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Contamination, Pollution and Quality
India Industry Water Conclave on Nov 28, 2017 at FICCI, New Delhi
Posted on 07 Nov, 2017 10:12 AMThe theme for the Conclave this year is “Water Use Efficiency: An Imperative for India” to highlight the imperative of water use efficiency in the industry, agriculture and urban contexts.
Floods can pollute groundwater
Posted on 03 Nov, 2017 02:56 PMIn December of 2015, when Chennai was flooded and people were marooned, a team of scientists from Anna University was collecting groundwater samples along the Adyar river to investigate if the groundwater in this region was fit for human consumption.
NCR water bodies disappearing due to urbanisation: Study
Posted on 31 Oct, 2017 08:42 PMStudy says 40 percent of NCR's water bodies lost to urbanisation in 42 years
Huge dam proposed in Arunachal
Posted on 25 Oct, 2017 09:48 AMNiti Aayog proposes 300-metre high dam in Arunachal Pradesh
Salt and sweet: When sun turned saline water potable
Posted on 18 Oct, 2017 07:08 PMSolawata, a small village in Jaipur district is barely 10 kilometers away from Sambhar, India's largest saline lake which is a major centre of salt production that produces about two lakh tonnes of salt a year. On our way to the village from Sambhar, we see caravans packed with bright coloured camel saddles parked on the road.
New guidelines for industries on groundwater use?
Posted on 17 Oct, 2017 02:14 PMNew guidelines proposed by the Centre on groundwater usage by industries
Najafgarh seeks attention
Posted on 17 Oct, 2017 05:07 AMHere’s some news for nature lovers. A dirty drain in Delhi could well be on its way to becoming a bird sanctuary. The Najafgarh drain or nallah that flows through the northwest part of Gurugram is becoming a new habitat for the strikingly tall Greater flamingos, a rosy-white pink billed migratory bird as it passes through southwest Delhi.
Panel to manage northeastern waters formed
Posted on 10 Oct, 2017 02:19 PMCommittee formed for the management of water resources in the Northeast
Pesticides kill 18 Maharashtra farmers
Posted on 10 Oct, 2017 01:53 PMMaharashtra farmers die from inhaling toxic pesticides
Well water makes a difference
Posted on 09 Oct, 2017 01:21 PMShilpi Bai was just 18 when she got married to Magan Singh Solanki in Jamnia village, in Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh. She had dreams in her eyes of a great life ahead. She was healthy and soon became a mother of two children. Her husband was a farmer and she would help him in the field after completing the errands at home.