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Tata's iPhone parts factory faces India health probe after farmer contamination complaintsA health probe is underway into liquid discharge from Tata's iPhone parts factory in Hosur. Farmers report skin issues and contaminated far...- Tata says India pollution board drops scrutiny of Apple iPhone parts plantTata Electronics, an Apple supplier, has cleared pollution concerns at its iPhone plant in Tamil Nadu. The state pollution control board dr...
- Tata's Apple iPhone factory in Tamil Nadu faces shutdown threat over farmland water contamination; pollution body seeks explanationAn Indian pollution regulator has accused Tata Electronics, a key supplier for Apple's iPhones, of contaminating groundwater near its Hosur...
- Centre proposes to continue river basin management scheme with Rs 2,183 crore outlay for 2026- 31The government plans to continue the River Basin Management scheme from 2026 to 2031. A budget of Rs 2,183 crore is proposed. This initiati...
- Why battery recycling units across India are harmful for children and pregnant womenA new study by Toxics Link reveals alarming lead contamination in soil surrounding battery recycling units across India, with levels signif...
- India accounts for 25% of global groundwater use, says committee, flags over-extractionIndia faces a critical challenge with excessive groundwater extraction, contributing 25 percent to global withdrawals. A parliamentary comm...
- Groundwater levels rise in 73% of wells across India, govt saysGroundwater levels across India have improved significantly. Over 73 percent of monitored wells show a rise in water levels compared to the...
- 30% wells registered decline in groundwater level: Govt"Analysis of water level data indicates that about 30 per cent of the wells monitored have registered a decline in groundwater level wherea...
- Punjab, Haryana witness alarming dip in groundwater level: StudyThe research paper published by IIT Kanpur has used more than 4,000 groundwater well data from northwest India to demonstrate that groundwa...
- Around 22% groundwater has either dried up or in critical category: Gajendra Singh Shekhawat"Our dependence on groundwater is 65 per cent. It is not infinite. It is invisible, so we don't know how much water is being used. Almost 2...
- ET View: Conservation fee for groundwater usage sensibleThe Central Groundwater Board is slated to determine the mechanism design for the levy and its extent, range and quantum.
- Level of toxic substances going up in rivers, chemical fertilisers contaminating groundwater: CentreCentral Ground Water Board (CGWB) had cautioned that the levels of fluoride, arsenic, nitrate and iron ore were beyond the acceptable limit...
- Delhi at epicentre of global groundwater crisis: ReportNew research has shown that the largest groundwater depletion in the world is happening in northern India.
- NGT orders 'intensive survey' of rivers in western UPThe order by the green tribunal comes after a petition filed by an NGO alleged that 50 villagers have died of cancer in western UP.
- By 2050, you may have to live on imported waterData shows that today — going by 2001 figures — the daily per capita groundwater availability in the country has come down to 5,120 litres.
- Pre-monsoon groundwater level declines in 46% wells: GovernmentThe pre-monsoon groundwater level has declined in 46 per cent of wells assessed by the government across the country.
- Haryana faces 6th drought in 11 years, Punjab fifthOut of 17 years since 1998, Haryana has received at least 10% below normal monsoon rains in 12 years.
- UP pollution board shuts down Coca-Cola's Varanasi unitThe company-owned plant in Mehdiganj near Varanasi has been shut during peak season by the UPPCB as it found the company to be "violating a...
- Developers to buy water, realty rates may rise in Noida, Greater NoidaIt is being speculated that not only will projects be delayed due to inadequate water for construction but also push up prices of propertie...
- SC seeks toxicity report of Bhopal groundwaterThe first-ever official test to find out toxicity level in groundwater around Bhopal’s Union Carbide plant since the leak of poisonous gas ...
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