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Aavin denies discontinuing 'Green Magic' milk, says distribution normalAavin has officially denied reports of discontinuing its popular Green Magic milk. The state-owned dairy assures consumers that distributio...
Your kitchen drain is probably growing bacteria right now, here's how to clean itYour kitchen sink drain harbors more germs than your bathroom, posing a health hazard due to bacteria, grease, and food particles. A simple...
As Yamuna chokes, political heat rises in Mathura ahead of 2027 UP electionsThe deteriorating condition of the Yamuna river in Mathura is becoming a significant political issue ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh assemb...
Why Your Kitchen Sponge Might Be Making Everything Smell WorseYour kitchen sponge, a cleaning essential, harbors billions of bacteria. Research reveals these porous tools become microbial hotspots, bre...
These Are the Dirtiest Spots You’re Ignoring in HomeScience reveals that common household items like kitchen sponges, refrigerator handles, and remote controls harbor more bacteria than toile...
The Overlooked Kitchen Surface Where Bacteria Spreads FastestYour kitchen sponge may be dirtier than you think. Scientific studies reveal sponges are a breeding ground for bacteria, spreading germs li...
The Bathroom Spot That Almost No One Cleans ProperlyResearchers highlight that the underside of the toilet rim is a breeding ground for bacteria, often missed during regular cleanings. Biofil...
Is your milk safe? Know about coliform bacteria that is allegedly being linked to packaged milk?Is your milk safety under the scanner? Recently, milk pouches were found to have coliform levels 98 times higher than FSSAI’s prescribed li...
1,700 pounds of butter recalled over possible faecal contamination in US; here’s all you need to knowCabot Creamery's parent company, Agri-Mark Inc, has issued a recall for 1,700 pounds of butter after elevated levels of coliform bacteria w...
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...
'Religion is important, but': Doctor warns after patient develops severe lung infection from Mahakumbh dipHigh faecal bacteria in Ganga at Prayagraj raises health concerns during Mahakumbh. A woman developed a severe lung infection after taking ...
Faecal bacteria levels surpass safe limits at Maha Kumbh, says CPCB; Doctors warn of health risksWater quality in Prayagraj during the Maha Kumbh fails to meet bathing standards due to high faecal coliform levels, indicating sewage cont...
6,061 habitations affected by arsenic, 4,592 by fluoride in India: GovtIn a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said of the 6,061 arsenic-affected habitati...
Jal Shakti Ministry launches framework for water quality testing, monitoringThe guidelines specify work to be done in terms of surveillance and monitoring at the state, district, block/tehsil and village levels.
NGT forms Central Monitoring Committee to prepare national plan for polluted riversThe NGT directed the Central Monitoring Committee to give its report by July 31.
Water quality of Ganga has worsened in 3 years, says studyPrime Minister Narendra Modi had set an ambitious 2019 deadline to achieve results on nirmalta (cleanliness) of Ganga when he launched the ...
Ganga mission fights to stay afloatCAG highlighted its findings which show that the river water quality in eight out of 10 cities/towns (except Rishikesh and Haridwar) along ...
Only 37% sewage treatment capacity in urban areas: GovernmentSewage treatment capacity in urban areas is only 37 per cent of the total amount generated, the government said today.
Your toothbrush may be contaminated with faecesIf you are using a shared washroom there is a 60 per cent chance your toothbrush is covered in fecal matter from someone else, a new study ...
- Water quality in Ganga at Haridwar poor: NGO
Water quality of the river Ganga in Haridwar is below the standards set by the Central Pollution Control Board for bathing, a recent study ...