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Contamination, Pollution and Quality
India needs a comprehensive emissions database
Posted on 10 Oct, 2021 01:35 PMIndia needs to develop and maintain a comprehensive inventory of baseline emissions to ascertain whether its policy and technological interventions are able to reduce air pollution, according to an independent
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Over 500 million people in India exposed to sand and dust storms
Posted on 08 Oct, 2021 02:25 PMAccording to a new UN report, more than 500 million people in India are exposed to medium and high levels of poor air quality due to sand and dust storms.
Only a third of sewage generated per day in India treated, reports CPCB
Posted on 23 Sep, 2021 01:30 PMOnly a third of sewage generated daily is treated in India, according to CPCB
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The holy composting unit
Posted on 18 Sep, 2021 03:48 PMCleaning the river banks has been a regular activity taken up by Jeevitnadi Living River Foundation (an NGO working on saving the river Mula Mutha in Pune city through citizen involvement) as a part of the Adopt a river stretch initiative.
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Transforming wall paintings into speaking walls
Posted on 09 Sep, 2021 07:02 PMIf you travel to rural India, you can find wall paintings near bus stands or compound walls of schools or walls of a Panchayat office adorned with messages.
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Uranium in drinking water: A growing concern for India
Posted on 07 Sep, 2021 04:47 PMGroundwater continues to be extracted at frightening proportions in India and the fear of severe depletion of groundwater resources in the coming years is real. As if this is not enough, the available groundwater is also deteriorating in quality posing a severe threat to the health of the population.
India drinks water poisoned with uranium
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Poisonous encounters: Nitrate contamination of groundwater in Rajasthan
Posted on 26 Aug, 2021 08:24 AMGroundwater in arid and semi arid regions continues to be a valuable and often the single most source of freshwater and conservation of this resource remains crucial for the survival of communities residing in the area. At the same time, a serious decline in the quality of groundwater is adding pressure on these water resources.
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Water levels in reservoirs of north, central India plummet - Rainfall deficit to blame
Posted on 24 Aug, 2021 11:59 AMDeficient rainfall results in low storage in reservoirs of north, central India
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Government notifies ban on single-use plastics from July 2022
Posted on 24 Aug, 2021 12:04 AMNo more single-use plastics from July 1, 2022
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Study indicates no uranium in Kerala’s drinking water
Posted on 21 Aug, 2021 11:42 AMThe serious health effects connected with the presence of uranium, a naturally occurring radioactive element in drinking water sources from different parts of the world and more recently in some parts of India (
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