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UP elections Phase II: Two villages in Shekhupur Assembly seat boycott pol
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Badaun (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 14 (ANI): People of two villages-- Narau and Milaal Nangla-- in Shekhupur assembly constituency in Uttar Pradesh's Badaun district on Monday said that they have boycotted the voting for the second phase of the state Assembly election over contaminated
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With no wells or handpumps, locals in Chhattisgarh's village say forced to
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Balrampur (Chhattisgarh) [India], February 5 (ANI): Villagers in Sanmandra in Chhattisgarh's Balrampur district say they are forced to consume dirty water that they have to fetch from streams and drains in the absence of a handpump or well in the village.
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China opposes Japanese decision to release nuclear-contaminated water into
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 23 (ANI): China has expressed concerns over what it called Japan's unilateral decision to discharge the nuclear-contaminated water into the sea, calling on Tokyo to "rescind the wrong decision".
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Norovirus confirmed in Wayanad, Kerala Health Minister asks people to be v
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], November 12 (ANI): With Norovirus, an animal-borne disease transmitted through contaminated water and food getting confirmed in Kerala's Wayanad district, Health Minister Veena George on Friday asked people to be vigilant and issued guidelines for the sam
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PoK: More than 70 pc of drinking water sources in Muzaffarabad bacteriolog
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Muzaffarabad [PoK], November 3 (ANI): According to the Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources, more than 70 per cent of drinking water sources in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK's) capital, Muzaffarabad, mostly the natural springs, were bacteriologically contaminated.
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K'taka govt announces relief to kins of family members who died due to con
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 5 (ANI): The Karnataka government on Tuesday announced relief for the family of six people who died after drinking contaminated water in Makarrabi village in Huvinahadagali taluk of the newly formed Vijayanagara district.
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Maharashtra floods: Rajesh Tope instructs officials to initiate measures f
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 26 (ANI): Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Sunday reviewed the ongoing efforts to provide medical services to the people in the flood-hit areas of the state, and instructed them to prevent diseases caused by contaminated water.
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US backs Japan over release of contaminated Fukushima nuclear power plant
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 13 (ANI): The United States on Monday (local time) extended support to Japan in its decision to release contaminated water from the wrecked Fukushima atomic power station into the sea, stating that Tokyo appears to have adopted an approach in accordance with globally a
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Study reveals highest levels of microplastics are present in molluscs seaf
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], January 3 (ANI): A study conducted by researchers from the Hull York Medical School and the University of Hull has claimed that among all seafood; mussels, oysters, and scallops hold the highest level of microplastic due to contamination of water bodies.
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Water scarcity forces Pakhnachua villagers to consume contaminated water
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Dantewada (Chhattisgarh) [India], June 13 (ANI): With summer at its peak and amid the COVID-19 crisis, villagers of Pakhnachua, Dantewada, faced with an acute water crisis are forced to drink contaminated water from the underground water source.
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Villagers forced to use contaminated water from nullah in J-K's Kathua
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], June 2 (ANI): Facing acute water crisis, villagers of Draman panchayat in the Bashohli block of Kathua district complained of being forced to use contaminated water for all purposes.
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Rio carnival tourists at risk from contaminated water
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], Feb 23 (ANI): The glitz, glamour, and festivity of Brazil's famous Rio carnival is under threat from contaminated water as the summer season reaches its peak.
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