Report by the Central Groundwater Authority in the matter of Suo Moto arsenic found in groundwater in 25 states dated November 18, 2024. When the matter was listed before the NGT, August 7, 2024, wherein CGWA stated that the reports from seven states/UTs namely Maharashtra, Nagaland, Jharkhand, Tripura, Gujarat, Odisha …
The groundwater samples collected by the Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR) have revealed that only 15 percent to 18 percent samples were safe for drinking both in urban and rural areas of the country. PCRWR officials said that 90 percent of the population in the rural areas …
There has been a decline in the water levels in eight districts of Delhi, according to findings of a pre-monsoon monitoring carried out by the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB). The fall has been as high as 62 per cent in some districts. But at the same time, the water …
Cabinet, on Tuesday, approved establishing International Centre for Drinking Water Quality in Kolkata focusing on research and development on drinking water quality related problems. An official release said that the aim of this centre will be to work in the area of identification, mitigation and management with focus on research …
Excess arsenic found in borewell water samples in four taluks of Raichur, Yadgir. A State government-appointed expert committee has found unscientific disposal of poisonous wastes by the State-owned Hutti Gold Mines to be the main reason for excess arsenic content in groundwater in four taluks of Raichur and Yadgir districts …
A programme will be launched to provide treated water for villagers in kidney disease prone areas in the North Central Province. The water supply will be confined to drinking and cooking. The National Water Supply and Drainage Board will implement the project under the instructions of Minister Dinesh Gunawardane. NWSDB …
London: The DNA of an average Kolkatan could be facing serious damage, thanks to the high levels of arsenic being consumed through the rice they eat. A joint Indo-British study announced by the University of Manchester have proven a link between rice containing high levels of arsenic and chromosomal damage, …
Rice tainted with high levels of arsenic has been linked to genetic damage that heightens the risk of cancer, a study published on Monday said. Naturally-occurring arsenic in drinking water is a long-known health hazard, especially in Bangladesh, where tens of millions of people depend on wells drilled in the …
Despite strict checking by the authorities, a large number of companies continue to sell highly contaminated bottled water, according to a study. A quarterly report issued by the Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR) has shown that 12 brands of water were found contaminated with high arsenic content. …
The government has taken a move to conduct a study to determine the presence of toxic heavy metals including cadmium and arsenic in rice, officials said. The Soil Resource Development Institute under the ministry of agriculture has been mandated to conduct the study in the wake of a report that …
Burning coal also costs companies and governments billions of pounds in disease treatment and lost working days Air pollution from Europe's 300 largest coal power stations causes 22,300 premature deaths a year and costs companies and governments billions of pounds in disease treatment and lost working days, says a major …
In five years, the Karnataka government spent Rs 93.54 crore to check the quality of water under the National Rural Drinking Water programme. But at the end, the scheme failed with no progress on works, lack of maintenance, planning and seepages. The net result is that a large chunk of …
Researchers at the city-based Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT) have succeeded in developing polymer materials that can filter contaminated industrial water. Head of the Materials Engineering Department Balasubramanian K, who led the project, claimed that the polymer materials can filter heavy and toxic metal ions besides dyes from the …
In forty six wells >150 m deep, from across the arsenic-polluted area of south-central Bangladesh, groundwater composition remained unchanged between 1998 and 2011. No evidence of deteriorating water quality was found in terms of arsenic, iron, manganese, boron, barium or salinity over this period of 13 years. These deep tubewells …
ALLAHABAD: The district authorities have dispatched over 1,000 field testing kits and study materials to 20 blocks to check water quality in 1,425 villages. The district aims to check areas where ground water contains arsenic or fluoride substances. District Development Officer (DDO) RC Pandey told TOI "after dispatching water field …
Arsenic-based drugs are permitted in poultry production. Inorganic arsenic (iAs) causes cancer and maybe other adverse health outcomes. The contribution of chicken consumption to iAs intake, however, is unknown. The objective of the study is to characterize arsenic species profile in chicken meat and estimate bladder and lung cancer risk …
Prospective studies that evaluate the influence of arsenic methylation capacity on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk are lacking. The objective of the study is to evaluate the association of arsenic exposure from drinking water and arsenic methylation capacity with CVD risk..
State-wise districts with fluoride and arsenic contaminated groundwater (2013). Fluoride contamination level: >1.5 mg/l; Arsenic contamination level: >0.05 mg/l; Districts affected are in part; no. of districts are as per Census of India, 2011.
GUWAHATI: Groundwater in at least 15,979 habitations in Assam is contaminated with arsenic, fluoride and iron. This was informed by B Solanki, Minister of State (independent charge) in the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation in reply to a question raised by AGP MP Kumar Dipak Das in the Rajya …
Although some studies mainly from Taiwan, Bangladesh and the United States, have suggested a consistent dose–response increase in the prevalence of hypertension with increasing arsenic exposure, the association between chronic environmental arsenic exposure and the risk of hypertension is still inconclusive. Most of the studies discussed the association from the …
At Mathura, countless songs fill the air regaling Lord Krishna’s relationship with his gopis and the Yamuna. One look at the Yamuna today leaves one wondering whether there is anything left of the river of these songs. Instead, it is the masani nullah that catches the eye. “The Yamuna is …
