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That dusty cabin you're opening this weekend could be hiding a deadly virusSpring cleaning at cabins can be dangerous. Hantavirus, carried by mice, spreads through droppings and urine. Inhaling dust from these can ...- Water of Ganga river unfit for bathing at several places in Bihar: Economic SurveyThe water quality of the Ganga river in Bihar is unfit for bathing due to high bacteriological contamination from untreated sewage. The Bih...
- Even 'originating point' of Ganga is polluted by STP discharge, NGT toldThe National Green Tribunal, reviewing a report on the Ganges River's pollution, found even the river's origin contaminated with sewage tre...
- Water quality of Ganga in UP deteriorating due to discharge of sewage: NGTThe National Green Tribunal (NGT) found that untreated sewage discharge from Uttar Pradesh is polluting the Ganga River. The NGT criticized...
- How dirty is your phone? New study shows harmful bacteria from toilets found lurking on devicesMany bacteria that live on our phones are found in human and animal faecal matter.
- UK nutrition brand is paying Rs 1.5 lakh to smell poop; here's how to applyThe company plans to train five people to become the world's first "Poommeliers," who are experts in the sight and smell of fecal matter. T...
- Airlines dropping poop to be fined Rs 50,000DGCA has, however, filed a review petition with the NGT saying it is impossible for flying aircraft to dump excreta.
- UN review should call on India to stop targeting NGOs: HRWThe UN Human Rights Council will conduct its third review of India's human rights record under the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) procedur...
- Air pollution, Art of Living and Ganga hogged limelight in NGT in 2016The year not only saw slapping of hefty fines on public authorities, but big corporate houses too were penalised for damaging ecology.
- SwachhBharat@2: Build smart toilets before smart citiesNow that you are going to build some 10 crore more toilets by 2019, this means you will build some 10 crore more septic tanks.
- People in no-toilet villages indirectly consuming excreta: Government reportIn a village of 1,200 people without toilets, each inhabitant indirectly consumes through food about 3 grams of each other's faecal matter ...
- Sewage respite for Yamuna by year-endDelhi Jal Board CEO Vijay Kumar says that, once the project is completed, DJB would be trapping only about 75% of the city's total sewage.
- JD(U) General Secretary Shivanand Tiwari hits out at Narendra ModiJD(U) General Secretary Shivanand Tiwari today hit out at Narendra Modi for malnutrition among children in Gujarat.
- 80% urban sewage left untreated in India: StudyNearly 80 per cent of urban sewage is left untreated which is "killing" Indian rivers, a study has said.
- 'Excreta Does Matter' seminar to be held in New DelhiCentre for Science & Environment (CSE) is organizing the second Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2013: 'Excreta Does Matter', on urban India's water s...
- Indore & Bhopal pollutes its water resources, heavily dependent on NarmadaIndore, the state's commercial capital, once dependent on the Bilawali and Limbodi water tanks, as well as from the Yashwant Sagar dam is n...
- Riversutra gone all wrongWhere does our water come from and where does the sewage go? Ours is a story of mixing it all up
- India's fortunes will be dictated by how well it can manage its water resourcesUrbanisation will be the defining feature of India's growth in the coming years; several studies have projected that it will take place on ...
- Biogas can gain importance in view of rising LPG prices: PAUIn view of escalating Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) costs, biogas can gain importance, according to PAU experts.
- Eco-friendly methods to handle sanitation problemsPublic sanitation, which has been a chronic problem at most religious congregations in the country, can now be handled in a natural and eco...
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