy. The transcription factor nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) is a critical regulator of the cellular antioxidant response and xenobiotic metabolism. Recently, activation …
This report is a case study on the Krishna River Basin in South India. The basin has witnessed intense water development resulting in downstream environmental degradation. The observed decline in discharge to the ocean sends a strong signal: there is only little scope for further water supply development, and further …
By international standards, water supplies in Perth, Western Australia, contain high trihalomethane (THM) levels, particularly the brominated forms. Geographic variability in these levels provided an opportunity to examine cross-city spatial relationships between THM exposure and rates of birth defects (BDs). The goal of the study was to examine BD rates …
