High arsenic concentration has been found in groundwater in 18 districts of Bihar, as well as its correlation with incidences of gallbladde...

"The high concentration of arsenic, fluoride, and iron in groundwater in rural areas in 31 of 38 districts is posing a major health hazard....

In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said of the 6,061 arsenic-affected habitati...

According to the researchers, the findings suggest a much greater extent of the high arsenic zones and total population exposed than alread...

Congress national general secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala said not only the water has turned impure but also there is corruption in gover...

New research has shown that the largest groundwater depletion in the world is happening in northern India.

Uttar Pradesh has the largest number of people, over 70 million, exposed to arsenic-contaminated water.

As per the data shared by the minister, Rajasthan has maximum 20,895 such habitations followed by Assam, Jharkhand and Bihar.

Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti today said her ministry accords the "highest priority" to Bihar, which goes to polls later this y...

In Jharkhand, contamination has been reported in areas close to the Ganga and areas where the river has shifted recently and in eight distr...

The government today said it will ensure supply of clean and adequate drinking water to all rural areas of the country.

The NDA Government has accorded top priority to cleaning Ganga and the Centre had allocated Rs 2,037 crore for an integrated programme.

“The Indian subcontinent is the only region where arsenic contamination of drinking water coexists with widespread resistance to antimonial...

The fund will be used to pay salaries, pensions & DA of teaching & non-teaching staffers of 9 state varsities from March 12 to Feb 13.

The government announced that it would set up an international centre to tackle arsenic contamination in Kolkata, with several parts of eas...

Engineering and construction major Punj Lloyd today said it has won the country's largest solar- based contract worth Rs 232 crore for inst...

The presence of arsenic in groundwater has assumed alarming proportion in Bihar with 12 out of 38 districts affected by groundwater contami...