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Nitrate contamination in groundwater across 502 districts in 26 states, UTs : Govt tells Lok SabhaGroundwater in 502 districts across India exceeds safe nitrate levels. The Central Ground Water Board detected these high concentrations in...- Rajasthan’s White Wonderland: Marble waste dumping yard becomes scenic hotspot despite toxic risksKishangarh's vast white marble waste dumping yard draws thousands daily. Once a pollution hotspot, it now attracts tourists for its unique ...
- Uranium found in Delhi groundwater, new report raises health and safety alertDelhi's groundwater shows a concerning rise in uranium contamination, now ranking third nationally. The latest CGWB report reveals 13-15% o...
- Climate action: India and the LiFE forceThe onus of implementing sustainable policy can no longer be doled out to states alone. As per the Human Development Report 2020, people ar...
- 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...
- Across India, high levels of toxins in groundwaterApart from nitrate contamination, the presence of fluoride, iron, arsenic and heavy metals has also touched worrying levels.
- India's groundwater widely contaminated with uranium, say researchersNew York, June 8 (IANS) Researchers have found widespread uranium contamination in groundwater from aquifers in 16 Indian states.
- Bengaluru's Ulsoor Lake turns into fish graveyard: Is pollution plaguing water bodies?If untreated water keeps getting pumped into the lakes, it would soon contaminate groundwater resources, as is evident from the higher nitr...
- NGT junks plea seeking demolition of 12 check dams in Uttar PradeshThe green panel said there was no co-relation between construction of check dams and the alleged pollution in ground water.
- Bengaluru may have to be evacuated in a decade if water crisis continuesMost of the apartment complexes that have come up recently in Bengaluru, especially on Sarjapur Road, Bannerghatta Road, Whitefield, and Ma...
- Groundwater turning toxic with sewageThe recent spate of moderate to heavy rains in the city may have boosted the groundwater levels by at least half a metre, but a new report ...
- Delhi groundwater may run dry in 3-5 yrs: StudyScientists at NGRI have said groundwater in Hyderabad, Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai, along with several other northern cities, are declining a...
- Poison in India’s groundwater posing national health crisisDepletion of groundwater and its pollution may be leading to a silent public health crisis as aquifers in many stretches across India are b...
- Quenching that growing thirstWater - the giver of life has become a scarce commodity today. As the disparity in water resources and population grows, concerns of clean ...
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