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Indian officials survey farms around Tata iPhone parts plant after water pollution warningGovernment officials are inspecting farmland near Tata's iPhone parts factory in Hosur. This follows reports that wastewater discharge from...
Tata's iPhone parts factory contaminated farmland water, India pollution body allegesAn Indian pollution regulator has warned Tata Electronics, a key supplier for Apple's iPhones, about a potential factory shutdown. The regu...
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...
Sticking Aluminum Foil to the Walls of Your House: Why Contractors Recommend It and When You Should Try ItHomeowners can now easily detect wall moisture issues with a simple aluminum foil test. This quick method helps distinguish between condens...
Union Cabinet approves phase-2 of Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban, AMRUTEarlier, Hardeep Singh Puri said the urban missions like the Swachh Bharat Mission, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, Smart Cities Mission, Urban...
Water consumption in parched Bundelkhand up 60 percent due to COVID-19: StudyThe preliminary analysis by 'Jal Jan Jodo Abhiyan' showed the average water consumption per person was 75 litres before March 15 but it inc...
Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Board lax in enforcing rules, says CAG reportState agency does not have data on rainwater harvesting implementation.
India extracts more groundwater than China-US, says studyA total of 163 million people in India have no access to clean water close to home, or 15 per cent of all rural residents and seven per cen...
Here's why Bengaluru must take hard decisions to become sustainable in water usageFaced with a harsh summer, which, authorities say , is the worst in fifty years, there are some lessons Bengaluru needs to learn, and fast.
Pollution turning country's rainfall acidic, says studyAcid rain is a result of rain water in the atmosphere mixing with polluting gases such as oxides of sulphur and nitrogen emitted from autom...
Delhi, Rajasthan, Haryana going the Latur way as groundwater extraction risesIt could get much worse in the future if one looks at the way Delhi, Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan have been drawing water from the ground.
Economic Survey 2015-2016: Productivity of crops like wheat, paddy and pulses lowAccording to the survey, in wheat, India's average yield in 2013 of 3075 kg/ha is lower than the world average of 3257 kg/ha.
- PCB notice to Dr Reddy’s Laboratories for polluting Hussainsagar
Even as environmentalists have been crying foul over the severe pollution of water bodies in the city, including Hussainsagar lake, the aut...
- Recent approaches to sustainability focus on energy
Recent approaches to sustainability focus on energy as development demands the use of energy, and there is a correlation between efficiency...
- House panel for inclusion of water in Union, Concurrent list
The standing committee on water resources has urged the Centre to build consensus on inclusion of water either in the Union or the Concurre...
- Study begins to explore Cherrapunjee 'drought'
Despite being the wettest place on earth Cherrapunjee is suffering from acute water scarcity, earning for itself the epithet 'wet desert'.
Gangotri: From here to eternitySome of India's leading scientists believe there's no immediate or even medium-term threat to the glacier that feeds the Ganga.